Camera-JVC Everio GZ-HD40

Having used the camera the year before, I was accustomed to it and had no problems whiles filing, the only new thing about it that i did not use last last year was the auto focus and manual focus bottoms.
At one stage of filming I pushed the manual focus bottom thus making the colour scheme different from a natural light to a artificial in door light.

Voiceovers

Many documentaries have voice over to fill in blank spaces when no one is having a conversation, and most also do this to explaining what is going on, voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic) is used in a radio, television production, film making, theatre, or other presentations. The voice-over may be spoken by someone who appears elsewhere in the production or by a specialist voice actor. below is a picture of me making my voice overs for my documentary.

My shot list

I understand that documentary film making have different conventions applied to it, in terms of framing, compositions and the types of shots commonly used. Below are the shots i used in making my documentary...

• Close-up
• Zoom
• Long-shot
• Mid-long shot
• Mid-shot
• Extreme long shot
• Establishing shot
• Mid-close up shot
• Pan
• Low angle
• High angle
• Low canted angle
• Side angle
• Track

Target Audience Task



These are the questions I will be asking my target audience.



Target Audience 1

In my early stages of planning, I briefly discussed with my media teacher which type of target audience I wanted to reach. We researched documentaries and ultimately concluded that the best target audience were teenagers and young adults (14-21). After I have edited my clip I will show it to people around that age group and I will also record them for their feedback.

Microphones

During the filming outside, to minimise other background sounds (wind, footsteps and people talking) I use a detachable microphone. After looking over at my first draft I found out that there was far too much background sound which could distract the viewer from the aim of my documentary.

Audio (sound)

Audio in any form of media work will always come across problems and difficulties if it people talking, footsteps, wind and music. My first difficulty was that my voice at the start of the filming was quite low since I was battling with the wind and feedback from mobile phones. Sounds related to wind are incredibly difficult to mute and avoid if you have everything turned down while editing. I found out how to set up each audio adjustment to hear the music, voices, voice overs and SFX, but in doing so it has made other sounds louder e.g. when i was having a one on one with the camera the song playing over powered me thus taking away the affect i wanted to give, but later on during my editing and feedback from my teacher i was able to work around this to blend in the music and voice. 

Research- Cost

Whilst filming my documentary, I incurred financial cost as I had to travel from different locations. For example, I travelled from Clapham Junction to Angel Islington. Another financial cost also included the costume I wore throughout the film, because i didnt feel like my usual attire fitted in, with what my media product depicted and I felt that what i wore through filming portrayed professionalism.

Research- Ethical behavior

Documentary filmmakers identified themselves as creative artists for whom ethical behaviours are at the core of their projects. Their comments can be grouped into three conflicting sets of responsibilities: to their subjects, their viewers, and their own artistic vision and production exigencies.

When I was making my documentary I had to re-address my questions to avoid being sexist in any form possible, doing this stopped me from asking other things e.g. Do women belong in the kitchen, Are women smarter than men, Do you think women can have an important say in world politics. 

  

Filmmakers observed these principles with widely shared limitations. In relation to subjects, they often did not feel obliged to protect subjects who they believed had themselves done harm or who had independent access to media, such as celebrities or corporate executives with their own public relations arms. In relation to viewers, they often justified the manipulation of individual facts, sequences, and meanings of images, if it meant telling a story more effectively and helped viewers grasp the main, and overall truthful, themes of a story.

Research- Kurt and Courtney (1998)

Kurt & Courtney is a documentary film by Nick Broomfield investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Kurt Cobain, and allegations of Courtney Love's involvement in it. The film concludes that there is not enough evidence to prove that Cobain was murdered with Courtney's approval.

The documentary begins as an investigation of the circumstances surrounding Cobain's death and the theories which sprung up afterwards. Cobain was legally declared to have committed suicide but has been alleged by some who worked on the case, to have been murdered, in some allegations at Courtney Love's instigation.

As Broomfield investigates the claims surrounding Cobain's death, his emphasis moves from the murder theories and onto an investigation of Love herself, including an accusation that she supports the suppression of free speech, and her fame after Cobain's death.

Research-Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents is a documentary/reality television series first aired in the United Kingdom in early 2011 on BBC Three. The concept of the programme is that teenagers go on their first girls'/lads' holiday abroad under the belief that they are getting away from their parents - however their parents are also sent to the holiday destination and secretly watch footage of their children on video screens, and also often spy in their hotel rooms and at nightclub locations. The parents then reveal themselves on the last night of the holiday, to the dismay of the children, and tell them what they've seen and what they've learnt.
Although its only about teenagers going out and making fools of themselves, the 2012 series regularly hit high viewing figures for a digital television programme bring in 1.15 million viewers, beating The Only Way Is Essex.