Manchester music documentary hyde clarendon emily vale

Paper work for documentary

This is the story board i created for my documentary. I created this storyboard to give myself an insight in what my documentary is going to include. My final documentary docent really match my storyboard because of different circumstances, For example transport and various different things, but i used every advantage i could have used to create my documentary.

This is an actor release form, i had to fill out one of these for many reasons, the main reason was to show the interviewee that this footage they are included in may have to go on various different networks and different media , it is also used to make the interviewee aware that no fee is payable for their performance.

I had to fill out a recce for each different places i filmed at, for example i shot kayleigh's interview at Hyde Clarendon sixth form college, on this sheet i included all the shooting information, lighting information, sound information and power information. You fill this out beforehand in order to have no mistakes when filming, it is much easier to have one of these. When you get to your location you can then just set up to the way you have described and film therefore it won't be time consuming.

I then had to fill in a risk assessment for each bit of filming i did, for example this is also Kayleigh's interview. A risk assessment is very important you choose your location and decide beforehand what would be a risk to you, the interviewee and the equipment, this way there will no damage to any property, and nobody will get hurt.

This is also all the paperwork i had to do for Kimberley's interview , this includes a risk assessment, an actor release form, a recce and also a risk assessment, all these documents are very important because without them you can't continue with your filming.

This is my shot list, this includes each individual shot that is included in my documentary and how long its duration is and also what type of shot it is, for example cut away or interview.

These were the dates i shot all my documentary, i did them on different days because it was very time consuming. I did this in order to make it easier for myself knowing where i was going and when i was going, therefore i didn't have to do any messing about.

This is my personal production log, i did this to explain what i filmed and how i filmed it, i described all the obstacles what got in the way and how i overcome them, i also explained that i had finished my documentary and what i would have done to make it better.

Rationale for documentary

 The documentary I will be conducting is based on the music of Manchester within the 80’s and 90’s. I will be filming various different scenes and conducting many different interviews, such as human-interest interviews, witness interviews and maybe expert interviews. One of the interviews I will be conducting is with my older sister Kimberley; this will be filmed in her home with good lighting and no echoing so the footage is suitable, I will be asking her various questions such as ‘what influenced you to listen to the music that you listen to?’ and many other different questions which you will see in the documentary, Along with many other different interviews with many different people. I will be visiting the city of Manchester and filming some of the well-known clubs and places of the 80’s and 90’s such as where the hacienda was, Salford lads club and various other different places.  This is to show the type of places that were big in them years and where most famous groups started off.  I will be highlighting many different aspects of music, and how it influences people and why they choose to listen to what they listen to. I will be using various different types of camera shots/angles such as close ups, long shots and medium shots as well as many others, I will be doing this to put across my knowledge ad understanding of various different ways to use the camera.


There will be many different codes and conventions, which I will be using in my documentary. The first one being a voice over, I will be using a voice over within my documentary to explain different things whilst showing observational footage, I also may use a voice over in my interview and be showing different types of footage of different relevant places whilst interviewing to give the viewers a deeper understanding.
Another code and convention I will be using within my documentary will be observational footage, I will be using this for many reasons one being cut-aways, and I will be showing various different places within Manchester and inserting this into my documentary. I may also be able to pick up footage from back in the day and also insert this into my documentary.
I will also be conducting interviews, which is another code and convention for my documentary, I will be conducting human-interest interviews, and possibly witness interviews depending on which people allow the interview to take place. I will be conducting these interviews within my documentary because they will be interesting to the audience, and it is also a good code and convention to use within a documentary.
There will also be many other different codes and conventions what will be used within my documentary which may be improvised when making my documentary.

When making this documentary I will be professional and impartial, meaning that I will not judge anybody I interview or anybody who is taking part in my documentary on their taste of music and opinions. Within my documentary I will also be non-biased which means when conducting the interviews I will take their answer into consideration and not contribute myself with any personal opinion, thoughts or views. Whilst making this documentary I will also be balanced to those who are taking part in my documentaries meaning I will be highlighting all different sides in order to be balanced to everybody. For example if asking the question ‘who influenced you to listen to the music you do’ I will not subject them into telling me an answer what isn’t right, and I will also ask them other different questions so all the questions aren’t subjected to just one thing. 

codes and conventions presentation.

This is a presentation which i did about codes and conventions of a documentary and the news, hopefully it will give you a better understanding of the different codes and conventions of the news.

 On this slide i discussed the codes and conventions of the news at 10, i had to watch a clip off BBC iplayer and i explained a presenter within the news and graphics within the news.

I then discussed more codes and conventions of the news at 10. I discussed what a field reporter is and what their job is within the news at 10, and i also discussed a voice over and what its job is within the news.

I then discussed the BBC3 60 second news, i did this to show the differences in the two different types of news, i discussed a voice over, observational footage, and interviews.

 After focusing on the news i then discussed a documentary called 'Johns not mad' i discussed this to also show the differences in the codes and conventions of a documentary and the news, i discussed interviews and observational footage.

 I then discussed the follow up documentary to 'Johns not mad' it had a few changes within this documentary, i discussed a voice over and observational footage.

I then discussed a documentary called 'Live forever'. i did this type of documentary because it was relates to the documentary that i will be producing which is based on 'manchester music'.

I then discussed the differences in the two different news shows that i analysed, i did this to show people all codes and conventions are used differently in different shows.

I then discussed the differences within the two documentaries that i analysed, also to show that the codes and conventions that have been used aren't the same in both documentaries.

