Final research

Interview notes:
asked about stories from her father who was in WW2
told stories ( shocking and funny)
not on camera but recording with stock footage over it.
add interviews on how it was for soldiers during the war.
This is good because it is easy to conduct and interview with this person because i know them and talk to them a lot.


Questionnaire
These are the answer that i conducting from a questionnaire that i asked 5 people.
How old are you?
10-21  (1)    22-30  (2)    31-55   (0)      55+  (2)

Are you from the Tameside/Manchester area?
Yes (5) No (0)

Have you experienced war first hand?
Yes (2)   No (3)

Is war a huge thing is our society and culture? 
Yes  (5) No (0)

Would you watch our documentary on War and the struggles of war in Manchester? If not, why?
Yes (3) No (2)
I am not interested in war documentarys (2)


Market Research is a huge thing for our documentary because i feel this is how we would thrive if we were on television. Posters and leaflets about our documentary would help it a lot, and handing them out and putting them up around the manchester and the local area would help get the popularity of the show up massively due to it being a manchester based documentary. I feel we would compete hugely with other documentaries depending on what channel it was on for example, if it was on BBC our documentary would be competing with a lot of documentary's such as Animal Planet, and because there is nothing similar on it would just be competing with documentaries in a whole.
I chosen that instead of my documentary being on Television, i have chosen to publish it onto the internet onto website such as 4OD due to them having a 'Shorts' that show a snippet of the documentary, i have chosen 4OD because of the target audience, i have conducted research into this by looking at other links and looking what television programmes are on it, such as Hollyoaks and RudeTube, these genre of television programmes are aimed at maybe a younger audience such as 16-35 due to the content of it, Channel 4 is very different with its content when compared with ITV and BBC.

Audience research- i have conducted audience research into my documentary by doing questionnaires, i have come to the conclusion that my documentary is aimed at an overall age group of 22-55 which is great because it provides a large audience for my documentary to go off. Also by conducting a questionnaire it helps me understand who would watch by documentary and helps me understand more about my audience by asking them questions such as "Have you experienced war first hand?" The questionnaire that i conducted has helped me thoroughly because i understand the views of the audience. I feel my social class for the documentary is anybody from any social class, but if i was to narrow it down i would say middle class/working class, due to the content i am filming, such as interviews with working class family's, that means that the audience can relate to what the interviewee is saying about there family that was in the war or a relative of the interviewee.


Production research:
 I am going to be filming my documentary in and around the Manchester/ Tameside area. This is a great place to film because it has a lot of history when doing a war documentary. The Tameside is a massive place when it comes to war and the history of WW1 and WW2 such as the song 'A long way to Tipperary' and memorials of the fallen soldiers that went away to others countries during both wars.
I have chosen interviews with people who have had family members in the wars because they are specialists when it comes to knowing the person and understand the stories. i feel Tameside is a great place because its got such a massive history when it comes to the war and it fits perfectly with our documentary. Here is one example of a place i am going to film, this si a war memorial that i can get a lot of useful information on for my documentary as well as possibly an interview.

This is one of the places i am going to go to find more information about the war through leaflets and actually going in an looking at whats inside.

The memorial ia open mostly everyday which is very useful for long days which makes it very useful for me to go an talk to somebody, get information or get an interview from a professional.

Research notes

production
Linked - In, website that can help you hire a professional crew or director.
places in manchester
This helps production research

Marketing
Can contact marketing agency they will have information on the best marketing strategy for your type of documentary.

Audience-
certain audience depending on date and time.
Facebook pages
demographics
apply to people around the area
Facebook page


Market Research is a huge thing for a our documentary because i feel this is how we would thrive if we was on TV. Posters and leaflets about our documentary would help it a lot, and handing them out and putting them up around the manchester and the local area would help get the popularity of the show up massively due to it being a manchester based documentary. I feel we would compete hugely with other documentaries depending on what channel it was on for example, if it was on BBC our documentary would be competing with a lot of documentary's such as Animal Planet, and because there is nothing similar on it would just be competing with documentaries in a whole.

Audience research- i have conducted audience research into my  documentary by doing questionnaires, i have come to the conclusion that my documentary is aimed at an overall age group of 18-65 which is great because it provides a large audience for my documentary to go off.


Production research:
 I am going to be filming my documentary in and around the Manchester/ Tameside area. This is a great place to film because it has a lot of history when doing a war documentary.

