Documentary

Research of topic

Impacts of Covid 19 on society

• Covid 19 may change the way we live for good. With millions of having worked from home, it has highlighted the massive impact housing has on our lives. The pandemic may reverse the recent trend of creating smaller houses and change the way we design urban spaces in the future.
• Half a Billion people in developing countries to be pushed into poverty.
• Don't believe the myth that we must sacrifice lives to save the economy and why we need to bail out the private sector and increase national debt. The myth that a lower GDP means lower life expectancy can be challenged. Whilst suicide rates may go up, alcohol and drug related deaths along with road traffic deaths will decrease.
• As a country we have found out what happens when the PM is ill or absent. As a whole, it doesn't seem like there is much co-ordination when they are absent, as no one really knew who was in charge when Boris fell ill with coronavirus. 
• It has also affected civil rights and democracy. Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Yemen banned the printing and distribution of newspapers. On the 30th March, the parliament of Hungary granted the PM Viktor Orban the power to rule by decree for and indefinite period. 

Documentary Research

Different Styles of Documentary Openings

• Some documentaries have very artistic openings, with close up shots, various camera angles lofi music. 
• Others are more graphical, with graphs and diagrams and graphics to represents the information in the documentary.
• Some of them are a mix of the two 
• Some documentaries are lead by a narrator, and some consist of anecdotes and information from people involved.

Documentary 1: Our Borough, Love and Hustle

Opening Analysis:

Genre Codes and Conventions

• Relaxed, non diegetic music in the background
• Non Diegetic narration in the background
• Introduces and gives a brief overview of the topic
• Diegetic dialogue
• Shows short clips of interviews of people involved with the topic
• Slower paced editing
• Title sequence which includes the name of the documentary
• Short non linear narrative
• This all links to the target audience as it grabs their attention, it uses music they would listen to and only gives little information based around topics they are interested in this instance, mental health and crime

Representations

• Young ethnic minorities represented in a negative light, as if all are trouble makers and commit crime
• Working class community represented as reckless with the insight into it given
• Young people aged 16 - 29 represented in a negative light as well, they are shown to be causing trouble in the streets partying and smoking
• Links to the target audience as it shows the stories of people their age, and people they cna relate to perhaps experiencing the same issue

Ideology and Values

• Left wing ideologies as they are showing issues whhich could be solved by community work and better lives for working class. This appeals to the target audience as left wing parties tend to have a younger following.
• Socially aware and values community as they are showing problems which occur in society and on the streets of London. This appeals to the target audience as they would be aware of problems in theri society as well.

Media Language

• Camerawork - Close up and low angle shot of King to suggest he is friendly and approachable and relatable for the audience. Long shot of police car and murder scene to suggest the issue is serious and when violence occurs it should not approached.
• Editing - Slow paced editing with jump cuts so the audience understand more about King and his story, and the issue at hand. Also slow stop motion animation of King to so the audience can learn more about him.
• Mise en Scene - Clothing is similar to fashion of younger people, which allow the audience to relate to them. The location is in a London suburb which allows the audience from similar areas to relate to the characters. King's faces is always well lit which suggests he is friendly and approachable.
• Sound - Non diegetic narration from King and and diegetic dialogue which helps the audience to understand what is going on throughout the documentary. Slow paced modern music throughout which the audience would possibly listen to.
• Narrative - Montage narrative throughout which allows the audience to learn more about each character in the documentary.
• Titles/graphics - The BBC3 logo with the caption "BBC 3 presents", and after the intro the title scene which shows the name of the documentary

Documentary 2: Stacey Dooley, Hate and Pride in Orlando

Opening Analysis:

Genre codes and conventions

• No title was used in the opening three minutes which subverts documentary conventions however Dooley gave a short introduction to the topic
• Non diegetic narration with diegetic dialogue
• Calm, lofi music in the background 
• Slow paced editing
• Includes short interviews as an introduction to the topic
• Short non linear narrative
• This helps the audience to understand the basic information around the topic, slower paced editing with interviews helps this. The lofi and calm music would appeal to the target audience as it is music they would listen to 

Representations

• LGBT community is represented in a postive light, it shows them coming together to mourn over those lost in the shooting, and paying their respects as if it were family that they lost. 
• The Islamic community is represented as a harsh one to grow up in if you are an LGBT member. Dooley interviews a transsexual young Muslim male, who explains the difficulties of remaining accepted in the community. 
• USA as a whole is represented in a negative light, it shows the diffculties and problems in American society due to mass shootings and attacks similar to these.
• This all appeals to the targte audience as these are current affair they would be aware of, also learn more information about. 

