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.
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.
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