This is one of the places i am going to go to find more information about the war through leaflets and actually going in an looking at whats inside

Pre production assignment

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwkxF0H_NJkDWGVROHUzLXROT2c/view?usp=sharing

TV PRODUCTION ASSIGNMENT

Ross Kemp on Gangs:

The documentary i am going to talk about is Ross Kemp On Gangs: The time this documentary would have took to make would have been many months due to it being filmed all over the world in rough and mostly third world countries, this would make it very difficult to film in bad conditions. Production would have took a long a long time because they would be trying to capture clips which would be difficult to film depending on the situation they were in. Deadlines are important to hit so all the work you do complete is on time and it makes working in a team efficient, also if you needed to finish filming in a certain country it would make the team work faster and more efficiently if they knew they had a deadline.

Funding: Funding for a documentary like this would have been fairly cheap when compared with other documentaries such as an animal planet documentary. It would have been cheap due to it not needing professionals or anybody who is specialist in a certain job for this type of documentary. Funding would have also been very cheap due to them only needing a camera crew and equipment to use and that's all, also they would have to pay for flights and accommodation but apart from that it would be fairly cheap to make. I feel it was given an allocated budget due to it being a never seen before look at gangs all around the world and it had never been done before also due to it being a 'one off' and very unique documentary it would have got the allocated budget.


The Music- that was used in this documentary such as 'COLORS' by ICE-T is a huge part in the making of this documentary due to the song directly linking in with the gangs in this particular episode. The music that thy use all the way through the series are directly linked with the culture of where that certain episode is based, For Example they would use a reggae soundtrack when they did an episode in Jamaica because it woks well for the documentary and fits in with their culture. In this certain episode they don't use any stock footage due to the documentary being hands on and actually going out and getting the footage for the documentary, Although in certain episodes thy will use stock footage such a videos of gangsters or guns, but tend to not use it a lot.


Size Of Crew- The size of the crew is situated between 2-3 people. It tends to be a small crew and personnel because of how dangerous it is. if it was a big crew on this type of documentary, i doubt a lot of filming would get completed. and it would be more dangerous if you was to have a big crew due to having to make sure the gangs don't attack the crew, Also filming may be different and not acceptable depending where you are in the world for example, a certain place in the world may not allow filming because of the culture it beholds and may see it as a threat if their are 5-8 people filming where they live. The cost of the personnel and team you bring all depends on how capable and professional they are about there job. For example you will pay more for a camera-man who will take risks when doing filming rather than on that wont take risks while working. It costs around $1200- $3000 or more to hire the smallest professional film crew per day. The more cameras, crew and equipment your story requires, the more expensive the daily filming costs will be.

Facilities
The facilities, equipment and cost would be very small due to it being a small crew of maybe 2-4 people, Although a very small crew it would be very experienced with cameramen who have done this kind of work before. As i explained in my last paragraph the equipment cost and crew would depend where the location is and how well trained the crew are.

Contributors
Yes, there would be many contributors in a documentary like this such as this such a gang experts, drug experts and weapon experts focusing on the main gangs and how they work, Contributors are a huge part of a documentary because it makes all the information fit together and helps to get a real understanding of how gangs work and how their trade works, also it helps to have professionals and specialists who know first hand what these gangs are like. These experts know the gangs and monitor them very closely so it would be very good to have somebody who is close to the gangs.

The Locations:
The locations for a documentary like this are a huge factor when making it. The locations are such a huge factor because the gangs are in such big locations and rough areas. This would be very dangerous when filming due to the crew not knowing these locations and it would be difficult when wanting to film because of the gangs and violence that is happening. The locations that have been chosen have been picked out for different reasons, For example one location might be more violent or may have a different gang controlling a certain area, They have also been picked due to if they was producing more violence than a different place. The risks that would have been taken would have been large due to all the places they did go having violence, guns and gangs everywhere. They would have to limit themselves and the crew from travelling to certain places because it may be too dangerous for them.

Copyright Clearances
I don't think it would have been difficult to acquire some copyright clearances due to it being such a huge series and documentary. They may have been some difficulties with the music, due to the music they used being from a hugely popular and successful artist which would have cost quite a lot to get a clearance for. The music they used as i explained before such as COLORS by ICE-T that was produced by SIRE RECORDS who are owned by WARNER BROS, due to it owned by a huge label, getting clearances from a record label like this would take time due to it being one of the biggest labels in the world.

