Formal proposal for documentary

Topic:
Happiness- Pursuit of Happiness

Type of documentary:
Mixed
The reason out documentary is going to be mixed is because it will contain voxpops and voice over’s.

Style of documentary:
Informal

Channel scheduling:
Channel 4 8pm Tuesday - The reason for this is that channel 4 shows docusoaps 8pm until 9pm, we could be shown at 8pm to 8:30pm with another show on afterwards, we also inherit the audience from the channel 4 news.

Target Audience:
Families as we are showing are documentary prewatershed

Primary research needed:
• Bob Duncan
Location will be at his house in his backroom.
Mise-en-scene used will be photos of him when he was younger in the background.
Props will be him drinking tea to make him look more relaxed and at home.

• Mr De
Location will be in a school psychology room in a school.
Mise-en-scene used will be books and posters and the smart board will be on.
Props that will be used is a fake brain, pen, books and he will also be wearing formal attire.

• Mr Hart
Location will be a re room in a school.
Mise-en-scene will be Books, posters and smartborad.
Props- Bible, Pen, will also be wearing smart attire.

• Vicar
Location will be in a church.
The mise-en-scene that will be used will be on the stage also set candle out.
Props will be Candles and vicar attire.

• Natasha Lopez
Location will be in Natasha bedroom
Mise on scene will be created by the TV on in the background, her teddies .around and the way the room had been decorated.
Props that will be used are laptop, TV, iPod, teddies.

• Rochelle Noble
The location will be at the park.
Therefore the mise-en-scene can be created by the trees and the swings.
Props will be the swing.

Secondary Research:
• Archive material
• Hitler’s speech
• Pictures of Bob Duncan when he was younger
• Alan Sugar
• Danielle Lloyd
• Britney spears when she was in crossroads and younger and now
• Mother Theresa
• Quote from radio from when it is a happy day
• Music such as walking on sunshine, don’t worry be happy, Happy days, Pack up.
• Newspaper article about happiness or recession.
• Dictionary
• Happy definitions.

Narrative Structure:
Liner
Multi strand

Outline of content :















Recourse:
• Camera
• Video camera
• Tape recorder
• Tripod
• Mica phone
• Newspapers
• Internet
• Computer
• Books
• Definitions
• Adobe premier