Codes and conventions of the news at 10.

On this blog post i will be analysing the different codes and conventions within the news at 10. The reason i am doing this is to give myself a better understanding of what the News includes, and how the News makes the programme more watchable for different audiences.

One of the codes and conventions which is included in the News at 10 is a voice over, a voice over is a piece of narration in a film or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker. The voice over is a very important code and convention of the News, mainly because it makes the News more interesting for the viewers, instead of just sitting their listening to a presenter. Voice over is also a good code and convention in the News because it allows the audience to get a deeper understanding by listening to the voice over whilst maybe watching something. 

Another code and convention what is included in the News is a field reporter, A field reporter is somebody that gets sent to a location where something is taking place to present the story and show the surrounding location. This is good because it is directly aiming the story at the audience, and they will feel valued. A field reporter is also good because by having one of these because it shows the location of where the things that are being spoke about are taking place, which allows the audience to have a better understanding. 

One other different type of codes and conventions which takes place in the News is different types of graphics. Funky graphics are normally taken place when the presenter is speaking about the facts and figures, they include funky graphics on the news to present it like a professional type of presentation. By using these different types of graphics it makes the audience more interested in what is going on and dosent loose their attention to the news. 

Another code and convention within a documentary is hard news and soft news. Hard news is news which is more serious such as attacks in france, and soft news is news which is important to some people but not as serious for example football. This is a good combination to have in the News because it isn't all serious, and it has something for everybody to watch.     

Another code and convention within the news is a presenter. In the news the presenter is normally sat at a desk with a big screen behind her, she normally introduces the story very briefly and then she goes over to the field reporter. A presenter is always good for the news because it is more or less the stability of the news, she also introduces the news aswell as closing out the news.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Interviews are also another code and convention of the News, interviews are very important within the news, there are many different types of interviews, the news includes them all, but for example the news will be telling a story and then conduct an expert interview, (interview with expert) they do this so the audience can trust what is being said, but before that they normally conduct human interest interviews of peoples thoughts and opinions, and they also do witness interviews, this is the interview for people who have been in the experience, they do this for the audiences entertainment. 

The final code and convention i noticed in the news is observational footage, observational footage is brilliant to be included in the news because it entertains the viewers and it also allows the viewers to get a better understanding of what is going on and the story what is being told. Sometimes observational footage is also good for the audience feeling emotion, if the story is very distressing then the observational footage can move the audience and make them feel more emotion. 

inter-links between different codes and conventions of a documentary

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There are many links between different codes and conventions of documentaries, one being a voice over and observational footage, these two codes and conventions link in with each other for many different reasons, for example if a voice over was in order and it had no visual footage along side it then the audience wouldn't be interested as they are just listening to somebody talking and not seeing anything what will be on screen to entertain them. By having a voice over and observational footage it allows the audience to have a better understanding of what is being said and shown in the documentary

John's not mad analysis.

In this document i will be analysing the documentary 'John's not mad' and focusing on the codes and conventions of the documentary, i am doing this to give myself a much better understanding of what types of codes and conventions are included within the documentary and how these different codes and conventions make it more watchable for the audience. 

The first code and convention of the documentary which i noticed was a voice over also known as 'the voice of god', a voice over is a piece of narration in a film or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker. The voice over is a very important code and convention of the documentary, it allows the audience to see footage whilst listening to whats being said instead of having a presenter there. They do this because it will attract the attention of the audience more because they are showing footage and not just a presenter stood their talking, it is also a good aspect of a code and convention because it allows the audience to get a deeper understanding of what is going on in the documentary because it is showing footage as well as explaining what is happening and going on therefore it is easier to understand. The voice over was lead by a lady with a formal compassionate voice, they used this female voice over to make the audience feel sympathy because it is a young 16 year old boy trying to get through life with a big struggle. 

As i carried on watching the documentary i noticed another code and convention which was observational footage. Observational footage is also a very important part of a documentary for many reasons, one being because it allows the audience to experience John's life by seeing it through their own eyes. A good example of live footage in this documentary is when John is in the supermarket with his mother walking around doing the shopping although observational footage is mainly carried out through all the documentary. The reason for this is for the audiences entertainment, for example it shows John walking round not being able to control his actions, for example swearing and moving dramatically in front of other members of the public, they have included this in the documentary because the audience will find it entertaining and will also see other peoples reactions to John. The observational footage is also put in place to show the audience what john has to deal with in his every day life, and to acknowledge the seriousness of his condition so they can sympathise john because of what he has to go through. 

The final code and convention i noticed within this documentary was interviews. Interviews play a big role in this documentary, there are many different types of interviews such as expert, human interest and                 witness and all three of these interviews are used in this documentary. Expert interviews are used in a documentary for many reasons, it gives the audience more understanding of John's tourettes in a much more professional manner. The human interest interview is when John is speaking about himself and explaining about how he feels and how he is coping with his condition, this is included in the documentary because it shows the audience how John is coping with his condition and how he deals with it in everyday life. And the final type of interview which was carried out is the witness interview which is lead by John's mother, in this interview it shows how John's mother feels about his condition and how she has to work around it, also making the audience interested because Johns mother is explaining how it is effecting her life. Interviews are very important in documentaries especially these ones, because it allows the audience to try to understand the position they boy and his mother are in, therefore the audience will have a better understanding of their life style. Also the expert interview is very important because it allows the audience to understand the facts about his condition and allows them to put the different scenes up against the facts.