After going through three separate ideas for a documentary I decided on one that was about Obsessions which isn't the easiest thing to focus on, because not a lot of people are going to openly admit they have an Obsession, let alone admit it on camera.
there are many different definitions of an obsession "the act of an evil spirit in possessing or ruling a person", "a compulsive preoccupation with a fixed or an unwanted feeling or emotion,often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety", "a compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion" The one explanation that I think says it all is this "obsessions are thoughts,images or ideas that wont go away, are unwanted and are extremely distressing or worrying". there are many different obsessions that many people haven't heard of before I have listed a few below with the meaning and what the name of the obsession is:
Ablutomiania- Mania for Washing Oneself.
Anthomania- Obsession with Flowers.
Arithmomania- Obsessive Preoccupation with Numbers.
Catapedamania- Obsession with Jumping from High Places.
Musomania- Obsession with Music.
Rinkomania- Obsession with Skating.
Scribbleomania- Obsession with Scribbling.
OCD- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
OCD is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which is a mental disorder with two components: Obsessions, which consists if thoughts, impulses or mental images; and Compulsions which are repetitive behaviours that the person feels driven to perform in response to the obsession.
In my research I studied the codes & conventions of documentaries and two different documentary film makers Andrew Jarecki and Nick Broomfield.
For example:
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History of Documentaries. |
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Nick Broomfield Aileen Wuornos. |
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Andrew Jarecki Capturing The Friedmans. |
Study makers of text
I wrote out a list of documentary makers that I should have investigated for example Paul Watson who started the fly on the wall documentary craze, Michael Moore, Daniel Attenborough, Leslie Woodhead, Werner Herzog, Joe Berlinger + Bruce Sinofsky, Nick Broomfield and Andrew Jarecki.
I then researched two of these documentaries I researched Andrew Jarecki and Nick Broomfield
Nick Broomfield
Documentary- Aileen Wuornos Life and Death of A Serial Killer.
Still shots, old photographs and newer aged photographs, Narration by nick broomfield, news broadcasts showing her in court, no recreations of events from the past or from what is happening, interviews from the families, and from her family.
Still shots, photographs,
Still shots, photographs,
Video footage news broadcast telling the world about the murders
Outside the court house interview,
interview with the victims families,
interview while she is in prison, since 1992 the selling of a serial killer,
telling her side of the story and them telling theirs defending their family members,
First female serial killer,
press conference,
No recreations,
narration, by nick broomfield,
Death row, following up,
speaking to her lawyer,
opinions given by her lawyer,
no attempt to investigate police,
used money to help Aileen,
shows Aileen smiling,
Press in the courtroom, watching the questioning,
implying that they are trying to sell the story,
offering up money to steve glazer Defence Attorney,
asking about the movie,
cuts from courtroom to driving along a road,
dawn botkins, friend of Aileen's,
tried to plead mental disorders,
shows aileen yelling at the judge She is on the left side of the shot while the judge is just out of view from the camera.
depicting, steve glazer, questioning Nick broomfield
shows Aileen smiling at the clip exert as her lawyer is smoking something whilst driving to the jail house,
Shows her in jail, meets with nick broomfield, wanting to talk to him,
says that she is coming clean to nick broomfield, about the murders,
becomes a born again christian, before she is put to "old sparky"(the execution chamber)
says that she killed them in murder and robbery,
doesn't even look sad about what she had done, tells that the world is evil, and evil is in everyone,
tells she was homeless, hitchhiker, hooker, carried a gun for protection,
Tyria Moore, questioned in court, tells that she new about the murders all along but never said anything,
produces a call made by aileen to tyria about her charges and murders,
telling nick broomfield,that richard mannerly she had killed because he had killed someone,
admits she was lying to the court and police,
sat around previously making up her story, in graphic details, changes her story because she believes that no one should die lying, after twelve years, shot of her eyes and tells nick broomfield that they must kill her because she will kill again,
quotes what she had said to the judge,
cries when given her first death sentence,
shows press reporters asking her questions, and her replying telling them she was raped, asking why she was found guilty,
Shots of her to one side and the counsel men on the other facing the judge,
close up shot of one of her neighbours from when she was younger,
uses some quick editing but only during the interviews for the documentary,
most of the time there is only one person in the shot and they were in the main view,
shows shots of him outside with the other witnesses,
shows old photographs, shows pictures she has made and pictures of her when she was younger,
used some tranquil backing music,
still shots, pictures,
Newspaper showing stories about her,
Head shot of Aileen when interviewing her on death row the day before her execution,
makes her sound crazy,
tracking shot, in the car with rain falling down the window,
cuts to dusk then back to night, quick editing,
News reporters, outside the jail where aileen was being held,
old footage of her past, where she lived, and old images of her when she was younger, shown during the documentary.
Andrew Jarecki
Documentary- Capturing the Friedmans.
Analysis of a poster1. Dramatic image to catch the audiences attention
2. Bold font quite distinguishable font made for themselves original
3. Top of the poster-read from top to bottom, left to right
4. Title- many different ideas from the the title, picture tells you what the program is
5. Time and Date- day release
6. Sponsors logo road in image, car manufacture
7. Broadcaster icons symbol doesn't need channel number
8. White background for title to stand out more
9. Image of guy taking photo of storm gives you a vague outline of what the program is about.
I have used a similar template idea to this poster i have analysed I have followed the forms of a typical media product by using the logo of the channel it is being shown on, the title in bold to make it stand out at the top, and a picture that relates to the documentary.
Analysis of radio
Analysis of radio
I have researched a few different radio adverts from a website that lets you listen to different radio adverts, I have heard a radio advert for gives the name, name of an employee, gives examples of reasons you would need them, jingle for the company, what they do, how they can help you, what times they can help. I have created a radio advert
Audience research
People who would normally watch a documentary would be people who are interested in knowing the history of things, the age group would probably change to whatever the documentary is about.
This would be a small niche of people, documentaries are also shown on certain specialist channels for example if you were into sports then you would probably watch a documentary about sports history on a sports channel.
Historical research
This would be a small niche of people, documentaries are also shown on certain specialist channels for example if you were into sports then you would probably watch a documentary about sports history on a sports channel.
Historical research
The history of documentaries- The first ideas of Documentaries where started by a pair called Auguste and Louis Lumière (in the pre 1900s) the films they made were called actuality films because they were made by using single shot moments captured onto a film. These were approximately 2 minutes long in footage. These actuality films were mainly of boats docking at harbours, trains entering and leaving stations, and factory workers going and leaving work.
In the 1900s travelogue films were produced these are basically virtual tourism and travel documentaries.
in the 1920s Robert J Flarherty introduced Romanticism this was done by producing "The Nanook Of The North".
Consideration of Institutional Platforms.
Documentaries are shown from different platforms for example in cinemas, websites, youtube, Specialist channels etc, etc. there is a niche community of people who watch documentaries these people
In the 1900s travelogue films were produced these are basically virtual tourism and travel documentaries.
in the 1920s Robert J Flarherty introduced Romanticism this was done by producing "The Nanook Of The North".
Consideration of Institutional Platforms.
Documentaries are shown from different platforms for example in cinemas, websites, youtube, Specialist channels etc, etc. there is a niche community of people who watch documentaries these people
