A2 media

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Primary research

Interviews:

Nathan Peters- Weight Watchers Member: filmed at interviewees house located in his own gym. The mise-en-scene will include weights in the background with it being a mid-shot.

Carol- Cosmetic Surgery Patient: filmed at interviewees house located is her bedroom infront of her mirror. The mise-en-scene will include beauty products in the background to connote topic etc with it being a mid-shot.

Joe Deer- Personal Trainer: filmed at his work place (Total Fitness) loacted infront of tredmills and other gym equipment with it being a mid-shot.

Ruth- Weight Watchers Leader: located in an office with the mise-en-scene being simple just a white background. The shot will be a close medium shot.

Miss Borges: Psychologist: filmed at interviewees workplace located in her classroom. The mise-en-scene will include her classroom and also a psychologist poster to connote topic with it being a close medium shot.

this is a video that deals with alot of the pressure and struggles we are focusing on in our documentary and will hopefully use clips of this in our documentary.

these are screengrabs from our internet research on the pressure of diets and beauty

We don’t shape the media, the media shapes us – Marshall McLuhan

8/10 women are not happy with their body/image

More than 50% of 10 year old girls want to be thinner

Over our lifetime 50,000 people will die because of a eating disorder

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Formal Proposal

Topic – Body Image

Type of Documentary – Mixed/Fully Narrated
Style of Documentary – Informative/Formal
Channel and Scheduling – 9pm, Channel 4, inheritance from Embarrassing Bodies
Target Audience – Young adults +

Primary Research Needed – Interviews;
· Personal trainer
· Weightwatchers Group leader
· Psychologist (Miss Borges)
· weight watchers member (Nathan)
· Cosmetic surgery patient
· public (vox pops)

Secondary Research Needed – Archive Material;

· Music Videos
· Other Documentaries
· News bulletins
· food packaging
· beauty products

Narrative Structure – Linear, Closed

Outline of Content

· Open on vox pops of words related to body image
· Opening titles
· Vox pops – different styles 9celebrities) + body sizes clips of pressure of young people (Louise Redknapp and Natalie Cassidy)
· Introduction to weight watchers + point system
· The success rate of weight watchers – talk about how males care more about weight loss. Interview with weight watchers leader, talk about supplements people take to lose weight.
· Explanation of cosmetic surgery, explaining the different procedures and pro’s and con’s. Sun beds. Beauty products – male and female
· Finally ending the documentary, talking about body image and how it is more important.

Summary of programme