Monday, March 31, 2014

Documentary Planning

IDEA 1 YUNYUN HAIRSTYLE
1- Create a Statement or Treatment
What the theme/ or question is?
The theme of our documentary is going to be on the main hair trend of 2014 that is actually fabricated because we want to comment on how the mass population goes after the trends without thinking. People would follow the trends as they want to be trendy and to fit in despite the fact that the trend may be ridiculous. 

What is your perspective of this theme?
Japanese Hip hop singer starts off the crazy triple bun hair trend that is spotted on every trendy teen.       

Background research, aesthetic content…

Looking into various hair trends.

2-Create a list of Priority Elements in the documentary
This should include opening, context of theme, interviews, supporting information, moment of culmination and ending.
-opening (state context: 2014, NYC, background about Yunyun)
-first spotted the hairstyle at a concert.
-supporting footage of people on the streets with the hairstyle.
-Interview at the studio.
-supporting information of street photography.
-interview with fashion expert. 

3- Make a list of video shots needed

This must include establishing shots, environmental background shots, close-ups, transition shots, visual textures, etc.
1. magazine spinning in. magazines dropping. zoom in a little slowly.
2. how the trend came about
3. actual footage of people on the streets.  establishing shot of the location -> zooming in to the people.
4. interviews. (famous person + people who followed the trend and bloggers.)
5. street photography
6. fake blog and interview photographer
what were other styles before and now 
fashion experts talking about it
Bloggers
photoshop into different locations
Diagrams of how to do it
youtube videos
demonstration of the hairstyle.

IDEA 2 HAUNTED STUYVESANT PARK 
1- Create a Statement or Treatment .
What the theme/ or question is?

The history behind Stuyvesant Residence Hall

What is your perspective of this theme?
Residents investigating haunting events that occurred at the dorm. 

What is your vision?
To give proof to the rumours that the dorm is actually haunted because it used to be a mental hospital. 


2-Create a list of Priority Elements in the documentary
This should include opening, context of theme, interviews, supporting information, moment of culmination and ending.

-start off with a rumour that stuy park was haunted because it used to be a mental hospital
-provide evidence that shows that stuy is haunted
-interviews and footage of residents (their experience at the dorm) 
-investigate the past and history of stuyvesant buildings
-interviews with hospital staff
(fake statistics, interviews from hospital staff saying how the nurses and doctors would disappear)
conclusion: mental hospital 

3- Make a list of video shots needed

This must include establishing shots, environmental background shots, close-ups, transition shots, visual textures, etc.
- establishing shot of the dorm from outside and from different parts inside. 
- narration by the 2 residents 
- interview other residents
- experiments
with the outlets, laundry room, hearing weird noises (recording sound)
- get a psychic
- Leaving the camera on for the night 
- hospital
-check maps, investigations, old pictures

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