Assignment 12 (ii) planning for documentary draft two

Assignment 12 (ii) –
Planning for Documentary
Kaya Sumbland

Gledis Dedaj

Rahel Fasil

Joanne Aroda

Structure For Whole Series
Episode: Introduction: Beginning: Middle: End:
(First 2 Mins) (15 Mins) (15 Mins) (15 Mins)
• Presenter talking about the - History of the Web: The - Statistics on the growing - Introduction to what
whole documentary, the World Wide Web is a global number of people logging onto algorithms are and
purpose - how social media communication tool social networking sites like how they work.
‘Social is controlling what invented by Tim Berners-Lee Facebook day by day.
Media’ – information we receive, in in 1989. His initial proposal - How this has increased over - When algorithms were
Facebook, YouTube, of the internet was rejected the years and why? became popular in
The Google, Twitter. but later persevered. social networking
Hegemonic - The different types of social sites.
• Montage footage of people - How it has evolved: we can networking sites and which
Puppeteer interacting with different do more with the web now, ones are the most popular and - How algorithms are
forms of media – people on we can share photos; why they appeal so much to used within social
their iPads, iPhones, videos; interests and such a mass audience. networking sites.
Blackberry’s, Laptops etc. thoughts. There are
currently a lot more users, - Reasons why social media and - Why algorithms
• E.g. internet, phones, TV… over a billion. social networking sites make promote a hegemonic
Including establishing shot for the perfect tool used to form of social media
of internet cafes (high - The way we communicate control certain ideologies or and how they are used
angles, low angles), a has been revolutionised. products within society. (Their to subtlety control
bedroom (with tech), train The main communication popularity aids their ability to individuals within
station (people on phones) method was email before, reach a wide range of people.) society and control
with close up of Wi-Fi but now we can have video what we see or don't
connecting. conferences and send audio - For example some marketers see.
messages. use certain social networking
• Show case study of the boy sites or social media to
who killed his mum - Interviews with older promote their products by
mimicking the soap generation on their creating 'Pages' for people to
‘Coronation Street’, with experiences of how the Web like on Facebook.
archival footage of news has progressed.
broadcast. - On most website pages a
'share' or 'like' button will
appear.

- The different types of - This part will be about how - To argue the first 15 minutes - Following this will
social Media platforms. the audience are fighting back and explore how we think we explore the use of
Facebook, Twitter and with the ability to generate are being given various choices, technological
‘Social Instagram are their own information, doing however these choices are convergences, how it
Media’ – communication and this we will show montage provided by higher powers who promotes and allows the
sharing platforms. footage of people editing determine your search results. constant landscape of
Fighting - The way that they use Wikipedia's, scrolling though - E.g. ‘Online Dating’ : Your media to develop – the
back algorithms to cater to and posting on their blog and match is determined for you. ways we are very vocal
the individual varies. posting social news stories - So we will show someone filling and influential by
Facebook ensures that - We will outline the statistics in online dating application ourselves in technology,
your newsfeed is catered of the amount of people on form, using a public interview, but presenting a
to your taste and what blogs, and the many different empathising with how they feel conclusion to weather
you want to see is there types of blogs – highlighting about this opportunity social media is
and easily accessible. the minority groups within - However, then we will have an hegemonic or
Google search results are society being able to express expert explaining what they do democratic
also catered to what themselves repeated with with their online form and how - Do this by showing how
they believe you are social news – showing footage they chose their ideal partner, the use of iPads have
interested in. They know of people ‘dig’ and ‘bury’ of who they are blocking out and developed – e.g the apps
your interests from your Digg why and how ‘genius’ on the
previous Google search. - We will go into detail, showing - We will have statistics on the iPad suggest and imply
- How society is fighting how blogs are not consorted, success rates of those they what we should
against a hegemonic showing the extent of what choose – and those who find download
media platform. Through you can post, and why that love with people different to - Though ending with a
blogs and Youtube should be able to happen themselves conclusion that we are
channels created by though public interview, and always revolutionising
ordinary people posting blog users interviews and and are becoming more
their own views to a expert interviews as to why democratic
large audience. nothing is censored

