What I have acomplished today.

In todays lesson i have began securing my fist interview for the documentary. It is with Chris Walker the Regional Managing Editor of Trinity Mirror North West & Wales. I believe his interview is vital to my documentary as I am studying the Hillsborough disaster's media coverage I believe an interview with someone with a journalistic background is crucial. I am now waiting for a reply confirming the date and time of the interview. I have also studies archive videos of the Hillsborough disaster to see if I can use any clips in my documentary. i believe using achieve footage is essential when producing a product mainly focused on an event 20 years ago.

Interview questions

I have devised some questions i would like to ask Chris from the Liverpool Echo. I will loosely follow these questions as I want to hear what he really thinks on subjects and believe a loose interviewing style is less intimidating.


What do you remember about that day at Hillsborough?
What was the reaction like in the city?
Do you remember the headlines?
Why do you think the sun got such a hard time when other tabloids printed very similar stories?
How do you feel that originally kelvin McKenzie was going to print the headline as ‘YOU SCUM’ instead of ‘THE TRUTH’?
As someone who works in the Newspaper industry, can you almost understand McKenzie's decision to use such a sensational headline?
Do you believe the city of Liverpool will ever forgive The Sun newspaper?
Would you ever buy The Sun newspaper?

Interview

I have replied to Chris from the Liverpool Echo regarding an interview.



Chris,

Wednesday the second of December would be brilliant. What time would suit you best and where would you like the interview to happen?

All the best

Michael

Interview

I have recieved an email back regarding an interview from someone in the Liverpool Echo. He has supplied me with times he is available.

Hi Michael,

I don't know how quickly you need to do the interview, but as things stand I could manage some time next Thursday afternoon (Nov 26) or the Tuesday or Wednesday of the following week (Dec 1 or 2).

Let me know how you are fixed.

Best wishes,

Chris

Advert Practice

Today I have practiced making adverts. I worked in a team with another member of the class to make a practice advert for his paper. Our advert was created on Adobe Audition. We used an up beat club track as the bed as our target audience was 18-30. We used both male and female voices as our target audience was not gender specific. I believe I have gained a greater grasp of the editing software and what is required to create a quality advert. I have had some experience in jingle making as I have worked on a radio station before but the software was new to me and I enjoyed the variety of effects available.

Analysing other documentaries

By watching the zeitgeist documentary about the Federal Reserve banks I have gained a far greater idea of how to create a documentary on a low budget. The documentary uses very few interviews, it allows the facts and figures involved in the documentary makers argument to push forward the piece.

Archive footage is most often used in this documentary. By using direct visual quotes from a person who may not necessarily want to be interviewed. This still gives the audience a real knowledgeable interviewee. By choosing there quotations carefully it further enhances there argument and makes it seem more plausible.
Furthermore, if archive footage does not exist they use a voice over next to the picture of the person who has been quoted. This can be used if the person is dead or is the quote is from a newspaper or book. This is a powerful method to use as this removes the need to gain a specific interview with the person wanted or if this is no longer possible. Once again by choosing specific quotes, regardless of the context they were originally from, it adds serious weight to an argument.

Clear research has been presented in this documentary. These facts and figures are the main focal point of the entire documentary. Without this complete research it would be impossible for this documentary to have been made. I will have to find clear facts and figures and present them in a fashion that is easy to understand to a working class audience as this is my target audience.

The most powerful method used in this documentary is that of using audio over a black background. This was used often towards the end of the documentary. This makes the audience truly listen to what the person is saying as there are no other distractions. I will use this in my documentary to add power and purpose to my piece.