Documentary Work Folder

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2nvmOdQeGmuYmQ4bXBVWF9vcGM&usp=sharing

Bullying Documentary (Finished Version)

http://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator

Documentary Assignment Script

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2nvmOdQeGmuRndJVlNTRktaUFE/edit?usp=sharing

Bullying Pitch Draft

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IR25-LvgDfQNECjXb-h7kGB-wA5leSjwzxhvf6GxYSw/edit?usp=sharing

Treatment

Who is your Target Audience? 

My target audience will be teenagers aged within 13-19 years old. It will be aimed at both males and females. I think that my target audience will be mainly teenagers who are interested in Mental Health and/or documentaries. From doing some Primary Research I have found out that my audience do watch documentaries, varying from ones about History to ones about my topic area of Mental Health. I also found out that my target audience know a lot of different names of Mental Illnesses but they would like to find out more because of the stereotyping and the fact that it isn't addressed much in society. As my documentary will be about Mental Health Stereotyping and Stigma, to appeal to my target audience I will use a variety of different shot transitions to make my work flow easier and look more modern and interesting. Another thing that I will do to attract my audience's interests will be to have interviews with people like those of my target audience to gather their opinions on the subject which will then help my target audience to start to get an opinion of their own or relate to a different opinion. My documentary will use songs to pull my target audience in, as they may like the song or have heard of it before which will hopefully draw them into finding what the documentary is about. By using a few different songs throughout the production then my audience will be drawn into it, the documentary will stay modern and will flow more effectively. My use of Camera Work will be modern and different yet comfortable, I will use a variety of different shots to make my audience feel intrigued by the documentary. Finally the use of graphics in my documentary will help to make my documentary more interesting and appealing for my audience. I will do this through the use of  bright colours, contrasting colour ranges, varying between high and low key lighting, the use of on screen text and my use of images which will shock the audience and help them to relate better. 

How will my documentary be better than others of a similar style?
I compared my documentary with others of a similar style and I found that there are a number of reasons why my documentary will be better than others. The first reason why my documentary will be better is because that I will use lots of different graphics, music and camera work to keep my documentary modern and appeal specifically to my target audience, this will make my audience bigger as editing is appealing to them directly. Another reason why my documentary will be better is because I am appealing to my target audience's preferences and interests specifically so the style, techniques and information I use will be for my target audience so it will be things that appeal to them rather than that of a documentary with a wider audience. A documentary that I have watched called 'Supersize Me' was successful in my opinion due to some transitions that they used in one of the scenes. In this scene there was a woman talking about stereotypical body image, whilst she is speaking images of women with the "right" body image appear layering over one another like a collage and as she finishes speaking the last image covers her face. Then the documentary carries on.In my documentary I want to use the same type of idea as I think it will help me to attract my audience . Also in 'Supersize Me' there was lots of talking without music or any on screen graphics which made parts of the documentary boring. In my documentary I will stray away from using shots with people just talking but interview people instead having on screen text appearing whilst they are talking, I will use different images and backing music/sound during the interviews. This will help to attract my audience's attention and make my documentary both interesting and fun yet also factual and educational for my audience which will help them to learn something from my documentary.

Plot/Outline

The documentary will start with a voice over talking about the definition for Mental Health and a summary of what the documentary will focus on. Statistics will appear as text on the screen expanding in size about prescription rates, suicide rates and the information about how many people suffer will mental illness will also appear in the same shots. As all of this is happening newspaper clippings and posters regarding mental health will be layering over the screen like in 'Supersize Me'. The last Layer will be The Title of my documentary in Bubble Writing, inside the each individual letters will be names of mental illnesses and headlines filling the letters. When the title is layered on top the other pictures will fade away at a medium speed and the title will remain for a few seconds. After this the questioning will flash on the screen quickly replacing the title. My documentary will be styled somewhat like an interview, it will have several people answering questions about Mental Illnesses. The questions will appear on the screen in a separate shot then the people will answer, the different answers will flick through overlapping one another and linking between the different answers/opinions.  It will be styled like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJxnYgP6D8  It will flick through people holding up cards saying a Mental Illness they have written on it. Whilst it is having a montage of names of mental illnesses then a soundtrack will be playing, a song with a meaning relating to pain or battling through. The people holding up the cards with names of Illnesses on will appear like a grid on the screen as more appear they will all fit together like a picture. It will then zoom into one box with a person holding up a card saying "Types" we will then hear different people saying Names of Mental illnesses there will be facts that will appear on screen in little boxes about the different illnesses. Whilst this is happening we will get some personal experiences being shared from people who suffer, these will cross over flicking from the different people as they explain. After this section it will shrink back into the grid mode where it will then zoom into a new section entitled "Stigma and Stereotyping". This will return to people saying different names that people will Mental Illnesses have been called or referred to. Little boxes and bubbles will pop up containing information and opinions on stereotyping. A question will then be asked "do you know any famous people who have suffered with Mental Illness?" As they answer there will be photos of different celebrities with mental illnesses flashing through. Following this there will be a question asked to all the people being interviewed: "Do you think the media has anything to do with the growing number of mental illnesses occurring?" As we get the different responses on a voice over we will see archive footage arguing both for and against the media's influence on Mental Illness. The last question asked will be: "What is there to help people in similar positions?" whilst people are answering this question helplines and services will scroll along the bottom slowly. The people will talk about local units or help available. The documentary will end with all of the pictures from the grid moulding into the credits. Throughout the documentary music will be playing quietly in the background to make it more interesting. The documentary will roughly be around 10 and 20 minutes long . My documentary will be in observational mode the whole way through. 