- How and if we are - Films : Used to install - How stereotypes - The news and how people
influenced by the certain ideologies within have become have no control over what
things we watch society or promote these hegemonic through is shown. It is seen as a
‘Film & through films and TV ideologies through someone's dictation reliable source of
Television’ (Listing some examples of our culture of script. information especially in
examples, Star Wars in relation to others and government and
Trilogy, The Batman what they see - This is liked to the terrorism case studies as
Trilogy) propaganda used in they have no other
- Examples of specific films WW1 and WW2 to sources to gain
- How ideologies have that have influence the promote the Nazi information from.
been integrated into world the most alongside Regime.
our daily watching's with statistics. - What is shown on the
(News, soaps, Dramas) (Clockwork Orange, news is specifically
Triumph Of The Will, War chosen for a certain
Of The Worlds) representation.
Particularly in The London
Riots when the news
mainly showed footage of
youths rioting when
statistics show that the
majority of looters were
adults. Youths have a
stereotypically negative
image now

Choice of Episode

The episode we will focus on is…

We chose this episode because…

• It was intriguing of all our subtopics
• It has a lot of evidence of a great revolution
• It would be easiest to get footage for
• It is the most current and ‘in’ topic in the 21st century
• It’s the most progressive form of media

Structure for Episode
Episode Introduction Introduction Beginning Middle End
(1st 2 min) (1 min) ‘Revolution of The Web’ ‘Social Networking ‘Algorithms’
Sites’
• Presenter talking about • Presenter • First subtopic is the • We will show the ways
the whole documentary, introducing the Revolution of the Web. sites such as social • Then
the purpose - how social episode on social This will show a picture networking really do introduce
media is controlling what networking animation where why a control your use on the algorithms
information we receive, (Facebook, timeline will be used to go website and how they
in Facebook, YouTube, YouTube and though the different times • We will compare the are a tool
Google, Twitter. Twitter) including and revolutions within the ways Facebook used to subtly
Social • Montage footage of
people interacting with
statistics on how
much people use
web, across web 1.0, 2.0
and 3.0
,Twitter, Vimeo,
YouTube etc. influence
control
society.
Media- different forms of media
– people on their iPads,
it
• Show supporting
• Web 1.0 includes the
sociological theory on
and manipulate what
you see, what your • We will have
The iPhones, Blackberry’s, footage of ‘upsurge’ & visuals of info exposed to and the expert
Laptops etc. YouTube (Clips of coming in, but none accessibility to all interviews
Hegemonic • E.g. internet, phones, YouTube Celebs coming out things (technicians)
Puppeteer TV… increasing • Web 2.0 includes statistics • Show examples of how and public
Including establishing viewers), Google, of YouTube success and 3 they are applied. E.g. ones at
shot of internet cafes Facebook, with public quoted material on Rahel’s Facebook liking Trafalgar
(high angles, low angles), voiceover of their excitement of web pages and its affect on square.
a bedroom (with tech), statistics on 2.0, the contrast to before her news feed, and the
train station (people on dominant pages, and now pressure to conform to • Show
phones) with close up of and their • Web 3.0 exploring the popular Facebook examples of
Wi-Fi connecting. influence of new omnipresence of it, trends how we
• Show case study of the people with more where it will be anywhere, • Public interviews and receive
boy who killed his mum statistics showing animation of statistics to people different
mimicking the soap algorithm bubbles and feeling pressured to search
‘Coronation Street’, with Google searches contrast conform and numbers results.
archival footage of news how they are different of how much people
broadcast. have ‘changed’ since
using Facebook

Structure for 5 minute Documentary
2 Minute Introduction (Series)
15 secs: Various establishing shots of media related locations or buildings.
For example Internet cafes or the BBC studio.
Then a shot of people walking Trafalgar Square walking in fast motion with a
Voice Over of statistics on how much people are affected by the media, and how much people are constantly bombarded
by things in the media.

15 secs: Close-up of an iPhone - how technological convergence has made it easier for us to socialise
through the Internet. Shot of the television showing a hash-tag on a programme so viewers can express and share their
views. (Democratic)

15 secs: The presenter talks to the camera about the view that the media landscape has become hegemonic over the years due to
the strong influence it has over society. People read similar things on a day to day basis which ultimately has an affect on
the way they think.

15 secs: List of all the different forms of media and how they are used to promote certain ideologies within society.
For example newspapers - People are influence by the articles they read. Higher powers control what is written within the
articles, thus they are able to shape our thoughts and opinions.

15 secs: How people are influenced by the things that they see on television or films.
Films are used to emphasis certain ideologies. This is a hegemonic form of control. (This will be a VoiceOver combined
with montage footage of clips from films then clips of cases when people have re-enacted something from a film.)

