Monday, 19 May 2014

Inked People (Back up Documentary)

Idea
The documentary is based around the popularity of tattoos and tattoo artists.
Also why are tattoos so popular now what makes them so popular?
Do they have any significance  meaning to the person who is being tattooed or are they just there to look cool.
It will go deeper into the tattoos artists life and how much work they put into the tattoo themselves with a behind the scenes look at the tattooist life and why did they choose tattooing as a profession?
Do they feel they could of done something else other then this?
Is this there dream job?
Furthermore i have a few tattoo artist with some interesting stories with interesting life's that a lot of young people can relate to.
Towards the end i will look at the work of the tattoos and get a short conclusion on what the tattoo artist feels about tattoos themselves and how they think tattoos will change in the future.

Synopsis
The documentary will begin with a voice over provided by my self to explain the structure of the documentary its self.
The documentary will follow three different tattoo artists from two different shops who all previously worked together they will all be asked the same premise of questions and i will go into depth about why did they separate from each other also how has tattoos effected themselves as people.
It will go into depth on how they started out and where they hope to go in the future along with what do they think will happen in the future for them.

Audience
The audience for this would be of no specific age or gender it is set for people who have a common interest in tattoos or the idea of getting a tattoo on there body.
if i had to set an age gate i would say if you are of legal age to get a tattoo then that would be it.
from sixteen onwards would be good enough.

Genre
The genre of this documentary is special interest.
Only those people who have an interest for tattoos should watch this documentary.

For a time slot i would put around eight o-clock just around times that soap operas are ending around this time people are looking for something to watch.
I would stick it on BBC1 or BBC 2.

Monday, 12 May 2014

Interview Questions

  • Who inspired who to write the music you write?
  • What position do you play in the band?
  • How many bands have you been in before?
  • Does the music have any meaning to it?
  • What does it feel like having your bands name chanted at gigs?
  • Do you enjoy playing the gigs?
  • Have gigs every been to much for you?
  • What is one of the best moments in the band so far?
  • What is one of the worst moments in the band so far?
  • Do you feel close to your band mates?
  • When you write music do you have any specific emotions that you feel?
  • How do you get pumped before a gig?
  • Are you currently in a relationship? if yes how does she or he find it?
  • Do you love the attention that you get from fans?
  • Do you feel you own a rock star life?
  • Have you ever had experiences with people who don't like your music?
  • The people who inspired you how did there music help you as a person?
  • What do you think of the fans?
  • Whats the most Rockstar thing you have done?
  • Have there been any band mishaps?
  • Has there ever been any gig problems?
  • Do you write your song for any specific people? (like family and girlfriends)
  • Do you think you would ever change your genre of music?
  • Who does the most work in the band?
  • Have you ever experimented with other genres of music?
  • Have you collaborated with other bands to make a song together or an EP?
  • What was it like starting?
  • Where do you think the band will go from here?
  • How long do you expect to do this job for?
  • What do you think of your fan base?
  • If you could play with any other band or singer (Alive/dead) who would it be and why?
  • What do you think will be the point where you think you have made it?

Documentary Proposal

Idea
The documentary idea is based around the music industry more importantly a specific sort of genre in the music industry the genre known as "Death metal" or "Post-Hardcore".

More importantly the documentary will cover a few bands who work in this specific industry bands that have been provided to me by a small record company which i am thankful for.

The documentary itself will cover important issues in the music industry such as the hard work and stress that goes into making the music that this band makes.

It will show both the bands perspectives along side the fans perspective.

What i mean by this is how does the music make them feel,how does it affect there lives.

Furthermore it will tackle the more harsh realties of being in a band such as touring and living on the road.

Another harsh reality is the biased attitude and stereotypes that the band get due to the sub genre music they adapted to from the original "rock" genre.

Synopsis
The documentary will follow a few bands that have been provided to me by a small record company. along with a band known as "Martyr Defiled" and there current rise to stardom in the "Post-Hardcore" scene at the time i am writing this they are currently in Holland.

The documentary will follow these bands on there journeys through touring and playing gigs.

To getting to the deeper side of things such as.

Why do they choose this profession?
Who inspired them to do this?
Do they have a passionate reason to make this music?
What are the songs about?

It will have the view of the fans as well as i will interview them after gigs or will make meetings to interview them through the bands social media pages.

The documentary will end on the bands final thoughts on how the music,the band and the fans have encouraged them to continue on with this profession.

Genre
The genre of the documentary will be a special interest documentary.
With some archive footage of bands performances.

Audience
The target audience for this documentary is for young adults and teenagers more imporantly fans of the music and the bands them selfs. The audience is focused on people who adore this music. However i want a bit of controversy so i will ask people who don't so much like this music. there is no specific genre for this music. However due to the musical impact it would focus on a specific subset of stereotypes known as "Moshers,Goth,Punk,Emo and Skater".

