Chosen brief for A2 Course.
- TV Documentary
An extract from a new documentary TV programme
You must produce: an extract lasting approximately 5 minutes, alongside 2 of these 3 options:
- A radio trailer for the documentary
- A double-page spread from a listings magazine focused on the documentary
- A newspaper advertisement for the documentary
I have chosen to create a short fictional documentary on celebrity culture, using a fictional celebrity.
I’m aiming to portray the style of Jacques Peretti and his “What really happened” series examining car crash celebrities and their interesting lives. I aim to make it around 5 minutes as it will be a brief overview into their lives rather than an in-depth insight.
This clip shows a vague example of what i would like my short documentary to consist of. Beginning with a detailed voice over on the character, with varied clips of them living in the public eye.
I will take a back seat role within the documentary making my fictional character the star, and myself analyzing them and their lives. I want to use a varied mix of voice-over, dialogue, diagetic sound, quick cuts and different scenes to achieve the fast, sharp edgy look of documentaries such as this. I would like to make it fast paced and exciting to keep the attention of the viewer, and to keep in line with the general mood and atmosphere of the celebrities life.
I will also take influences from general channel 4 documentaries as i like their general style and dialogue:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/tags/documentaries
Particularly taking influence from documentaries such as:
The Princess And The Gangster: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-princess-and-the-gangster
AND
Michael Jackson What Really Happened: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/michael-jackson-what-really-happened
In their general informative style and sense of mystery relating to the topic they are discussing.
