Documentary

Kimone Carridice

Youth’s perspective

How are black youth portrayed in the media and in society?

Why are they portrayed this way?

Who’s to blame for these ideas? – Black youth or the media?

How they feel about it?

Topic

Interview a set of black youth, male and female

Interview empowered educated black people, find out their opinions

Gather reports and stats about black youth

How last 2 decades have helped to shape what the media and society thinks about black youth

How?

Voiceover: Question and answer – Over lapping clips.

Real life footage: on streets and news, create realism in text

Interviews: each participant, different mise en scene

Mise-en-scene: Homes, street side, schools ; location will be set according to participants personality and point being made.

Adults in the text will be in office scene, which will build audiences trust in what they’re saying, as they are an authority figure who has knowledge behind topic.

Conventions

Primarily aimed at Black Youth in general as it will be discussing issues they may face on a daily basis. The fact that the documentary is about them will spark interest and familiarity will make it suitable for them.

Other youth and adults will be the secondary audience as they may want to watch or show an interest in what’s being said as they are, or may represent another ethnic group mentioned.

Audience

Hidden Colours – Concentrates on black people through time, till the present. How the media has created how we are represented (Self fulfilling prophesy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_fkb5BpIf0

Don’t blame the black youth.. Who else is to blame? Other opinions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5C3j2ue8HM&safe=active

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooti-PC8dEk

Inspiration

Camera will be kept at eye level of people show in scene, this means the audience would be looking at them as if they were in a conversation. It is done this way so the audience is not intimidated by people in the scene.

The rule of thirds will be applied when a person is in the frame alone via interview

Use of camera angles would be used appropriately, along side point being made. Low angle to portray positive representation and high angle to represent vulnerability and insecurity.

Non diegetic sound tracks from various artists and genres will be used while different scenes and opinions are being presented.

Camera & Music

Double page spread with quotes and small interviews from teens featured in the documentary. Large images to appeal to targeted audience, images that may seem relatable or familiar to youth. Double page spread will also include facts about black youth that will attract target audience and any other type of attention from a person reading it.

Advert in News paper… This will be short advert with the brief of our documentary, along with an image of the youth and out Blurred Motions logo. This will be made to appeal to our targeted audience and maybe our secondary audience. It will be advertised in the metro, as our targeted audience doesn’t usually buy newspapers but do read the FREE metro3-5times a week.

Ancillary Tasks

FINGERS CROSSED