Present a brief outline of your documentary.
My documentary will be documenting the impact of music on the city and it’s community. It involves montages of the city at night, smooth jazz music, shots at local bar music, interviews with organizers of small gigs, the performers and the audience (and possibly random citizens) asking what they think the importance of music is in their society. It will then have an antagonizing perspective that music is not enough to make a living for people to survive, and leave the audience with the question of the importance of passion over making money
What is the purpose(s) of your documentary?
It will be an attempt to persuade the audience into understanding the importance of the music, and also to expose the local Auckland music scene and how it functions.
Explain the ideas/messages that you wish to explore in your documentary.
To show the importance of music (and art) in a community where business and commerce is so apparent.
Explain how your documentary will appeal to the target audience.
It will focus on blending pleasant imagery (city lights, cool and calm drives through the city, atmospheric bar performances, happy audiences, clapping, smiling people) with music and the idea of music in the city. This should appeal to anyone who has the ability to see, but furthermore it will target everyone who considers any aspect of their life dull or boring, and give them a breath of fresh air.
Consider practical details – what does your documentary involve in terms of:
Time: I would like to have a lot of night time shots, which may clash with the school time we are offered to film with.
Research: I may need to research the income of musicians, and other aspects of their lifestyle, like working a day job in conjunction with music.
Personnel: Will need someone to drive crew to the city, sound person, camera person, and interview respondents
Locations: City mainly, gigs at bars and small venues (such as the open mic night at the Wade Hotel in Silverdale)
Equipment: A good quality camera to capture the night scenes well, tripod and any stabilizing equipment, a mic for interviews and performances, car.
Releases: Permission to film all the interviewed people, performing people, permission to film in bar and at gigs.
Graphics and Special Effects Using Adobe After Effects I could add colour enhancing (using curves) to bring out particular visuals. Other than a general visual enhancment, the documentary will remain fairly basic regarding effects.
What problems might you encounter and how might you solve them?
To not be able to get the required releases (listed above), or permission to film at all. Bad sound could ruin certain parts. The people I plan to interview may have no profound opinion. I personally do not have immediate access to equipment, so I will need to borrow equipment. I also do not have a full license, and will need to find someone to drive passengers.
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