Questionnaire

Above is a questionnaire that I put together as an easier way to gain feed back from students and other people to gain information to consider any ideas suggested that could improve the documentary.

The Final Documentary

Above is the final version of the documentary that I put together; it is about broken homes and how, if you are from a broken home it does not mean that you are going to fail in life, or achieve as much as a child that has been brought up in a nuclear family (the average or 'normal family'). I have also put it together in a way that if a viewer is in a similar situation then this video will hopefully motivate them to do well.


After showing the previous video to the class they had gave me some feed back and advice to where I could improve or alter the video, they are:

• There was mainly an adults opinion,
• Parts of the volume levels were different,
• Some of the cutting was not precise therefore the video did not run so smoothly.

After some more filming and editing I had especially concentrated on the rooms for improvement and tips that were given by the class. I had filmed again and this time asked a few students from the academy on their opinion of a broken home and what they would not do if they found themselves in that situation. I also concentrated on the volume and levels of music and vocals as well as the cutting and editing techniques in order for it to flow better.

Issues In Factual Programming Leaflet

Final Documentary

Above is the documentary that I put together; it is about broken homes and how, if you are from a broken home it does not mean that you are going to fail in life, or achieve as high as a child that has been brought up in a nuclear family (the average or 'normal family').

After showing this to the class I had gained some feed back on where I could improve:

• There was mainly an adults opinion
• Parts of the volume levels were different
• Some of the cutting was not precise therefore the video did not run so smoothly.

I had come to the conclusion that I would go back and re-edit and add-on where necessary.

Issues in Factual Programming

What is Factual Programming?

Real people and real events are used in factual programming; they are used in non-fiction programmes, this could be a programme of something that is looked back on or a current issue that has happened but actors are needed to 're-construct' what actually happened, this could be because the person affected does not wish to take part in the film but only to share there story, or it could be that it was so far in the past e.g. The bombings of The World Trade Center (Twin Towers) on September the 11th 2001.

This could lead to various problems and different opinions or biased views of the issues that directors come across relate to:

• Accuracy;  is an important issue as information may have been different in the past than in the present, and certain views may have changed from that year from law or moral views, for example if they were to do a survey on how many homosexuals adopted children in the 80s it will be different to the present, this is because the media view has changed and the moral opinions have changed and homosexual people have more rights than in the 80s. If the programmes producers used out of date survey results this could have an impact on the viewer (if the viewer was homosexual) they may feel exploited as if the producers are trying to influence the hetrosexual popularity to dislike or agree that homosexual people should not have or adopt children. In the present many people still have a wide range of opinions to this but homosexuals are allowed to adopt children so long as it is a loving caring home just like any 'normal home'.

• Impartiality;  this is simialr to being balance but instead of showing different views it has to show the different sides between the two (or however many are in the programme) this is done to make it less judgemental towards the viewer so they can make there own decisions.

•  Privacy; is a major part of the factual programme as this is what the producer could get sued for if views or opinions are changed so the viewer is looks at it a different way. This is a necessity for the production of the programme and are the peoples rules and regulations that have to be met, for example if the person has a story but does not wish to be identified then the producer will have respect there privacy.

• Objectivity;  this is when judgment given by the producer on specific things depending on what their target is set or what they are aiming to achieve.

• Subjectivity;  is when the producer makes sure that there is no opinion within the programme this then preventing the problem of it biased. An opinion is a personons view on a certain, topic, view, subject, issue or this can thenbe supported on different arguments that are based on the topic that is being highlighted

• Opinion; it is important that there is no overall definite opinion that the producer is trying to get across. So this has to be unbiased and all view pints are balanced. (for similar reason as Balance- above)

• Bias; is when there is an argument that has many sides, opinions and facts but when a group or one person has one belief and argues only that belief. In programming, it is very important that the arguments shown are looked at in different ways and shown equally.

• Representation; how the programme represents people is important, and the the producer has to be careful that this is done in a way that the viewer will not judge that particular people. This is done to also prevent putting people into groups (labeling) and stereotypes, this is to stop the documentary from becoming prejudice.

• Access; is important as to whether the producer has all the correct resources needed, and has access to these. This has to be planned in advance so the factual programme is created to a high quality.

• Balance; is making  sure that the director/ creators/ producer make sure that the factual programme shows both opinions/ views or sides of the argument/ statement/ belief that is presented, this is important as if one side was more dominant than the other then  the viewer may feel as if the producer is pushing certain views onto them. In order to prevent this from happening the producer needs to find the correct balance between both sides. An example that may cause a certain disruption within people is religion, if a non-religious person was watching something like a programme that argues each side of a religious persons life and a non-religious persons life but the religious persons life is highlighted more, then there maybe a slight annoyance or rejection felt by the viewer this could result in complaints to the broadcaster- if the majority of public feedback was negative then the broadcaster would lose money.

• Contract with viewer; the producer has to abide by what has been written and signed on this contract.This means that the producer will only deliver to what the viewers want, for example the producer will not exceed the age limit that is set. If they do go against the contract then the programme will more than likely not be aired and legal action could be taken.

One word- Short Phrases

Below is a few words and phrases that I am considering showing in a similar style as the Innocence video (post below)


Over Protective- Is it because I lost someone very close to me at an age where I never quiet understood life?
-I don't want to lose the ones I love most through something that could have been prevented
 
Scared- I would cry myself to sleep at night
- I am more aware of my surroundings when in new surroundings.

Insecure- Is it because I was always moving areas as a child?
- I can now adapt to new surrounding easily.

Bubbly- Am I lying to myself?
- I have every reason to be cheerful

Caring- Do I worry too much?
-I want the people I care most about to have the best and be the best they can be

Happy- Is it all a cover up of my true feelings?
-No there is always someone worse of than me, Smile about what we have in the present.


Proud- I was cooking and cleaning the house from the age of 13
- I can now look after myself and have the experience to care for my own home

Motivated- I would stay longer at school to stay away from home life
- I am now achieving top grades and doing what I love most

Negative- with positive outcome

Positive- with emotion/ experience

Innocence- Documentary/ Short Video

Innocence from Lady Eyes Films on Vimeo.

The video above is a short video on stereotypes and innocence.
This was an English project set by an English teacher and this was one of the students (Lesley) outcome.

I like the way the editing has been put  together, and the creativity behind it. This video makes people think and it also gets the audience thinking. This is something that I would like to do in my documentary. I like how there is no speech or narration, it is simple words and sayings that are easy to read and also effective.

The scenes are short but long enough to read, and the music accompanying the video also reflects the type of video and feeling that the audience should be feeling, it is also an inspirational song as it says how 'it takes time' and it makes it more relate-able as as the audience you will realise that you are not the only one and you are not alone.

I really like the idea of not talking so I may have a section of my video where it is something like this to help connect with the audience a little more, as if the audience reads it means they will have to think a little more that just listening to something. So they may find it easier to connect.