Get Fat then Get Fit!

By Emma Slater

Idea So Far

My documentary will focus on a teenage girl who will put on weight in order to 'Get Fat'- she will then prove to people who areoverweight that it is possible to loose the weight and 'Get Fit'. The main aim of this documentary is to prove and provide encouragement to those overweight that it is possible to lose weight with a bit of determination.

Ideas So Far

• The documentary will take place over about 6 months as it follows 2 teenagers (Me and Leah) and Leah's process of overeating by consuming 6,000 calories a day; and then how she attempts to loose the weight through simple exercises.

Scenes Included;

Montage of food with voice-of-god discussing the impact of obesity in the UK

An interview with the doctor explaining the impact this experiment will have on your body along with healthy BMI and body weight facts ect.

Beginning

Middle

Me and Leah in a bedroom explaining the rules of this experiment and what her weight is to begin with.

Leah will also take part in short fitness tests and measure her weight at the beginning of theexperiment

We will also show talking heads of people answering questions about what they think the main reason for obesity is ect. (voxpops)

Ending

Show what a typical days consumption will include and usesome handheld shots of Leah filming her eating and what she thinks and feels ect.

End of part 1- if need more footage will show shots of‘Coming up in Part 2’

Target Audience

My main target audience willbe female teenagers and young adults who are over weight and looking for inspiration to loose weight

However, it will also interest others from different demographics as obesity is a broad topic and affects and interests lots of people from all genders, ethnicity and ages ect.

Shots/Music/Documentary Types

• There will be some handheld shots to create a individual relationship and connection to the audience and a sense of verisimilitude

• I will also include some Talking heads and Voxpops (Interview) and Voice-of-God.

• A montage including Fly-on-the-Wall shots during the opening will include happy musicto juxtapose people eating bad food and being fat and make a more light-hearted feel for entertainment

Locations

Beginning: London to gain some footage for the montage.And a Doctors rooms

Middle: A bedroom (Mine or Leahs), Wodson Park for the tests, London for the Interview

Ending: Mine or Leah's house

Characters

Me and Leah

The Doctor

Random Interviewees

Research• Supersize me – I liked the idea of basing

my documentary around fast food and liked how he used hand held shots in order to create a relationship with the audience

• You Tube Clips from Blogs - I liked this as it creates the feeling we are in the room with the viewer talking face to face, we will uses shots like this for me and Leah’s part as it will show we are just normal teenagers and create a relationship with the audience

• Fat Head – I liked the opening from this as it was a montage of food with a happy music over the top to juxtapose the footage. I also liked the voice of god over the top