Ideologies and Values

• Islamic identity isn't valued postively in the introduction, they young male is suffering with remaining to his religion however they do not accept transsexual/transgender people in their community. 
• There are more left wing ideologies values throughout the introdcution than right wing. Supporting the LGBT community and allowing acceptance of people part of this community is more often than not viewed as a more left wing value. 
• Right wing American ideologies aren't supported as much in the introduction. Guns being used for self defence is seen as a more right wing value, and has been portrayed negatively here as a gun has been used to murder masses of people.

Media Language

• Camerawork - Aerial establishing shot of the location of the shooting, this helps to show the extremity of the situation and express why it was one of the worst homophobic attacks in history. Use of eye level close up shots which helps the audience to learn about some of the people affected, and show the effects of this issue. Use of a handheld camera to interview people suggests these are issues which happen in everyday society.
• Editing - Use of slow paced editing and long cuts throughout the introduction, this allows the audience to understand how people have been affected by the issue and give them time to understand, rather than fast paced editing which they might not be able to keep up with. Use of CCTV footage from outside the club during the shooting at the start of the introduction, raw footage from otuside the building helps to express how awful the shooting really was.
• Mise en Scene -Use of various locations, Orlando itself, London and outsdie of a church. This it to help show that this is an issue that can occur all over the world and effects the whole community. It is seen as more of an attack on the community rather than the club itself.
• Sound - Non diegetic narration from Dooley as well as diegetic dialogue from Dooley and people being interviewed, this again helps the audience to understand the issue better and learn about stories personal to people
• Titles/Graphics - Subversion of conventions, no use of graphics or titles throughout the introdcution.

Planning

• Possible Names:

- Covid 19: A New Normal 

- Covid 19: How is it changed the world?

- Life after Lockdown

- Post Lockdown: What is life like now?

• Possible fonts

- Mont

- Quicksand

- Typo Formal

• The documentary will help explain the effects of Covid 19 on young people. It will explain how lockdown has effected people's lives, especially young people, and how it will continue to effect their lives afterwards. It will include graphs to help demonstrate certain statistics, short interview clips and narration over the top. This will help it to apply to the target audience
• There are several locations I would film some interviews in. A plain studio, a rural area or urban location to add a 'modern feel' to help appeal more to the target audience. There will be several graphics to help explain certain statistics. The statistics I would centre the intro about would about lockdown: for example how many young people's education's were effected by lockdown or how many A Level/GCSE grades were downgraded. I would also include general statistics about Coronavirus, the amount of cases, deaths and how it had effected young people's social lives.
• MES would involve general clothing/make up for the age of the interviewee. Any interviews would be in the day in bright lighting. Props could include any objects that relate to the area of interview, carrier bags in urban area for shopping, bottles of water if walking in an urban area.
• As of July 4th, known as the 'reopening day' there were 285,729 cases and 40.613 deaths. Up from 23 March to late May, young people could not meet with at least one other person from their household and it wasn't until mid June that they could meet in groups. This had a negative effect on several young people's mental health, they could not socialize any longer and started to feel frustrated and upset. School' reopened on the first Monday of June, starting with primary schools and Secondary schools did not start to open again until late June/early July.

Start of Dialogue script

Coronavirus, more specifically known as 'Covid-19' is a worldwide pandemic that has changed the world that we live in. Not only has it changed our lives, it has divided opinions and effected a lot of people's mental health. Up to 8 Million children, roughly half of the children living in England, will lose up to 6 months of education due to lockdown and the current state of the pandemic in the England. Also, not only will they lose out on education, some extremely vital education leading towards exams and some their whole exams season, they will lose out on months of interaction with friends and other opportunities. From the 23rd of March, up until the end of May, people could not meet with anyone from outside of their household or leave for 'non essential trips'. Schools reopened from the 1st June, starting with Primary school students, along with government allowing people to meet with 1 person from outside their household. From the end of June, secondary schools reopened, and people were now allowed to meet in 'bubbles' and from the 4th July pubs, bars and other attractions were allowed to open. 