If i had to have a time slot for this it would be around 8 o'clock just as the soap operas are about to end.
People are searching for something to watch i would put in on BBC1 or BBC2


Monday, 31 March 2014

E-mails To Record Companies





Target Audience (Martyr Defiled)

In this specific documentary my target audience will be directed towards the fans of this specific music type known as "Hardcore" or similar music.

Screamo is used in a lot of different music type in this generation so along with "Hardcore"audiences who listen to another type of screamo music would also be interested in this documentary.

There is no specific age group as this music is listened to be people of an assortment of ages from as young eight and to as old as sixty so there really is no specific age gap.

However for this documentary i would class the age group as young adults from ages eighteen to twenty five as "Martyr Defiled" are currently popular but not to lengths of being world known so this age group fits them perfectly as their music is quite dark and has some dark some lyrics along with some graphic music videos with some disturbing scenes.

Documentary Format 2 (Observational)


As the name states this type of documentary is used as a way to observe to others mainly used in documentaries about wild life or nature this documentary is used to inform and educated others about certain areas in the world.

They can be used to observe other subjects such as news or if told on correct way it can be used in the way of a social experiment

Documentary Idea 2 (Martyr Defiled)

For my second documentary idea i would like to look at local bands in the Manchester area.

However it will be to a specific type of music this will specific genre is known as "Hardcore or Post Hardcore"

Typically called screamo in which the singer or vocalist screams or shouts the words in a sense of anger the music is effect to solve anger problems.

It also has a deep seeded dark passion to the audience it relives stress and helps create some strong music.

The reason i want to do this is to reduce the stereotype that Hardcore bands receive from other people who aren't a fan and call the band no talent singers or just not talented who often thing that this music is a joke and should be stopped.

So i would like to get opinions from the band on why people think this also how hard it is to become a famous "Hardcore" at this time.

I will be speaking to Martyr Defiled and if possible an assortment of other bands they have worked with or have toured with.





















Target audience (Indie Game)

For the indie game documentary the target audience will be a young assorted group of gamers mainly male but gamer is a diverse term meaning there can be females as well the age group will be mainly young adults varying from eighteen to twenty five.

I picked this audience;from what i have seen in the gamer community and also the job market people who have an interest in this specific subject fit the details previously given above.

Documentary Idea 1 (Indie Game)

For one of my documentary idea i would to look at the rate of independent game companies growing in the UK by making a documentary on local companies based in manchester and talk about up coming projects along with the struggle of keeping the company going along with how its hard to compete with bigger branded companies such as sony and watch dog.

Documentary Format 1 (Expository)


Expository documentaries as the name says are used to expose or investigate the truth about a specific subject often use as a window to investigate previous cases of incidents or to find out more about this subject by digging deeper.


similar documentaries to my idea


The Stone Roses-Made of stone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHiWpfmUUPw













Pearl Jam Twenty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuntpL_UKFA














Marley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsRuw8zohUw



















Metallica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Bn_sHtFTI



















The beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQDLVIPmTo




















Searching for Sugar Man


Monday, 24 February 2014

Unit 27.1

Impartiality within the press

In a series of accounts described as "heart-rending", many said they stayed silent until the years after his death in 2011, because they did not think their word would be believed victims have highlighted important ways in which police responses can be improved. 

 [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jimmy-savile-victims-were-laughed-at-when-they-came-forward-about-sexual-abuse-9148566.html. [Accessed 24 February 2014].

This quote states that the police who found out that Jimmy Savile the man accused by many victims was in fact guilty but the police were to late in there efforts to apprehend him However victims came out after his death making it in affective for him to get a sentence in prison if they appealed sooner he would of been caught. 
This quote tackles both sides of the police and the victims putting them at equals points in the argument.


Objectivity and subjectivity

"Mosley was driving and she said they had left the UK the previous day. She claimed the couple were looking at campsites in the country.
But officers ordered the back of the van to be opened and discovered one man crouched on the floor with two more illegal immigrants hiding in a bunk bed and a fourth hiding in a corner".


The quote states that the potential smuggler is guilty by pointing out a lll the flaws in the plan and only focuses on the evidence given dose not consider that this was not an inside job or that it may not be her it has some evidence but not enough to convict her but the company is making it sound worse then it is.

Accuracy and balance in reporting

Accuracy is at the heart of what we do. It is our job to get it first but it is above all our job to get it right. Accuracy, as well as balance, always takes precedence over speed

.[ONLINE] Available at: http://handbook.reuters.com/?title=Accuracy#Quotes. [Accessed 24 February 2014].

This quotes states that journalists have to get the accurate report and facts as it there job to report the truth to the people but also to go to great lengths to receive the information. However they also cannot be corrupted with the news or sugar coat the truth. Also having a balanced mind not to be biased in the evidence they have gathered.

Opinion and bias

"Britons who prize any enlargement of their freedom from justice-cheating crooks and foreigns spongers"Danuta Reah 2002 The Language of News Papers PP47

This quote states that people who believe in the british government believe in the wrong people and that the system is corrupt. It is strongly biased to government parties and voters who have a strong believe in politics and government. On the other hand it dose not focus on a main government party.