15 secs: Show case study of the boy who killed his mum mimicking the soap ‘Coronation
Street’, with archival footage of news broadcast.

15 secs: Presenter discusses the two sides of the debate. (hegemonic or democratic)

15 secs: She asks 3 rhetorical questions, finishing on the documentary series title question, followed by an animation of the title.


1 Minute Introduction (Episode)

30 secs: Presenter inside Internet Café, gets up and walks out while talking about
different platforms of social media. (RAHEL SPLIT THIS INTO TWO ‘15 secs’!!)

15 secs: How Facebook also caters to the individual through their ‘News Feed’ –
recording the Mac screen ‘liking’ a Facebook page, comparing the news feed
before and after liking the page - With voice-over explaining the way Facebook
have altered what they will now see, and what they wont – also generating and
manipulating them to further like others similarly

15 secs: Statistics of how far people have become obsessed with social networking, for
example how much of our time is spend online, the population amount on
social networking, what parts of the world use social networking with
animation to visually support it, with presenter explaining how it makes it the
perfect tool to control people globally – catering to all their likes and giving
them the feeling of power, freedom and control.

Structure for minute Documentary
2 Minute (To Focus On First Subtopic Of Episode)
15 secs: Animation made with pictures fast forwarded of a time-line of how the internet has progressed – Web 1.0
including the ‘upsurge’ sociological theory show how it was hegemonic with information going out to the
world but non coming into the computer. There was no existence of democracy

15 secs: Presenter talks about examples – Social news, online dating, Wikipedia showing montage footage on the
basics of each, Social news to upload stories, online dating sighing up filling out form and Wikipedia
reading stories and how since the increase of activism there are sings of audience becoming participatory

15 secs: Animation moves to Web 2.0 where by there is in information going in and our, emphasising the revolution
by showing loads of people now getting involved with using the web. Montage footage of ‘YouTube’
celebrities (online videos) and a fast increase in views followed by subscribers. Alongside will be a
voiceover by presenter informing the Web 2.0 basics where people can comment, post and then become
part of someone elses posts – e.g the subscribers – be a part of what they do

15 secs: Public interview (Transition fade into interviews with public
(Then fade into transparent background) of public shoppers) quoted significant things they
say on Web 2.0 (texts fades on and off screen with voiceover of interviewers)

15 secs: (Straight cut, shot of presenter) Web 3.0 with explanation of it then cut to an
animation for feather explanation through the filter bubble with a ‘bubble’
animation to show them Example of two different people typing in the same
thing into Google and receiving different search results.

15 secs: Expert interview with IT Technicians on the future of Web 3.0 and algorithms, and if they will feather aid us
or control us (through what we see and hear) (Cuts between 2 interviews)

Last 10-20 Seconds (preview to after the break)
5 secs: Presenter Rounds off this episode and answers the raised questions

15 secs: Montage footage with voiceover of things that will be covered…Different media
platform, blogs, Online dating and how they first broke then norm but have
become the norm

Shot List – First Half

Time: Scene: Shot Description: Location: Characters: Props: Costume:

People walking around Establishing shot. Trafalgar The general N/A N/A
00:05 Trafalgar Square – Fast Square. public.
motion.

Statistics on screen with Long shot. Trafalgar The general N/A N/A
00:10 background image of Square. public.
people walking around
Trafalgar Square – Fast
motion.

People on using Long shot. Internet Café. The general N/A N/A
00:15 computers inside an public.
Internet Café.

N/A Close-up ‘Google’ N/A N/A iPhone. N/A
00:20 homepage.



N/A Close-up of TV Living room. N/A TV N/A
00:25 screen.

Presenter inside Internet Mid shot. Internet Café. Presenter. N/A Formal top and
00:40 Café walking out. skirt with a coat.

Presenter walking out of Long shot Internet Café / Presenter. N/A Formal top and
01:45 the Internet Café. Street. skirt with a coat.



Presenter standing Mid shot. Internet Café. Presenter. N/A Formal top and
01:45 outside Internet Café skirt with a coat.
talking to the camera.

Clip from News Report. Close-up of Screen. N/A N/A Television. N/A
01:47

Archival footage of news Close-up of Screen. N/A N/A Television. N/A
01:50 report.

Presenter standing in the Mid shot. Central London. Presenter. N/A Formal top and
01:55 street talking to the skirt with a coat.
camera.



List of what is Close-up. N/A Voice-over of N/A N/A
01:58 democratic and what is Presenter.
hegemonic about the
media landscape.

