DOCUMENTARY

RESEARCH SIMILAR
PRODUCTS

Product 1 BBC: is binge

drinking really that bad?

Ideas we could use in our documentary:

Visual effects: alcoholic drinks being poured into glasses, double
vision (replicating vision of someone drunk), speeding up of time
People drinking alcohol in a social setting eg club or pub
Interviews with doctors, experts we are going to use a biology
teacher and councillor
Effects of alcohol on different bodies depending on age, how often,
what they drink, moderately or binge, genetic
What is drinking to you? Social etc, how it makes you feel,
Difference between men and women and how it effects the body
differently
Statistics deaths a year related to alcohol etc
Hangover effects (how long they last and solutions myths), memory
loss vox pops
Sleeping drunk dangers

Guidelines on alcohol vox pops (do you agree with the legal age of
18?)
Dehydration
Effects on liver regenerating and transplants (binge drinking
contributes to damage)
Definition of a binge drinker voxpops (6 units for a woman and 8 units
for a man)
Effects on the brain most vulnerable at the age were most likely to
binge, still developing up to mid 20s
Experiments done of the effects of alcohol
Damage to blood vessels experiment on mice shows moderate
drinking is good but binging is bad

Camera angles

Interview with expert takes place in

library, over the shoulder shot,
medium close up shows experts
intelligence, no distractions to the
audience
Interview with another expert takes
place at lab setting, two shot more
interesting set up
Introduction to presenters two
shot, medium shot, set in a pub
relating to topic of documentary,
titles to introduce them lets the
audience know theyre doctors
connotes intelligence, makes the
audience trust the information
theyre giving

Product 2: Student documentary

on binge drinking - FYI

Ideas we could use for our documentary:

Students walking through the corridor which freeze frames and information
such as statistics on how many young people become alcohol dependent,
road accidents related to alcohol
Small clips of people they talk to introduces their opinion
Smashing bottles visual effect
Vox pops of students at solihull sixth form definition of binge drinking
Introduces Julie a student development officer with title and footage of her
teaching a class
Footage of students in the canteen and zooms into sixth form sign
Reactions of students when they are told theyre classed as binge drinkers
Footage of students in canteen as they introduce another expert
Interview with a white ribbon organization representative with background
of information about the dangers on drinking guidelines of how much
your meant to drink a week

Footage of students sitting outside and leaflets on drinking

attitude of young people
Funny stories about drinking from students
Background of wine being poured as it shows statistics of what a
survey they conducted found how often they drink, felt in less
danger, felt drinking could become out of control
Lack of education? Health implications
Clip of how alcohol effects the body that you cant see or feel,
young people not aware of implications
Biology teacher interview long and short term effects on the
body
Eye distortion glasses to replicate being drunk
Advice from Julie about how to stay safe when out have reliable
taxi numbers, text recap of the information afterwards

Camera angles

Introducing the documentary with the

title and visual effect in the
background is aesthetically pleasing
to the audience, also addressing the
topic.
Two shot vox pop, not looking at the
camera directly, good lighting and non
distracting background. Little
background noise which is normal for
a vox pop. Question not said.
Interview with Julie she is not directly
looking at the camera. She is sitting in
her office next to a laptop at a desk
which shows her status.

Product 3: Student documentary

festival fever

Ideas we could use for our documentary:

Footage of festivals artists on stage, ariel shot over a festival
music and person talking about how festivals are an opportunity to get
drunk in a field
Screen shots on different festivals that take place v fest, reading,
Glastonbury
Violence shot of fire and fire engine
Shot of each interview that will take place
Magazines disappearing information about album releases
decreasing
Kerrang studio title introduces him, shot not looking at camera
slightly to the right
Interview with Nick computer in background shot of people on
shoulders
Festivals prices increase shot of prices, zooms in slightly

Music student introduces with title, background got musical

instruments around
Talking about whether they think ticket prices are good value
for money and why each interviewee gives their opinion
Person at Kerrang talks about his experience of violence at a
festival Leeds 2002 riots, burger vans burned, tents set
on fire, music changes to more serious lower toned sound, he
was 16 frightening but reading and leeds attract that
Glastonbury doesnt
Music teacher gives his opinion keyboard in the background
Magazines advertise these upcoming bands
Interview with another student in the same setting how fan
bases grow down to internet

Camera angles

Vox pops with an arty background

relates to the topic. Use a
background that relates to our
topic.
Interview set up of man who works
at Kerrang radio. In his working
background surrounded by music
equipment. Relates to his work
and status.
Magazines disappear and then
facts appear drinks disappearing
and statistics on drinking.