Task 4: Case Study 2
- 1. Moving on from my case study 1 I went on to assess my other options of looking at a similar product to the one that I’m hoping to make. So while I was on the internet browser I came across this short documentary on YouTube which was 15 minutes long and was a referee documentary called ‘Behind the Whistle’. There was a lot of voiceover and archive footage which helped with the flow of the documentary. This was pivotal otherwise it would’ve been boring just with interviews taking place. It was a great watch and I found it fascinating from start to finish in terms of the film language as what they said all made sense and the communication was at a very high standard with different camera shots and sequences which consisted of medium shots and close-ups. I feel like the content was put together very elegantly and productively. The documentary consisted of referee interviews just like what I want to do and their opinions on the referring style. You get to see referee’s such as Bobby Madley who talks about his steps into the refereeing platform and the challenges he faced in order to get to where he is. It was very well documented and the interviews were organised and set up correctly. I took a lot of things from that documentary and am hoping to use it in my own production. So product is put together with these interviews from referees and I feel like it’s been put like this because filmmakers want viewers to acknowledge the hard work and determination these referee’s put in order to be where they are at the moment. So the filmmakers just want to showcase that by setting the documentary out like this. The audience can take a lot from this documentary in terms of referring. For example, in the interviews you see how much it means to them to do this as a day job, plus we get to see the passion and courage they show to be on top of the world. Viewers can possibly see this on the facial expression of the referees that they show when taking part in these interviews. I can personally tell how much it means to them and some of them have worked all of their lives to be where they are now. This particular product was directed and produced by a group of friends; Chris Feenan, Matthew Newton and William Defesta. They are an independent group have their own YouTube channel where they upload all of the video’s that they made. I don't know much about how they funded to produce this product but I assume that they camera’s where theirs and the interviews were organised by them doing some research and contacting various people in order to sort out and meet up with professional referees. I’m planning to go through This is a medium shot that is used to showcase the title of the short documentary.
- 2. the same route so hopefully I will follow the same steps in order to secure expertise opinions. The product was initially just uploaded on the channel and viewed from there. The target audience for this product is kids and even adults that want to get into refereeing as we witness the encouragement in the documentary where we have referees talking about the steps you have to go through in order to become a referee and how much of a relief it is once you make it into a professional stage e.g. money and luxury. So whoever wants to become a referee I would encourage them to go and watch it. I feel like they were successful in reaching to this target audience as there was many aspects where they covered in terms of getting in referring and what you have to do e.g. sign up, train yourself and prepare. Bibliography The link for this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukaRLQEJIJc Camera: This is medium shot which shows that there is conversation taking place. These types of medium are used to showcase the characters body movements and emotions which we witness when watching there every single move. Editing: In this particular scene there is a lot of cutaways and archive footage throughout the procedure of this interview which reflects on the topic that is being discussed and talked about. Mise-en-scene: The setting for this scene is at a football ground where are AstroTurf’s and other sporting activities that are taking part in the background.