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Preliminary exercise: TV documentary interview

 1) State the topic you have chosen for your TV documentary.


My TV documentary will be about Motorsports, specifically about Formula 1 and it's history and the future.


2) Choose at least three TV documentaries similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene.


Formula 1: Drive to Survive

    • They include a perfect example of interviewing people
    • Great lighting and camera shots helps to communicate to the viewers what is going on

Senna

    • Using previous and old clips to edit them together to give a narrative and meaning
    • Non-digetic sound important to use to show the impact
    • Perfect example of editing

Schumacher

    • Using voiceovers and sound bridges is perefect in this documentary

3) Plan your interview: name of person being interviewed, filming location etc.


Person being interviewed:

  • Jarno Opmeer (F1 2020 Esports champion) for Mercedes-AMG Petronas e sports team
  • If Jarno is not available, will be interviewing other league race drivers or if available other esports driver from the same championship
  • F1 Fans
Location:
  • Will be recorded and shot online through discord 
  • A well lit room


4) Write a list of questions to ask your interviewee. 


  1. Opinions on F1 current state
  2. What do expect for the future of  F1


5) Write a script for your TV documentary. You can find an example documentary script opening here.




6) Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing (these are often called 'cutaways'). These additional shots are often close-ups, alternative angles or shots of your interviewee doing something related to the topic. I advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word to set out your shot list - you can find an example here (this is from narrative filmmaking but the same format can be used for documentary). 




7) Plan your mise-en-scene: what iconography are you including to ensure your audience understands your topic and gets to know your interviewee? Plan your interview location, costume, make-up, props, lighting and setting. 



8) Plan a shooting schedule that will ensure everything is filmed by the deadline. Include when, where, who is required, planned equipment and any other aspects you need to arrange. 

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