Presenter inside Internet Mid shot. Internet Café. Presenter. N/A Formal top and
02:05 café talking to the skirt with a coat.
camera while walking.

Presenter walking out of Long shot. Internet Café. Presenter. N/A Formal top and
02:10 the internet Café. skirt with a coat.



Facebook user page. Close-up. N/A N/A Computer. N/A
02:15

Animation of statistics N/A N/A N/A Computer. N/A
02:10 on Facebook users.

Animation of titles – Close-up. N/A N/A Computer. N/A
02:15- How the internet is the
perfect tool for control.
30

Shotlist
Shot Art dept
Time Scene Location Characters Costume
Description /Props
‘Liking’ a page on Screen Recording Media Presenter • Mac N/A
15 Facebook, showing from the Mac using Room - voiceover
secs how it affects your Quick Time Mac describing the
feed, and information effects and
given on FB what its doing
The presenter is Mid shot Living Presenter • N/A • Brown/beige
5 flowing talking on the space coat
secs statistics from the internet • Skirt
public cafe • Converse
• cardigan

Statistics are written on Statistics are Media Presenter • Mac N/A
10 the screen on written in Facebook Room - Voiceover
secs hegemony and comment boxes, Mac
democracy uploaded on blogs…
An animation starting Close up of Media • Presenter • Picture • Clear beige
15 from Web 1.0 , with drawings being Room voiceover s nail varnish
secs sociological theory – moved around in
including visuals it and fast motion to show • Hand
information coming out it visually model -
of a computer and Gledis
none going in

Shotlist
Shot Art dept
Description /Props
Examples of upsurge in Screen Recording Media Presenter • Mac N/A
5 the 90’s from the Mac using Room - voiceover
secs showing picking boxes Quick Time Mac
for online dating sight
Followed showing Screen Recording Living Presenter • Mac N/A
5 someone clicking to from the Mac using space voiceover
secs edit on Wikipedia Quick Time internet
cafe
Lastly writing or Screen Recording Media Presenter • Mac N/A
5 publishing story on from the Mac using Room - Voiceover
secs social news sites Quick Time Mac

Close up of Media • Presenter • Picture • Clear beige
5 Timeline animation drawings being Room voiceover s nail varnish
secs moves to Web 2.0 moved around in
fast motion to show • Hand
it visually model -
Gledis
An edited video of Screen Recording Media • Presenter • Mac N/A
10 YouTube subscriber's from Mac using Room Voiceover
secs and views increasing Quick Time
and many video’s
coming on the screen

Shotlist
Shot Art dept
Description /Props
Public shot significant Two shot with Trafalgar Public N/A • Brown/beige
4 ‘quote’ from interview public and square coat
secs on Web 2.0 presenter Presenter • Skirt
• Converse
• cardigan
Public shot significant Close up of the Trafalgar Pubic N/A N/A
6 ‘quote’ from interview public square
secs on Web 2.0

Public shot significant Mid shot of the Trafalgar Public N/A N/A
5 ‘quote’ from interview public square
secs on Web 2.0

An animation Close up of Media • Presenter • Picture • Clear beige
2 introducing and drawings being Room voiceover s nail varnish
secs followed from Web 2.0 moved around in
– to Web 3.0 fast motion to show • Hand
it visually model -
Gledis
Presenter is explaining Full body shot Living • Presenter • N/A • Brown/beige
3 to the audience what a Space coat
secs filter bubble is • Skirt
• Converse
• cardigan

Shotlist
Shot Art dept
Description /Props
Information coming out Screen shot Media Presenter Mac • N/A
3 of a bubble surrounded Room voiceover
secs by many others

Two Google searches Split screen of Media Presenter Mac N/A
7 presenting two screen recording Room voiceover
secs different search results using QuickTime

Expert interview on Mid shot with name Convent Professional • Paper N/A
15 web 3.0 and algorithms and profession in technician • Desk
secs left corner • computer

how audience are Screen recording Media • Presenter • Mac N/a
5 fighting back on blogs , using QuickTime Room voiceover
secs wiki’s and social news

Clip of voting on a Screen recording Media • Presenter • Mac N/A
5 social news site using QuickTime Room voiceover
secs
Presenter carry’s on Long shot – walking Living • Presenter • N/A • Brown/be
5 explaining how into a mid shot Space ige coat
secs audience fight back • Skirt
• Converse
• cardigan

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