Wednesday 14 December 2011

Documentary Outline

Introduction- opening scene features archive footage of time lapses and images acquired from the web used in conjunction with voiceover statistics on air travel and flight safety statistics, we will being using royalty free music acquired from an online web browser, layered over the top we will being using a voiceover to augment the use of statsitics.The shot types in this sequence will vary according to the footage selected and additional mp3 files will be added such as jet engines and take off sounds.  
   Members of the public-interviews with members of the public asking for their opinions on flying, how often they fly, what makes them feel safe, what they like and dislike about flying, who do they prefer to fly with ect,how do they calm themselves before a flight ect.
Air hostess-Two shot interview with both the hostess and Zac answering general queries and in what ways they are able to accommodate nervous/anxious flyers, how common it is and additional questions such as airline safety policy. Concluded with an external interview with Zac asking what it is he has has learnt and if he now feels more comfortable.    
RAF medic/pilot-professional opinion and interviews on phobia of lfying general questions filmed as two separate interviews one solo close and the other as a two shot with Zac.Closing interview asking what the pilot believes his chances are of getting on a small private flight.
Herbalist-natural remedies for anxiety and nerves traditional cures again filmed in a two shot Zac and Shop assistant/Sales manager possible solo interview with Assistant. Purchase store products for consumption on the day of flight. Aftereffect interview with Zac filmed in close up but predominately as a tracking shot following reactions of Zac. 
Massages therapist-Zac receives a massage from a massage therapist which is filmed as a mid-shot during which the therapist narrates what they are doing in order to relieve the tension and anxiety in Zacs body and how this can help when it comes to boarding a plane aswell as techniques he can use at home to help him relax.  
 GP-medical opinions and recommendations filmed in identical format to previous interviews.
Doctor-medical opinions and recommendations filmed in identical format to previous interviews. 
Night before-Solo interview close up Zac find out how he’s feeling how he’s applying what he’s learnt in order to conquer his fear and board the plane the plane in the morning cut to archieve footage of sunset. 
Pre-flight-Filmed primarily handheld in order to give the footage the greatest aspect of realism capturing Zacs movements and feelings as they happen no prior planning filming events as they unfold minimal editing to be used so as to preserve footages accuracy.
On board footage(TBC)-Possible shoulder mounted camera to be placed on Zac to film his in flight experience this depends on whether or not permission is given by the pilot to allow filming on his plane if this is the case there will be a closing interview from Zac as he exits the plane followed by pan shot as he walks away.

Friday 9 December 2011

Budget Sheet

Proposal Form

Topic
Studying the phobia of flying.
Important questions that need an answer (three or more)
·         Why do people have the phobia?
·         How can the phobia be cured?
·         What is the phobia?
·         Who are the most common people to have this fear?
·         Where is this phobia the most common?
Three talking heads (who I will interview formally)
  • Zac ( participator, has the phobia, will be trying to conquer the phobia)
  • Air hostess
  • General practitioner
  • Nurse
Voice-over narration (what I will say about the topic through a narrator)
  • Statistics
  • Facts
  • Theory’s
  • What we are actually going to do.
On-location footage (what I will show while narrating)
·         What is going on in airport- time laps
·         Zac in the airport
·         Interviews
The Twist(something cool to impress audience)

How I plan to “get it done”.

·        Filming of airport. ( different sections)
·        Interviews (Zac, pilot, Air hostess, GP, Nurse, Herbal therapist, masseuse,   someone else with the same phobia.)
·        Get Zac in a plane
·        Alternate ending ( Plane going up )

Crew List

The crew itself shall consist of:
Zac - Presenter
Sophie - Editor
Hayley - Researcher
Ryan -  Director, Cameraman
However we will be conducting interviews with multiple people throughout the course of the documentary for various opinions and aspects on aviaphobia. We will interview an air hostess, RAF medic, herbalist, massagist, therapist, GP, doctor, members of the public (both with and without the fear of flying). We hope to get their expert advice, opinions and theoretical solutions to aviaphobia.

Friday 2 December 2011

Aviaphobia Moodboard

List of Phobias

http://10-most-common-phobias.com/common-phobias-home/10-most-common-phobias This site contains a list of the top 10 most common phobias in the world.

http://phobialist.com/ This website contains thousands of various phobias, it is a very useful site to both learn and research many different phobias
Here are some from just the A list.

Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.

Friday 25 November 2011

LO1: Understanding pre-production

The production: We are going to work together to do a documentary on the fear of flying (aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia or pteromerhanophobia). We intend to do this with by filming Zac's reactions, actions and his comments. We will put voiceover with statistics and soundtrack. We have chosen to do a documentary for this project as we collaberate well in researching, presenting and recording.

The finance - The only use for financial issues we will have is the cost for travelling to and from locations (Heathrow airport) for our on-location recording.

Time - We will manage our time effectively, we will split up the tasks between the four of us to run the project efficiently. The most time consuming part of the production is most likely to be the on-location recording for our footage of the airport.

Personnel - The group for the project includes myself, Zac, Sophie and Hayley. We decided to work together from previous projects where we have collaberated well to achieve the task at hand.

Facilities - An editing suite to use CS5 and Cubase,

Materials - two cameras, two tripods, dolly (possibly), harness (possibly), H2 ZOOM,

Contributors - Contributing to this documentary we will be interviewing different professionals for their views and opinions on aerophobia.

Locations - Heathrow airport will be used for our on-location recording, we will film a time lapse of the airport and record Zac's dialogue. We will visit a hospital so that we can consult a doctor and get their views on this phobia and how it can be subsided. We will also visit a herbalist, pharmacist, massagist and a therapist in search of different views to get both medical and natural remedies for axiety, stress and tension that comes with to aerophobia.

Codes and regulations we'll need to follow -
Voicover: The voiceover will usually be authorative in some way, encouraging the audeince to think that they either have some kind of specialist knowledge or, as in the case of people like Micahel Moore and Nick Broomfield: 'the right' opinions that people should pay attention to.
Footage: Documentaries are essentialy seen as 'non-fiction' although there are debates around this. However a convention of ducumentaries is that all events are presented to us are to be seen as 'real' by the audeince. Documentaires often go to great lengths to convince us that the footage is real and unaltered in anyway, although editing and voiceover can affect the 'reality' we, as the audience, see.
Interviews with experts: Used to authenticate the views expressed in the documentary. Sometimes, they will disagree with the message of the documentary, although the film maker will usualy disprove