Documentary Planning

Storyboards

This is an image of the picture we created, to act as a guide line as to what we intend our interview faming would be like. This will help ensure that the footage we go out to film is usable when we later edit our footage.



















Above is an image of the the story board we created for our opening titles. The story board only shows one shot becuase we have decided to atempt to have our title spray painted on to a wall to anchor the theme of our documentary.

Running Order

Documentary: Write On?
Channel: C4
Scheduling: Wednesday 9-9.30PM
Duration: 24 minutes (including advert breaks)

Opening titles - 20 secs
Voice over introduces programme and poses question,

Whilst quick cuts (pans & zooms) of graffiti are on screen- 30 secs
Brief history of graffiti (voice over explains this) while still images
(early history) and actuality footage of graffiti (modern),

Ranging from Italy to modernised graffiti- 1 minute

Voice talks about public opinion on graffiti whilst vox pop is being
shown with establishing shots of Liverpool - 30 secs

Interview with cross cut interview between teacher and police man
with cutaways - 1 minute

Spinning shot around graffiti studio, cuts to Hoey interview,
cutaways are mainly him doing graffiti. (Possibly other interview - 1 minute

Voiceover talks about Banksy, while his work is on screen +
Actuality footage of ‘rat in Liverpool’ - 40 secs

Interview with Banksy, with cutaways - 2 minutes

Zooms and pans of graffiti in art museums, voiceover talks about acceptance
of Banksy in art community - 40 secs

Aerial shot from helicopter of London,
voiceover talks about the different places and art Banksy has done across
London - 30 secs

Interview with art critic about Banky’s work - 1 minute

Archive footage of the unveiling of the 1st solo graffiti art exhibition at
Birmingham’s Museum and Art Gallery by Temper.
Voiceover talks about Temper and his work - 1 minute

Slow zoom out a piece of graffiti while voiceover talks about the illegality - 30 secs

Interview with policeman about graffiti related arrests.
1 minute - 20 secs

ADVERTS BREAK
3 MINUTES

Interview with Leader of Liverpool city council, answering questions on how
graffiti could be brought into society legally - 30 secs

Voiceover talks about influence on graffiti on society, as camera pans along
Shelf in shop of rap music - 20 secs

Interview with graphic designer who has used graffiti on album covers,
with cutaways - 40 secs

Point of view shot of person pushing trolley through a shop;
voiceover discusses graffiti in fashion - 40 secs

Interview with head of fashion design at Echo Unlimited, with cutaways - 1 minute

Archive footage montage of various games, with people playing them,
screen shots of graffiti on games, voiceover talks about effects of graffiti on
game production - 40 secs

Interview with gamer, explaining how you graffiti on GTA San Andreas,
Mise en scene is chromakey of game footage behind him - 40 secs

Actuality footage of camera in a car, driving through a rough area with
graffiti on walls, voiceover talks about gang culture and effect on society - 30 secs

Interview with two members of a local gang cross cut with interview with an
old woman talking about graffiti - 1 minute

Quick cuts of archive material of graffiti magazines, books, studios, artists,
Etc. while voiceover talks about the growing fame of graffiti - 1 minute

Some examples of vox pop shown, cuts to zooms and pans of graffiti and
people looking at it as voiceover poses question again - 40 secs

Closing credits, as a montage of stills of graffiti fade in and out as titles roll - 20 secs

TOTAL RUNNING TIME
24 MINUTES



Formal Proposal

Title: Write On?
Topic: Is graffiti art or vandalism?
Type of Documentary: Mixed
Style of Documentary: Informing, informal, entertaining, opinions of interviewees comes through
Channel and Scheduling: Channel 4, Wednesday at 9PM.
Target Audience: Unisex ages 30+, mature audience to consider the topic

Primary Research Needed: Interview e.g.:
- Policeman
- Michael Hoey (graffiti artist)
- Local MP
- Art museum staff member
- Art teacher
- Psychologist

Locations e.g.:
- in front of graffiti wall
- Police station/office
- MP’s office or town hall
- Art museum (room without art work)
- Art classroom
- In psychologists office (with special chair in Mise-en-scene)
- Graffiti walls, Liverpool (vox pop), subway in Barcelona
- Mise-en-scene of interviews will be decided on location
- Liverpool museum (Egypt exhibition)

Secondary Research Needed: Archive Material:
- Graffiti magazine
- Graffiti websites
- Banksy artwork (printed)
- Youtube footage
- Audio discussions
- Surveys/facts and figures on graffiti
- Books on graffiti
- Music: choral soundtrack
- Egyptian hieroglyphics research
- Xbox games

Narrative Structure: Non-linear, open, circular, single strand

Outline of Content:
Titles – Relate to topic
- Interviews
- with cutaways of graffiti
- Voiceover tells the narrative and links interviews together
- Main theme of questions will be is graffiti art or vandalism?
- Vox pop of people in Liverpool
- History of graffiti included

Resource Requirements
- Video camera, digital camera, tripod, computer with Adobe Premiere and audition, Internet access