FMP Documentary Log -19/04/10

This morning the group were told to get into their FMP groups and discuss the concepts and ideas of our documentary in preparation for the pitch on Tuesday 27th April. We came up with a few concepts on what our documentary is all about these are

• How Vintage fashion is affecting society today
• How Vintage fashion is growing
• People’s opinions on Vintage fashion
• The Costs and how it could affect high street shops
• How the industry affects people today

After this I decided I look up the rules and regulations of OFCOM and how we must follow it if we were a real production company making a documentary I also researched the copyright laws and what we would expect when following them. I thought it was good that we had this research as it would help us as we were producing the documentary following the rules you would need to follow if you were in the industry I also thought it was important to follow the rules for protecting under 18's as I feel our documentary would appeal to this age range as well as others.
In the afternoon session we carried on with preparation for the FMP pitch. We went through what we needed for the pitch for example we need a treatment and research to support our idea for a documentary. we learnt that the pitch should be a multimedia presentation and should include footage of documentaries that have a similar style and concept. I created a questionnaire for people fill out with the main question being what type of documentaries people are interested in and what styles make the documentary more appealing to watch. This will then help us decide on how we should film it with the help of researching other documentaries or programmes with the same style and approach. The questionnaire will also help us find out intended target audience.
So far as a group we have a vintage fair to attend in Cambridge where we will be getting footage of the fair in action and also getting the publics views on vintage and why they are attracted to it. I have also decided to go to the local Vintage shops in Birmingham and Kings Heath to ask on how they feel about the way vintage is affecting people and society today. I hope to try and not be biased about it so I could also ask in the more upmarket stores and ask how they feel about vintage clothing and if it affects them.