What Your Audience Will Learn
Throughout my documentary my audience will learn about different types of mental illness, information on stereotyping and that we shouldn't do it and they will also learn about helping people who suffer from Mental Illness. They will learn this from the people who are being interviewed on both their opinions and on their knowledge on the topic. They will also learn facts about mental illness through statistics and facts that appear as on screen text. 

Research Diary (updated)

Websites

Website 1: 

http://www.mind.org.uk/

The title of this page is called: About Anxiety And Panic Attacks. 

Quote: Basically this quote is coming from someone with anxiety, it gives people an idea of what it feels like to be going through Anxiety or to have an Anxiety Disorder. It gives their perspective on what is happening to themselves and the psychical effects impact on the person.

Was it useful? I think it is useful because it isn't just factual, it actually gives an example of a situation making the quote relevant and easy to understand as it is written in 1st person narrative. I wouldn't have thought the quote was biased as it is a personal experience of someone so they aren't talking to persuade people, they are talking to inform people and allow them to relate. 

"I’m walking to the village shop, then the earth shifts to one side, my heart’s hammering as if it will explode, my vision is blurred  and my hands are sticky with sweat. And I’ve no idea why."

Section: 

http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/about-anxiety-and-panic/?o=6272#.Uoys92Qnv8k

• In this section you get a bit of an insight to a big question asked about ALL mental health issues not just anxiety.
• You get given reasoning for why it could be happening
• It provides some answers which could help young people suffering to understand or to understand why someone they know could be suffering. 

Was it useful? This is useful as the target audience (young people) can get a further understanding as to what it is like and why it could happen. The information is factual so it is informative for my documentary because it gives a valid piece of data yet it is easy to understand. It isn't biased because it is informative rather than a person's opinion or perspective like the quote. 

Website 2:

http://www.sane.org.uk/home

Section : http://www.sane.org.uk/resources/about_mental_illness/

• This section is basically 'What' mental health is
• It gives examples of mental health conditions and gives shocking and rather upsetting insight as to how this can affect a person's life. 
• It made me realise that the issue of Mental Health is a lot more important than I had previously thought when it mentions that 1 in 4 people could suffer, it would shock people and it makes people sit u and take notice of the situation. 
• It states that it is common and that it could happen to MOST people.

Was it useful? It is useful to refer to in some parts, I would like to mention about the fact that it happens to 1 in 4 people as it would shock people and teach them that it is important and common. I think it is slightly biased as it categorising people and shocking them into believing it however I still feel that the information is valid given the nature of the website belonging to a Mental Health Charity. 

Quote: The quote is basically pointing out that a lot of people stereotype about mental health and the importance that the media has regarding mental health and how the media doesn't promote healthy images for teenagers or anyone to base themselves on.

"There are many misconceptions about mental illness, often fuelled by images we see on television and stories we read in the media."

Was it useful? This quote is slightly biased by blaming the media for misconceptions about Mental health but I think it is relevant as a lot of people stereotype so it is an important factor to point out. It is easy to understand as it is a simple sentence but it sums up what part the media plays in mental health. 

Analysing Documentaries Similar To Your Own (or with similar topics)

Documentary Title: Stay Strong

Director: Davi Russo 

Plot: This documentary is about Demi Lovato (a singer/songwriter/actress and TV Judge) it follows her life, her journey into rehab, it talks about her bipolar, her bulimia and her self harm. It talks to fans, family and Demi herself throughout the documentary. 

