Pre production techniques

Time/schedule:
I will be filming my documentary during the lesson during Tuesday(1st December) but also during my free at school during the week. I will also be filming outside on Friday(4th December) because I will have time to film and I will be able to get time to interview people and have things I want people to say within the documentary. I will also be filming next Monday during my lesson and at lunch time. Another time which I will be filming is during lunch time and during lesson on 11th December. This because i have a lesson and i will be getting shots with my friends and they are free at that time. Also I will be filming in January to get all of my other filming done.

Budget:
There is no budget for the film but I will be borrowing the camera and tripod to film my documentary from the college. Also I will be using my own camera to film parts of my documentary.

Health and Safety:
Health and Safety is important because we don't want anyone to get hurt on set but also it is required to follow the heath and safety act so you need to meet the requirements and be careful of what is around you so no one gets hurt. A few things which we will need to be careful from where we are filming is:

Slippery floor- You might fall over because it is wet and you need to be careful with your surroundings.

Chairs/Tables- I will be filming parts in a classroom so there will be table and chairs so you will need to be careful of them in case you trip over or bump into them.

Balcony- I will be filming on the balcony so you need to be careful you don't go over the edge of the barrier because you don't want to drop down there or drop anything over the edge.

Location:
The locations where I will be filming for my documentary are all located around the college which is where I will be able to film. Parts of the documentary where I will be in, I will be filming at home where it is the easiest for me. The locations where I will be filming around the college are:

• Classroom
• Balcony
• Atrium 

Copyright
For copyright I will be try preventing copyright with the music otherwise i wont be able to use it. If you find music which has copyright you will have to find a different version of it. You need to make sure that you are able to use it and it isn't copyrighted otherwise you will need to find something else or another song which will fit well with the documentary. It is important to follow the copyright law and if you don't your video will be taken down from YouTube.

Regulations
The regulations which you need to follow are the health and safety, data protection and the copyright act. These are important to follow because with the health and safety you need to make sure that everyone is safe and that there aren't any hazards with the location that you are filming at. For the data protection act you need to make sure that everyone data is safe because there could be some personal data from someone.

Key Assignment

Title of project: Social Action and Community Media Documentary

Summary of your film: My film documentary is about bullying and the different types of ways there are and how it can effect people. My documentary will be based more on social media such as twitter, instagram and snapchat. There will be some interviews from teenagers because this is who my documentary is targeted to and they are the most on social media. Also to make people aware of the issue and how people are able to help to make it stop or prevent it as much as possible. I want to make a change so the film will be informing and easy to understand. The length of my film is going to be 10 to 15 minutes long because it isn't too short and i believe it will be a good length to get all the information out.

Completion date: The filming of the documentary must be finished by 18/12/15 and we will be delivering the project on 8/1/16. I don't have any specific dates with location for filming the project but i will be filming within the school during monday-tuesday when i am able to get some filming which would be interviews. For my location I won't be needing permission to be filming there. I don't have a production team but I will be filming but also interviewing people so I might be on camera. There isn't any key people at the moment but I will be getting students from the college and get their different perspective on this. There isn't any objects which I want within my documentary but the objective of my film is to make people more aware of the issue and ways they are able to help to prevent it.

Key messages: To create an impact and raise awareness of a particular issue in the local area. There will be stories from people and how it has impacted people emotionally and physically. The point which I want to communicate is that it hurts people and that people shouldn't be doing it to others even if they are going through a hard time themselves. I intend to use my film for educational but also for brand awareness because people need to be more aware and they might not know much about it except the basics.

Target audience: 15+ because it has effected them the most but also more teenagers needs to be aware of it and that it shouldn't happen and they shouldn't do it to others.

Music: I am not sure what music I will use for part of my film but at the beginning I want music which is sad and inspirational which will be able to connect to the audience. The song will be clear from copyright.

Archive: My documentary will have about twitter and snapchat because it will be related to my documentary and also they will help and i am able to find evidence from them both and also people will have stories which there has been bullying.