Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Mind Map of homeless documentary


The pitch and equipment

Day in the life of the homeless. 

My documentary is about the homeless people living on the streets of Cambridge. the interview will take place in the city centre of cambridge, i will finding the homeless people and interviewing them in there environment. The point of this interview to see get a insight of how hard life must be if you were homeless. 














I will be finding out these question: 

- How they ended up in the situation they are in. 
- What do they do on a day to day basis. 
- How do they eat 
- Where they sleep at night 

Equipment needed :

DLSR camera 
Tripod
Microphone 
Boom pole (if needed)
SD card 
Memory stick 

Time & Date and location : 

Date - Thursday 15th October 
Time - 10:00 
Location - Cambridge City Centre 

Draft Script Wesley West.





Friday, 3 October 2014

Mind Map of Documentary


Pulp Fiction.

A story is what something is about, e.g. games, book and films. 

A narrative is a retelling of something that has happened. Narrative is not the story itself, this is how we feel about it.

3 act narrative structure. 

The first act - is usually used for exposition, to establish the main characters, their relationships and the world they live in. Later in the first act, a dynamic, on-screen incident occurs that confronts the main character

The second act - Your main character begins confronting the series of obstacles standing in his/her way.  They also reveal more about themselves (backstory & secrets) and what motivates them.  

The third act - Things pick up speed now as the protagonist moves faster and closer to achieving their goal, putting the final pieces of the plot’s “puzzle” together. 

5 act classic hollywood structure. 

1. exposition - location, characters.

2. development - more information on characters.

3. complication - something that happens.

4. climax - problems get solved.

5. resolution - happy ending.


A linear narrative starts a story at the beginning, goes on through the middle, and ends at the end. Hollywood 5 act structure. Linear films - Lord of the rings, Little Miss Sunshine and Fight Club. 


A non-linear narrative is one that doesn't. All 5 act happen but in a different order. Non Linear films - Pulp Fiction, Slumdog Millionaire, Forest Gump and Kill Bill. 










Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Shooting Schedule Scene 1



List of Question

  • What exactly is it that you do for a living? 
  • What did you want to be as a child?
  • have you got any role models or inspirational people that helps you to inspire your work?
  • What did you do before you got into advertising?
  • What changes have you seen in the industry?
  • What is your biggest achievement?
  • Have you got any favourite pieces of work that you've done?
  • Is there any work that we may have sen around Cambridge or in newspapers?
  • What is it like being able to work from home?
  • What kind of things have you produced from paid work?
  • What inspires you to do these sculpture in your spare time?
  • Is there anything that you are currently working on? 
  • What are your plans for the future, is there anything new you're planning on making in your free time?

Time, Date and Location

We have arranged to film the documentary at Wesley's house. 

Time - 10:00am 
Date - 5th October 2014 
Location - Wesley's house 

The Pitch & Equipment

Title - 

Wesley West - Inside Story 





The documentary will be about the life of an inventor called Wesley West. He is a local inventor who lives in Cambridge, Wesley produces eccentric work such as double decker caravans, metal sculptures or objects and animals. The interview would take place in his home, where his sculptures are made and kept. 




-  Find out if we can interview the subject (a member of my group has already contacted Wesley and he     is more then happy for us to interview him) 

- Find out what days and time he is able to do the interview. 

- Work out what equipment we will need and where we will get them from. 

- Do test shoots with the camera.




Equipment needed - 

DLSR Camera 
Tripod
Microphone 
List of questions 
Sd card 
Memory stick