Production Challenge
Medium Involved
Opal
media will be to creating a Television Documentary with dramatic
reconstructions.
Synopsis
The
text will be a twenty minute documentary which is a culmination of both emotive
interviews and dramatic reconstructions which explore the after effects that
gang culture and violence can have on the victim’s family.
Workforce
The
group will consist of three members Latoya Wilson, Adele Robinson & Katie
Allen.
Target Audience
The
Primary target audience for the documentary is young people aged 13- 25 as they
are the most likely to engage in gang activity. The programme aims to be a
deterrent for these people. A secondary audience can be determined which is
adults aged 25 and over as the documentary can be watched by anyone who has an
interest in gang violence.
Locations and production costs
The
programme is not specific to West Midlands as gang violence is a universal
subject. However to provide focus, we have decided to centre our efforts in the
West Midlands area which in turn utilises the best resources that are made
readily available to us.
The intention is to film the footage using
recording cameras such as the Sony JVC from the university. Production costs
will be minimal as all of the equipment will be hired from the technician’s
office and we will source the most cost effective modes of transport. The
contributors will also be voluntary which helps to minimise costs.
Critical Evaluation of
professional contexts
It
will be a success in the current media environment as there is not a programme
in the market like this. It will be a stylised programme that looks at the
violence from a new perspective – the victim’s family members.
We
feel that the subject matter is not heavily featured in the media. A comparable
text is the 2011 ITV documentary into Stephan Lawrence’s murder, which looks
into the inquiry of the unprovoked racial attack by a gang of men. The style of
this documentary is inspirational, with the use of evidence, engaging
interviews and the stylistic nature of the documentary as it incorporated the
use of dramatic reconstructions which we will draw inspiration on. However the
documentary’s focus was on the police cover-up and not on the effects of the
victim’s family. We feel that our documentary will be equally engaging as it
will be shot through the perspective of the victim’s family member which pushes
it from being just an informative text to one that actively engages the
audience by showing the world through the victim’s family’s eyes.
However
there are implications when filming such sensitive areas in the contributor’s
lives. We have to avoid any ethical issues by gaining informed consent. We must
ensure that we build a rapport with the contributors and remain respectful in
their wishes, if they do not want some of the footage to be used.
Treatment
The
aim is to create an engaging and educational documentary that brings awareness
to young people about gang violence and crime. The documentary explores gang
violence and the after effects of this violence, which we feel is an innovative
and intriguing approach to take on this controversial subject area. It will act
as a deterrent for young people who may feel that committing crimes and joining
a gang is an appropriate way of life. The text will be a documentary with dramatic
reconstructions. It will feature a number of interviews and a dramatized piece
that will be separated by each interview to create interest. The most
appropriate contributors to be sourced will include the West Midlands police, a
former gang member, a victim’s family member and also actors for the drama.
Evidence of skills
(Prerequisite Modules)
·
MED5049 Television Studies
·
MED5026 Television Drama
·
MED5024 Television Documentaries and
Features
·
MED5030 Music Television and Promotions
·
First year Production Event
·
First year Television Production skills
The
wide variety of modules that we have undertaken will be of great benefit to the
smooth running of the production process. The first and second year modules
have provided the background knowledge and experience to creating a television
programme. we have become multi-skilled and been trained to work in both
location and studio settings and we have a full understanding into the contexts
and working practises that are required in creating the text – ranging from how
to work with contributors to managing projects to editing footage together.
Production Plan
The
production process is a lengthy process that will require time management and
organisation. It must take up 300 hours of allotted time. The chart below illustrates the various tasks
that the team members will have to complete throughout the production process
that should fill this time but are subject to change.
Work completed so far-
A script has been written for the drama and a solid knowledge of a production
plan, research and assignment of roles has been achieved.
What we will submit-
we will submit a DVD and a production portfolio pack
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