Unit 2-Communication Skills-Communicate the ideas for your doc
unit 1-Pre-production-Plan your doc
How to write Unit 1 Assignment 1
-Write a blog post using headings
-This assignment is all about finding out how a documentary is made
-Use the PPT-answer the questions under each heading
Time
the first heading we have to deal with is time. We will have to answer the questions 'what is a shooting schedule?', 'why is it important to have a shooting schedule?' and 'How long does it take to get clearances for music/clips?'. To get clearance we have to get in contact with the people who have ownership on the songs/clips, the producers.
Personnel
From a documentary/ies of your choice, look at the credits, research the crew members (camera, sound, researchers etc) What have they worked on before, what qualifications/experience do they have?Why is it important to get the right crew?
Finance
Where do you get the money to make a documentary?(if you cant find this out, find out how to get money to make a film!)Roughly, how much is it to get music/clips cleared?
Locations
Where were they filmed? What did they have to do to get permission to film there? Make sure you have commented about why you get permissions.
Facilities
From the same documentary, find out what equipment they might have used, any specialist kit that they needed. What camera, sound, editing equipment will you need to make your documentary, what are the technical specs of these? What are the costs of hiring things like this?
Materials/Copyright
From a documentary you have seen, what archives or materials from other films/programmes have they used? Who would they get the clearance from to use this footage? Have they used popular music, who would they have to get the clearance from? What is a clearance/copyright, and who do you pay to get one?
Materials/Contributors
From a documentary of your choice, find out who the contributors were, who they have interviewed? Were their any specialist advisors they needed to make the documentary?
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