The Documentary is in Observational mode, it flashes through interviews and archive footage. I liked when she was talking in an interview and her voice carried on (like a voice-over)but there was something else happening on screen. I think it looks really cool when this happens. About 2 minutes in there is a montage of images from things on her tour and things related to music. I would like to do that in mine if possible. She continues her voice over whilst this is happening on screen and I would like to do something similar in my own. There is a soundtrack playing quietly in the background of the documentary in some parts, I want to play music in mine but barely any sound effects because it is a documentary and it is supposed to be realistic and serious. In her house they film her looking down, tilting the camera to follow her eye-line I think this could be really powerful in mine on the topic of mental health as it could be emotional and shocking, I think I could do something creative with it. Quite often in the shots throughout the documentary the depth of focus changes, drawing focus on people in the foreground, another technique I am thinking of using in my own. There was some cool flashing thing where there was text and an image on screen saying 'stay strong' and it flashed and faded back into the documentary which is something I'd like to try out.

Books 

Book 1: Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul (the real deal challenges) -written by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Deborah Reber. Published June 6th 2006

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MvW5SrHc0LcC&pg=PA57&dq=mental+illness+teenagers&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yfqNUrD1KaG57AaouIDwDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=mental%20illness%20teenagers&f=false

Section:

• This section is aimed at stigma and the stereotyping that mental illnesses get. 
• It talks about eating disorders and how despite what some people may think that they are are just as common in boys as they are in girls. 
• It states some of the reasons which could cause eating disorders, for example low-self esteem, trouble at home or being the victim of bullying. 
• It also has a website for more information on eating disorders. 

Was it useful? In my opinion it is useful as it addresses stereotyping and gives information on reasoning. I think that the information is valid as stereotyping always happens especially in our generation however the information could be slightly biased as it is not factual it is written by a person stating their personal opinion.

Quote: 
This quote gives an actual definition of the word: Isolation. Then compares it to a different outlook on the word giving us fact and opinion mixed into one. I think quotes like this are important to have in my documentary as they are personal opinions AND factual text.

"Even though Isolation is technically defined as being 'separated and apart from others', that's not always the case. Sometimes we can feel isolated even when surrounded by thousands of people."

Was it useful? I think it is useful because it is personal opinion which is always important to have yet it has fact included which makes the information valid. It is easy to understand and it won't be biased as it has factual information backing up their opinion on what Isolation is.

Book 2: Stigma And Mental Illness -edited by Paul Jay Fink and Allan Tasman. Published in 1992

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gmCxeAw7-Z4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Section:

• This section again focuses on stigma in a social aspect it gives the idea that perceptions of people suffering from mental illness are negatively enforced by things seen in the media.
• For example on television or in headline news when murders happen they are by 'a former mental patient'
• It gives a percentage of people that are considered 'dangerous' on TV showing that a massive 77% of mentally ill people are seen in this light by the media. 

Was it useful? I think this section is useful because it gives a bit of quantitative data and gives a figure which is important to back up my points and use as good information in my documentary. The information is slightly biased by blaming the media and using persuasion to talk about the unimportance of reporters and the media. 

Quote: This quote just is a starting point to the way in which I want my documentary to go in. It sums up what the documentary will be about and the importance of understanding and how stigma can affect things. 

"For centuries misunderstanding, prejudice, and stigma have been directed toward those suffering from mental disorders."

Was it useful? This quote is useful as it is valid and to the point. It isn't biased it is factual and gives information in a small and concise way. It is easy to understand and I think it would be a good way to open my own documentary.

Newspapers

Newspaper 1: The Guardian -Thursday 31st October 2013, Article Written by Sarah Boseley.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/31/mental-health-counselling-nhs-burnham

Section:

• This section focuses on the opinions of the political party: Labour and how they feel about Mental Health Services.
• A health secretary says on a conference that mental health is the main thing that remains unaddressed.
• He accuses the government of cutting money going to mental health services 

Was it useful? I think it was useful in some ways as it gets a more professional outlook on the issues regarding mental health. However the source is biased as it is; from one person's view and his opinions. The source is valid as it is very recent in the news. It is somewhat easy to understand as it breaks down Burnham's points in an organised way. 

Quote:  Basically this quote gives statistics on suicide and prescription rates. It gives data from 2010 and 2011. This could be used to show the seriousness of Mental Health and how it impacts daily life in a big way. 

"The suicide rate is increasing, Burnham reports, rising from 11.1 to 11.8 deaths per 100,000 population between 2010 and 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Antidepressant prescribing is also rising; there were 4,000 more prescriptions between 2010 and 2011, a 9.4% increase in a year."

