Creative Media Practice Level 3 Year 2

Introduction: In conjunction with our given brief, I have decided to format my 'Regional Identity' project as a documentary.  Documentaries have typical conventions that should be adhered to make a documentary appealing to a target audience. As to further inform my initial ideas, I am researching the codes and conventions of documentary filmmaking. By definition, a documentary is a film or radio programme which provides the audience with a report through delivering information. Documentaries have the connotation of being educational and are used by audience members to further inform themselves on a given topic. Although the filmmakers might strive to offer the truth, documentaries are a mediated version of reality because they are shaped by the perspectives and choices of the people behind the production. Perhaps the best definition comes from John Grierson, a pioneer of the form, who said a documentary was “the creative treatment of actuality” . Since documentary film is a ver...

Existing Product Analysis: Margaret Thatcher: The Rise Of The Iron Lady | This Lady's Not For Turning | Timeline This is a very good documentary detailing the rise to power of Margaret Thatcher. In terms of framing - the host is centre frame when addressing the audience. In having himself in the centre, he has positioned himself as the focal point of the image. Positioning yourself in the centre of the frame conveys the connotation of authority, which is useful when the person in the frame is the host, who will be delivering information so the audience needs to trust him in order for the documentary to satisfy the code, "educate". In terms of shot type, a medium close up has been used. These framing techniques I find to be very effective and is perhaps something I could use in my own documentary. This documentary also uses archival footage which is something I wish to do. Using archival footage is integral to any documentary film that is discussing the past to a great len...

I conducted some research with a select amount of people.   I asked the age to get a gauge of whom is precipitating in the survey. This data is also useful in terms of demographic segmentation. 81.3% of participants were aged 16 - 19, the biggest set in the set age range of 16-25. This has helped me develop an understanding of what these young people think. I ask this question to also further my audience profile. Understanding social grade is integral to profiling an audience. Given that 81.3% of people said that they are working class, this is a good indicator that a vast amount of my audience will be working class. This is good as working class people between the ages of 16 and 25 are my target audience. One of the most fundamental conventions of a documentary is to educate. This is an important question as it exposes a lack of knowledge on the behalf of the viewer. It is apparent from this chart that a vast amount of people, 31.3%, are unaware of Sunderland's history in shipbuil...

Introduction: It is important to have a statistical basis for my documentary - as it helps rationalize my talking points as well as helping solidify and quantify the talking points in the minds of the viewer.  Statistics regarding child poverty in the North East: The North East has the second highest rate of child poverty in the United Kingdom at 37% with London being the highest at a shocking 38%. However the North East saw the UK’s biggest increase in child poverty from 2014 to 2020 with a rise from 26% of children living in abject poverty to 37%. This is remarkably shocking as child poverty in the North East has increased from just below the UK average to the second highest of any region in that time. All 12 North East councils are included in the 20 UK local authority areas which saw the highest increases in child poverty from 2014/15 to 2019/20 - indeed all 12 top this list  Of the 20 UK Parliamentary constituencies which saw the highest increases in child poverty from 20...