Formal Proposal

Formal proposal for documentary

Topic

Happiness - Pursuit of Happiness

Type of documentary

Mixed
The reason for this is that we are including voice overs and voxpops in our documentary.

Style of documentary
Informal

Channel scheduling
Channel 4 8pm Tuesday - The reason for this is that Channel 4 show docusoaps from 8pm until 9 pm, we could be shown at 8pm until 8:30 with another show on afterwards, we also inherit the audience from the channel 4 news at 7pm.

Target Audience
Families
as we are showing our documentary pre-watershed, just after tea time.

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 will be the surroundings at the park e.g. 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.
• Music tracks;
Florence and the Machine-The dog days are over
Happy thought hall-Get happy
Bobby McFerrin-Dont worry, be happy
Britney Spears- lucky
Sister Act- oh happy days
Katrina and Waves- Walking on sunshine

Narrative Structure

Liner
Multistrand

Outline of content



Resourses needed

• Camera
• Video camera
• Stills camera
• Tape recorder
• Tripod
• Microphone
• Newspapers
• Internet
• Computer
• Available rooms for interviews
• Books
• Adobe premier
• Definitions from dictionaries