OFCOM
They have section 7:Fairness, "That broadcasters must avoid unjust or unfair treatment of individuals or organisations and to make sure that facts have not been presented, disregarded or omitted in a way that is unfair" (Quote taken from OFCOM). There may be some rules that could have affected it such as violence and swearing that is included all the way through the documentary series. this would affect it because of factors such as the WATERSHED that doesn't allow certain material after a certain time of the day, E.G-Swearing isn't allowed before 21:00.

doc formats

Human interest: Ross Kemp On Gangs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM81_hI59Rs

The information is presented to you through interviews and a presenter (Ross Kemp) it has no fancy angles because it hasn't been made for that reason its been made to show the grittiness of gangs and the truth about them.They have chose to produce it this way to grab the audience attention and to show you what its like on the front line of the rough streets and towns of citys filled with gangs they almost show what its like to live in in these certain places perfectly. The effect is that it will show you that these certain places are real and very serious and its more likely to grab the readers attention if its showing the truth and telling the hard facts about the place instead of sugar coating it. This type of documentary is classed of a hybrid documentary with two different genres, For example Ross Kemp On Gangs is a hybrid and is classed as a human interest but also an investigative documentary. 

Political- ZERO:911 Documentary  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XRMrMdn0NQ

The information that is presented in this documentary is presented through interviews, dramatic technique, voice overs and interviews and a narrator. its produced this way because of it being such a huge an important documentary. It also does this because it wants to grab the audience attention with the videos of the Twin Towers for dramatic effect and wants the audience to remember that day. its also produced like this because it wants to tell facts and ask questions about September 11th. They also have produced it with interviews to get the opinion of more than one person and to get questions answered. The effect is that because that it is such a controversial documentary because it has such strong opinions of the white house and the president. 

How is the information presented to you? 

narrator

interview

voiceover

re-enactiment

dramatic technique

camerawork

presentor

investigate

reality 

The information is presented with a narrator who narrates most of the show. Its produced this way due to it being a reality show that is solely based on the people and their reactions. Its also produced the way it is because of the lightheartness and 'feel good' vibe of the show and isnt took seriously with dramatic music or camerawork. It hasnt included the things that the other documentarys have because its there for you to watch and get entertainment out of unlike the others that provide entertainment but are there more for a knowledge basis. Investigate: The information is presented quite like the human interest and political documentaries with lots of dramatic music, narration, interviews.camerawork and re inactments, i think it has produced it in this way because adding all these factors would make it eye catching and grabbing for the viewer, the effect of all these factors put together in one documentary makes it very controversial and such a big docmentary. They have also conducted interviews in this documentary to gain facts from professionals and people who have been in first hand situations.

NOTES FROM PP ON PRE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES!

What is a shooting schedule?
A shooting schedule is when you plan on shooting the documentary and when you plan to go to certain locations to films.

why is it important to have a shooting schedule?
it is important because if you didn't have a shooting schedule the plan of when to film would mess up and the filming may not get finished on time, also if the crew didn't have a shooting schedule nobody would know when to turn up for filming and when to go to certain locations to film the documentary.

How long does it take to get clearances for music/clips?
Their are many things you have to take into account when getting clearance for clips and music, for example you have to buy the copyright of the song from the record label firstly to avoid copyright issues. secondly you have to get licences for songs called a master licence that would let you use certain songs.

from the documentary look at the credits research the crew members e.g sound, camera and researchers what have they worked on before what qualification/experience do they have?

why is it important to get the right crew?
it is important because if its a documentary like Ross Kemp on gangs which involves danger when filming you will want your crew to be able to go into dangerous situations and still be able to film.

where do you get the money from to fund the documentary? how do you get the documentary funded?

how much is it to clear music or clips from other tv/film companies?
It depends, it can vary depending on who the record label is and who the artist is, it can be £100 to £1000.

where was the documentary filmed?

why do you need to get permission?

what do you think they had to do to get permission to films there?

from the documentary what equipment do you think might have been used?
Any specialist kit?

what are the cost of hiring things like this?

why is having the right kit important?

what archive or material from other films and programs have they used? who would they need to get the clearance from to use this footage?

have they used popular music, who would they have to get the clearance from?

what is clearance/copyright? and who do you pay for/get one?

who have they interviewed? were their any specialist advisors they needed to make the documentary?

what safety requirements? do you think they needed to put it in place?

what is the governing organisation for a show like this?