Was it useful? It is useful because it gives data that can be analysed and used to my own advantage. It can highlight the issue in a big and shocking way. The data isn't biased as it is secondary data and it is based on reports people have done. The information could be slightly less valid as it is from a few years ago but it remains an important statistic to focus on. 

Newspaper 2: BBC News - 6th November 2013, Article Written by Helen Briggs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24818048

Section:

• In this section the source gives examples of depression in other countries.
• It talks about how Depression is classed as a Disability. 
• She states that it is a big problem and that people need to show more awareness for the illness and come up with more successful ways of treating it. 

Was it useful? I think it is useful as it furthers my own ideas and it gives factual information and more statistics. It is slightly biased as it is a person's opinions on the issues rather than factual data in some parts. It is easy to understand and the information is recent so it's quite valid. 

Quote: The quotes are talking about how little mental health is addressed and the issues with treatment or diagnosis being smaller than most. 

"It's a big public health challenge and a big problem to be reckoned with but not enough is being done.

"Around the world only a tiny proportion of people get any sort of treatment or diagnosis."

Was it useful? I think it is useful to point out that it is not addressed but it may not always be relevant to my documentary. It is easy to understand as it is simple and isn't a lot of information. The information is slightly biased but it is needed as it is opinion not fact. 

Questionnaires:

Questions:

1. Do you watch documentaries?
2. If no, why not? If yes, what do you watch?
3. What do you know about Mental Health? (What is it?)
4. What are the names of some mental illnesses? (list any you know below)
5. Do you think it is important for the issues of mental health/mental illness to be addressed in education  schools/colleges ? (Explain your answer)
6. Have you watched any documentaries about Mental Health? If so what did you learn from it?

I got a few responses to these which will help when making a Treatment to target my audience. I asked teenagers as I am focusing my documentary on teenagers with Mental Illnesses and their views, the social stereotyping and stigma. From the questionnaires I found that although my target audience watch documentaries, the type and topic of ones they watch varies. My target audience already know a lot of different names of Mental Illnesses however they also feel that is is an issue that isn't addressed fully and that it should be taught in schools/college to raise more awareness and reduce stereotyping/stigma. 

Personally I prefer using Primary Research as I like my ideas to be hands on and to do the research myself. I like finding out personal opinions and then using facts to accompany them and I feel only primary research can accomplish that. I like finding qualitative data more as you get to know your target audience on a more personal level as you get audience responses and you learn about their reactions which helps you to know what type of things they'd like to see in your own productions. 

What To Do For Documentary Assignment

RESEARCH DIARY- Secondary Qualitative Data 

On your topic, target audience (helps prove who your audience is), how to make a documentary look at:

• 2 books
• 2 websites
• 2 magazines/newspapers or journals

How To Set Out Your Diary:

• BOOKS- get a "quote" from a book (write the page number and author name underneath it)
• Summarise what the quote says/means in your own words
• How useful was this research? what did it tell you about? Was it relevant? Was it biased? Was it easy to understand? Will it help inform your documentary? 
• Find a section from a book that is useful to you and summarise it into a minimum of 3 or 4 bullet points. 
• How useful was the summary? Was it relevant? Was it biased? Easy to understand? Will it help inform your documentary? 

• WEBSITES- Academic or Relevant. NO WIKIPEDIA -it can be useful for a basis, scroll down to the bottom where there are references for REAL research
• Find a section of a website that is useful to you- summarise it into 3 or 4 bullet points. 
• How useful was this research? Was it relevant? Was it biased? Was it easy to understand? Will it inform your documentary? 
• Find a "quote" from a website (link of website, title of page and the author of the site)
• Summarise what the quote means in your own words. 
• How useful was the research? Was it relevant? Was it biased? Was it easy to understand? Will it inform your documentary?

• MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS/ JOURNALS- find a "quote" (link to the name of the author, title of magazine/paper/journal and the date it was published)
• Summarise the quote in your own words
• How useful was this research? Was it relevant? Was it biased? Was it easy to understand? Will it help inform your documentary? 
• Research a section of the article and summarise it into 3/4 bullet points
• How useful was the research? Was it relevant? Was it biased? Was it easy to understand? Will it inform your documentary? 

ANALYSE OTHER DOCUMENTARIES FOR THE THINGS THEY USE TO HOOK THEIR AUDIENCE.

DO SOME PRIMARY RESEARCH: INTERVIEWS OR QUESTIONNAIRES.

Possible Interview/Questionnaire Questions:

• If they watch Documentaries
• NO: Why don't they watch them
• YES: What they watch
• What are they interested in
• Ask about my topic- what do they know about? What is their opinion on that? 

