INTERVIEW FRAMES

FRAMING:

Nathan Peters- Weight Watchers Member
Description: interviewee left hand side of screen in medium close up. Gym weights in background with interviewee looking top right 3rds. 

Carol- Cosmetic Surgery Patient
Description: right hand side of screen in medium close up, mirror in background, looking left top 3rds. 
















Ruth- Weight Watchers Member
Description: right hand side of screen in front of white background sitting at table, medium close up with interviewee look left top 3rds. 

Miss Borges- Psychologist
Description: left hand side of screen, close up sitting at her desk, looking left top 3rds. 

Joe Deer- Personal Trainer
Description: right hand side of screen, in front of gym equipment, medium shot looking left top 3rds.

STORYBOARDS

Title Sequence Storyboard:


The story board consists of a mirror on the wall with each letter of "Noody's Perfect" appearing on the mirror one at a time lasting a second each. We will use the lettering with lipstick. At end of this, a female will kiss the mirror with red lipstick on. In addition, the song "Nobody's Perfect" by Jessie J will be embeded throughout.

RUNNING ORDER

RUNNING ORDER:

Documentary: No Body’s Perfect                                 

Channel: Channel 4

Scheduling: Tuesday 9pm                                                

Duration: 24 minutes (including advert break)

Montage of vox pops- celebrity influences on the general public.	10 secs
Opening Titles- “Nobody’s Perfect” written in red lipstick on a mirror.	20 secs
Pan of magazine articles: connoting pressures of weight loss and gain and body image. Clips of different body images and clips of girl putting on makeup with voiceover explaining the effects on young people.	20 secs
Introduction to weight problems in UK. Archive material of weight watchers and somebody weighing themselves. Voice over explaining weight watchers scheme and weight problems in the UK.	15 secs
Weight Watchers interview (Ruth) explaining the plan and how it works.	30 secs
Cutaways of different weight watchers products and people writing down their daily points.	30 secs
Weight Watchers member interview (Nathan) explaining why he chose the diet and going through his diet plan.	30 secs
Cutaways of before and after picture, cooking healthy food and his diet plans.	15 secs
Psychologist interview (Miss Borges) explaining why people diet and their self-motivation when dieting.	45 secs
Cutaways of pans of various magazines showing diet/body image headlines.	10 secs
Cosmetic surgery patient interview (Carol) explaining what diets she has tried.	35 secs
Cutaways of her diet plans.	5 secs
Interview with young male (Nathan) talking about his exercise regime and why he thinks we should keep fit.	20 secs
Cutaways of young male working out in his personal gym at home.	10 secs
Personal Trainer interview (Joe Deer) explaining his job as helping people become fitter.	30 secs
Archive material of a young male being personal trainer.	5 secs
Voice over introducing cosmetic surgery and its effects with archive material supporting this.	10 secs
Cosmetic Surgery patient interview (Carol) explaining what and why she chose to have cosmetic surgery.	30 secs
Cutaways of pictures before she had the surgery.	10 secs
Interview with someone who is happy about their size and weight.	2 mins
Close up of mirror with title in lipstick	5 secs
Close up of mirror with title in lipstick, titles.	5 secs
Slow pan of diet supplements with voiceover	10 secs
Montage of images- beauty products in shops and people purchasing the items	20 secs
Interview with beautician and the significance of appearance	1 min
Archive material of documentary “Pushy and proud” with mums being overly concerned about their daughters appearance.	30 secs
Cutaways of older female putting on makeup	30 secs
Introduction to sun beds + tanning studios- montage of people walking in and out of sun beds and putting on fake tan – background music – “stupid girls”	30 secs
Archive material- “stupid girls” by pink music video	10 secs
Interview with a female and male with tanning obsessions and do they think it affects their skin	30 secs
Montage of images with skin doctor and the disadvantages and cause of misuse of sunbeds- cutaways of different skin patients	2 minutes
Introduction to celebrity influences- vox pops and clips to show individual styles- voiceover narrating	40 secs
Montage of different tattoos, piercings- extreme ones- voiceover and rock music intercut	30 secs
Cut to tattooist+ piercings artist interview and his/her significance to certain people- why they like the individual look?	1 minute
Cutaways of him/her tattooing or piercing different people	30 secs
Conclusion to body image: different montages of our different topics- voiceover of speaker concluding the topic of body image.	2 minutes
Closing credits	40 secs

RESEARCH FOR DOCUMENTARY

PRIMARY RESEARCH:

Interviews:

Nathan Peters- Weight Watchers Member: filmed at interviewees house located in his own gym. The mise-en-scene will include weights in the background with it being a mid-shot.

Carol- Cosmetic Surgery Patient: filmed at interviewees house located is her bedroom infront of her mirror. The mise-en-scene will include beauty products in the background to connote topic etc with it being a mid-shot.

Joe Deer- Personal Trainer: filmed at his work place (Total Fitness) loacted infront of tredmills and other gym equipment with it being a mid-shot.

Ruth- Weight Watchers Leader: located in an office with the mise-en-scene being simple just a white background. The shot will be a close medium shot.

Miss Borges: Psychologist: filmed at interviewees workplace located in her classroom. The mise-en-scene will include her classroom and also a psychologist poster to connote topic with it being a close medium shot.

SECONDARY RESEARCH:

Archive Material:

Louise Redknapp The Truth About Size Zero:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38nuoEDtZA

Claire Richards Slave To Food:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0lBEEdbNt0&feature=related

P!NK Music Video- Stupid Girls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR4yQFZK9YM

Christina Aguilera Music Video- Beautiful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAfyFTzZDMM&ob=av2e

Body Image Advert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei6JvK0W60I&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Weight Watchers To Go On The NHS- Sky Article:
http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16064989

Weight Watchers Online:
http://www.weightwatchers.co.uk/plan/index.aspx

Cheryl Cole

David Beckham

Katy Perry

Kim Kardashian

Lady Ga Ga

Rhianna

P!NK

Olly Murs

Neyo

FORMAL PROPOSAL

Formal Proposal – ‘No Body’s Perfect’:

Topic – Body Image

Type of Documentary – Mixed/Fully Narrated

Style of Documentary – Informative/Formal

Channel and Scheduling – 9pm, Channel 4, inheritance from Embarrassing Bodies

Target Audience – Young adults +

Primary Research Needed – Interviews;

·         Personal trainer

·          Weightwatchers Group leader

·          Psychologist (Miss Borges)

·          weight watchers member (Nathan)

·          Cosmetic surgery patient

·          public (vox pops)

Secondary Research Needed – Archive Material;

·         Music Videos

·          Other Documentaries

·          News bulletins

·          food packaging

·          beauty products

Narrative Structure – Linear, Closed

Outline of Content

·         Open on vox pops of words related to body image

·         Opening titles

·         Vox pops – different styles 9celebrities) + body sizes clips of pressure of young people (Louise Redknapp and Natalie Cassidy)

·         Introduction to weight watchers + point system

·         The success rate of weight watchers – talk about how males care more about weight loss. Interview with weight watchers leader, talk about supplements people take to lose weight.

·         Explanation of cosmetic surgery, explaining the different procedures and pro’s and con’s. Sun beds. Beauty products – male and female

·         Finally ending the documentary, talking about body image and how it is more important.

Summary of programme

·         Tattoos/ Piercings

·         Beauty

·         Cosmetic surgery

·         Clothes

·         Celebrities

·         Eating disorders

·         Ideal weights

·         Celebrity image

·         Yoyo dieters

BRAINSTORM OF CONTENT FOR DOCUMENTARY

BRAINSTORMING WITH THE GROUP:



TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH- FEEDBACK