Factual project | unit 9
- 1. Unit 9 – Factual Project
- 2. Research Existing Product: “The Killing of Bruiser Brody” – VICE 2019 Context: • Shot in the United States of America • Made to shed light on an infamous story that modern fans may not have heard of, but older hardcore wrestling fans will have known • Demographic: adults (26+) interested in crime and/or wrestling Characteristics: • Re-enactments/dramatized clips of the story interspersing the actual people from the incident • Multiple interviewees = multiple points of view and stories – conflicting participants etc. • Wider context about the subject before the incident and after • Sources from around the time of the incident: newspapers, television clips, photographs etc. • Narrated by an experienced person in the same industry that knew about the incident
- 3. Research Existing Product: “America’s First Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship” – VICE 2018 Context: • Shot in the United States of America • Made to show the struggles of creating a new modern promotion out of a traditionally olden sport • Demographic: adult (18+) combat sport fans Characteristics: • Multiple stories/subjects within the topic • Interviews with the promoter, with fans, with fighters, with critics etc. • Build up to the fights the the event progresses in real time • Tension-building music as the intensity of the visuals picks up • Narration mostly from the interviewees themselves telling their stories
- 4. Research Existing Product: “UK’s Scariest Debt Collector” – VICE 2013 Context: • Shot entirely in the UK, mainly in the subject's gym • Made to showcase a darker side of UK's unlawful justice • Demographic: Adult (26+) fans of crime, gangsters etc. Characteristics: • Follows “day in the life” format • Details his business chronologically • All footage from the present-day with the subject • Lots of B-roll: the rough area, to fill in the gaps between footage while the subject speaks/narrates
- 5. Research Existing Product: “Underground Bare Knuckle Boxing in the UK” – VICE 2014 Context: • Shot in the UK • Made in order to Characteristics: • Two storylines: bare knuckle boxing’s heritage within the country and the fight between the British Champion and the American Opponent (focussing mainly on the British fighter, and showing less of the American) • Old footage + photos from the history of the sport • Narrator is also on camera as the interviewer
- 6. Research Existing Product: "Ross Encounters a Taliban Sniper in Afghanistan" - Ross Kemp Extreme World 2011 Context: • Shot in the warzone of Afghanistan • Made to be used as an eye into the soldiers' experience on the frontline • Demographic: adults (22+) interested in war, combat and modern history Characteristics: • Presenter in front of camera • Narration • Motion graphics • Cutaways to a second camera on the opposite front • Progresses chronologically
- 7. Research • Existing Product: "Zion Williamson || Mini Documentary" - Park Stories 2018 Context: • Shot in North Carolina in the subject's childhood area and neighbourhood • Made to inform basketball fans about Zion and his life so far • Demographic: Characteristics: • Interviews with family, Zion himself etc • Follows elements of "day in a life" with the cutaways • Like a hype video – soundtrack suits a highschool basketball mixtape, reflecting where his fame came from
- 8. Existing Product Analysis • All had narration of some form, either by a separate presenter or a narrator in the form of an interviewee • All were shot on location, with a few shooting interviews in a studio • Majority were aimed at an adult (18+) demographic • Majority had interviews and contained multiple interviewees • Many had a lot of movement with the cameras other than with interviews (although some also were taken from the shoulder)
- 10. Mind Map Topic: My Injury Locations Malton Hospital York Hospital: A&E Sports Hall Bedroom Story 1. Begins on the court 2. Explanation/definition of a dislocation from a medical professional 3. Context interview in studio 4. Return to story of the incident5. Detailing the recovery 6. Jump forward to now and how the final college season is going My psychology Physio Frustration Scans + sling
- 11. Location List & Recce • York Hospital: A&E • Malton Hospital • York College basketball court/sports hall • Subjects house
- 12. Equipment & Prop Lists • C100 + Lenses - 85mm -10-18mm - 18-50mm • Shotgun Mic • LAV mic • Tripod • Sling • Basketball • Weights • Resistance band
- 13. Storyboards & Shot List
- 14. Shooting Permission I have emailed the head of the sports development centres, Gaz Lee, asking for permission to shoot within the sports hall, where the incident happened. As I am the captain of the basketball team, I have a fairly close connection with Gaz and should be able to shoot in the sports hall, and have done before for previous college projects.
- 15. Derrick Rose • Grew up in a really rough area in the south side of Chicago (dubbed a local legend) – basketball kept him out of trouble: "I came a long way, where in my neighbourhood you weren't really trying to better yourself. You were just trying to survive." • "Basketball was always my place to escape. It was peaceful when I was out there." • Rose was one of the most promising up-and-coming players in the NBA – rookie of the year award, the youngest regular season MVP in league history (22 years old), 3x All Star etc. One of the fastest, most explosively athletic players in NBA history • His first injury (torn ACL) side-lined him for the entire 2012-13 season - "I'm back at zero again, and starting back over." • Returned in the 2013-14 season and tore his right meniscus two months into the season and subsequently missed the rest • He was traded from the Bulls after the 2015-16 season and bounced from team to team and general managers within the league stopped believing in him. He lost so much athleticism – his play escalated last season (2018-19), including a 50 point (career high) game against the Utah Jazz where he was serenaded with chants of MVP from the fans, which made him emotional
- 16. Questions for Medical Professional • What's your name? • What's your medical career history? • How long are/were you in medicine? • What is the definition of a dislocation? • Describe the game proceeding your injury. • How did you dislocate your shoulder? • What was it like going to A&E? • Was the mental side of your game affected? • Did physio play a part in your recovery? What exercises did you do? • How did you feel when you could finally return to playing basketball? • How is the current season going? Questions for Subject