TREATMENT

What is in it and how to set it out:

• Who the Target Audience is (be specific, age, gender, interests, psychographics -MUSIC, ARTWORK, INTERVIEWING LOTS OF PEOPLE, LANGUAGE, STYLE AND GRAPHICS.)
• How you are going to target your audience. -teenagers,

• How will your documentary be better than other documentaries for young people. -ideas, jazzy, different, styling.

• Plot/Outline- explain the layout and format of your documentary (Participatory/Observational) 
• What will your audience learn? -explain some facts and research from my topic (refer back to your Research Diary) 

Documentary Research and Ideas

Participatory Mode- 'Most hated Family In America' 

Observational Mode- 'Don't Call Me Crazy' and 'Stay Strong'

My Ideas: 

• Mental Health Documentary- To clear up stereotyping  get general public's ideas on it, personal experiences, have facts and information to back up people's opinions. I want it to be an Observational Mode Documentary, Questions and facts appearing on screen rather than being asked. 
• Styled somewhat like an interview but it has facts, has several people with questions, each answering the same ones
• Information on Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar and others. 
• Start with a voice over explaining what it is about. 
• Say the numbers for helplines and give websites with extra information or help. 
• Mention about Mental Health units locally- Mcguiness Unit (Junction 17)
• Use Archive footage from 'Don't Call Me Crazy' and some clips of Demi Lovato
• Mention about famous people with Mental Health Disorders
• Have newspaper clippings and posters regarding mental health layering over the screen like in Supersize Me.
• INTERVIEW PEOPLE THAT I KNOW (People I know who have mental health issues)
• Talk to both my service and The Mcguiness Unit

• Bullying documentary- different types of bullying, personal experiences
• News clippings and stories layered over one another
• Voice overs 
• Things that help- websites, music, services, helplines 
• Questions/facts appearing on screen- observational mode but maybe participatory also.
• Famous people that have been bullied mentioned
• Percentages of how many young people get bullied, percentages of how many of those try or en up committing suicide
• Campaigns 
• Bullying Artwork/Posters
• Quick Flash questions to start it off, flicking from different people's responses
• After the questions bang or a sudden sound effect whilst the word Bullying appears on screen in bold, the letters are filled with newspaper clippings. 
• Research story lines from TV shows or soaps about bullying
• Have music on in some parts relating to the topic
• Talk about social networking sites- evidence, CYBER BULLYING
• Interview different people- adults and teenagers, teachers 
• Focus on 'Bystanders' 
• Different opinions 

Audience Research

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ThNa1_kxvrUmRfqH3JooCym6q-15xwdcnMcuOz9fDNY/edit?usp=sharing

Documentary project notes

Assignment 1 Notes:

• Use the following headings: Time, Personnel, Finance, Locations, Facilities, Materials/Copyrights and Materials/Contributors.

Time

• Shooting Schedule- what it is, why it's important
• how long it takes to get clearances for music/clips

Personnel

• Look at the credits 
• research crew members- director, camera operator, sound recorder, researcher etc. -what they have worked on before, qualifications/experience they have
• why is it important to get the right crew?
  

Finance

• where you get money to make a documentary get funded- e.g. art councils, lotteries, pitching ideas to tv companies. 
• how much is it to clear music/clips from other tv/film companies it will depend!

Locations 

• Where- be specific!
• What they had to do to gain permission- e.g. councils 
• Why you get permissions- not always legal

Facilities 

• Equipment, specialist kit needed
• camera, sound, editing THAT WE USE FOR OUR DOCUMENTARY and the technical specs
• What are the costs of hiring things like this
• why is having the right kit important?

Materials/copyrights

• What archive/materials from other films/programmes have they used? 
• Who do you get clearance/copyright from the footage
• popular music- who get clearance
• what is clearance/copyright and who do you pay for/get one

Materials/Contributors

• find out contributors of a documentary, who they interviewed
• find out whether there were any specialist advisors needed to make the documentary- e.g. doctors, counsellors etc. 

Documentary- Louis Theroux

Today whilst doing work, Angela put a Documentary on in the background. This documentary was made by a man named Louis Theroux and it is called "The Most Hated Family in America." It follows Louis Theroux as he interviews, stays with this family. The family have very heavy opinions and are very open in expressing these opinions to America. They do things like make videos and shout things in the streets. They carry around offensive signs about people who are gay, they are quite shocking in the way they approach the 'Issues' as well as being homophobic they often go to funerals of Soldiers and shout offensive things about their deaths.

Although I found their views disgusting and highly offensive, the documentary itself was quite interesting to see how these people live and their opinions on why they do the things they do.

Here is a link to part of the documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT12X-8ZQT8