This 'new normal' however is not very normal. For example, masks in shops, social distancing, and although schools had restarted, most had staggered start times and most will not have normal classrooms for some months. On the 29th March, Dr Jenny Harries claimed it could be up to six months before England returns to normality, however as of the start of September, complete 'normality' does not seem close on the horizon. Schools across England have been trying their bests to keep up with education, and making sure that students receive the results they deserve even throughout the lockdown. Schools have been using the two apps Microsoft Teams and Zoom to give lessons to children and teenagers across the country, and although it isn't perfect, it is the best alternative to normal lesson time. However some teenagers may not have had to do as much work as others, due to their exams season being cancelled, and grades being given by teachers and ofqual instead. There was outrage however over A Level Results, causing the government to take a U turn on them, many students had their grades downgraded based off of their postcode and the college they went to by Ofqual, causing teachers' predicted grades to be used instead, allowing for less outrage surrounding the GCSE results.

Life has been different for other countries in the UK however, as England was starting to open back up, Wales was still in full lockdown, which started to cause controversy for towns which were split over the border. Although Ireland is not part of the UK, they shut their schools weeks earlier than England and other countries in the UK which helped massively in their fight against the virus. The government has come under a lot of criticism for their handling of the pandemic in England, compared to other countries that make up the UK. There have been claims made that they shut the country down too late to control the pandemic in a respectable manner, and that the clarity of their instructions has been awful. Their was confusion over rules surrounding whether people could meet in bubbles or not, and their devised R rating scale to determine the rate of infection in separate places of the country. They have also come under criticism for not having their priorities straight, they came under a lot of fire for their mega spending on upgrades towards the prime minister's private jet. More recently, they charged an extreme amount just for a virtual stool at an online conference. 

The bottom line is kids and teenagers are resilient, and they can come out of the pandemic feeling even more reassured about life than before, however they will need the right support to guide them in this direction, and all come from a wide range of backgrounds. Some kids do not have access to the online live classes that some schools hosted, some children attend schools that did not host live lessons and gave work to the children and some had no access to education at all. In the end of the day, they have even gone several months without social interaction, suffered extreme loss of education and several even cheated out of uni places. For the meanwhile however, this 'new normal' is something we will have to live with in the the foreseeable future.

Location List

• Any shop which can we can film in
• Roundabout in town for time-lapse
• Classroom
• Exam Hall
• Studio with plain backgrounds
• Street with a pub for pan shot
• Relatively busy street
• Shop from long range for time-lapse
• Outside the Hospital
• Screen Recording of zoom meeting
• Plain room for PPE shot
• Park green/park bench
• Dimly lit room to show Boris' announcements
• School gate

Equipment List

• Camera
• Tripod
• PPE Equipment
• School Equipment
• Calendar
• Chairs
• TV
• Laptop

Order of shots

1. Close up shot - Extreme fast paced jump cuts of people looking up at camera✅
2. Close up shot - Various shots of different people saying what lockdown was like in one word ✅
3. Close up shot - Shot of TV showing Boris telling the country to go into lockdown
4. Medium range - Time-lapse shot of someone changing calendar month/crossing days off
5. Extreme close up - Time-lapse of clock ticking
6. Medium range shot - Slow pan right of hospital welcome sign✅
7. Long range shot - Over the shoulder shot of a student putting their hand up
8. Medium range shot - Still shot of two people reaching calmly over a table
9. Close up shot - Still shot of exam table and then someone placing a pen and paper on it
10. Long range shot - Pan right shot of local pub as 'non essential' trip
11. Medium range shot - Still medium range shot of school reopening
12. Long range shot - Pan left shot of local park✅
13. Close up shot - Close up shot of someone using hand gel to prepare putting on PPE
14. Close up shot - Close up shot of someone putting on PPE gloves
15. Medium range shot - Shot of someone putting on mask as part of putting on PPE
16. Medium range shot - Medium range shot of someone opening laptop to complete some work
17. Screen recording - Screen recording of zoom/microsoft teams meeting call for short period
18. Close up shot - Someone reading a newspaper on a bench
19. Close up shot - Over the shoulder shot of someone opening GCSE/A Level results
20. Long range shot - Low angle shot of people walking through fore street✅
21. Medium range shot - Still shot of items moving through till✅
22. Long range shot - Time-lapse of the inside of a shop✅
23. Extreme long range - Time-lapse of shot car park/road outside the front✅
24. Close up shot - Shot of Boris explaining what the R rating means
25. Close up shot - Shot of Boris announcing that pubs can re open
26. Long range shot - Still shot of ambulance outside hospital✅
27. Long range shot - Time-lapse of cars driving through roundabout✅
28. Close up shot - Close up shot of someone using UCAS website
29. Medium range shot - Slight low angle pan shot of a group of people
30. Close up shot - Close up shot of school bell ringing ending abruptly