Tuesday 9 November 2010

Formal proposal

Topic

The Topic we have choosen for our documentary is hair, we have choosen this because of the broadness of the question there are a variety of different people who we can talk to about either their hairstyles or others hairstyles.
For an example we are going to talk to barbers, hairdressers, ethinc hairdresssers and high end or low end hairdressers.
Style of Documentary

We have also chosen to make out explository documentary, were we will have a 'voice-of-god' narration which addresses the viewer and is anchored by the images we will use in out documentary.
We chose to do this type of documentary because the voice-of-god narration will directly address the audience, which we make the audience feel part of the discussion, also if we choose a male voice over it will add authority to the documentary.
Type of Documentary

We are making a documentary on hair, which is immediately associated with the outside image, which also links to fashion therefore this is the style of documentary.
Channel and scheduling


Through our own research on scheduling we have realised that documentaries are usually seen, in the evening.
I believe this is done because documnetaries are aimed at adults and teenages, therefore documentaries must be scheduled for this time because they are home from work and school so they can focus on the programme.
Also following the audience research, the people who have answered our questionnaire have also realised were documentaries would be placed in the scheduling.
Also following the audience research, most of the people who we asked said that they would usually see documentaries on either channel four or BBC 2, this is also true looking at my scheduling research.
Target Audience

The style and type of my documentary will appeal mostly to women, this is because the documentary is about hair. However more and more men and becoming more interested in there appearance, this is evident from the audience research.
This documentary could appeal to hairdressers and barbers therefore some men could also be attracted to this documentary.
The target audience age rage for the documentary would be 15-40 years this is because it is a broad audience.
Primary Research

In order to create our documentary on hair we will have to conduct varies pieces of research, we will need both primary and secondary research.
The primary research we have conducted and will conduct are the questionnaire and the interviews we will do in the filming of the documentary.
The questionnaire has given us ideas of what the audience will want to see in a documentary, how important hair is to them, weather or not they follow hair fashion.
This has helped us with ideas of how to appeal to people who dont often watch documentaries and how we can adapt the interest in hair to this.
The interviews which we will film can also appeal to this audience who filled in the questionnaire because they can give these people advice on hair and could make these people more interested in hair fashion.
Secondary Research

The secondary research which we have conducted is a timeline of hairstyles throughout the decades, this will appeal to older audiences this is why our target audience is broad.
This will appeal to the older audience because some hairstyles which will be in this documentary, they could have had that hairstyle or sould have bin jealous of that hairstyle.
We have done this for both men and women so try and appeal to the male audience. Also we have research hair facts these could be used as graphics in the middle of the screen.
Also so we are appeal to a wide range of hair types we have research ethnic hairstyles, this is because other hair types need different hairdressers and treatments.

Running order

Thursday, 7 October 2010Running Order
Channel: Channel 4
Scheduling: Thursday 25th November 9:30- 10:00pm
Duration: 27 minutes (including advert)

• Establishing the plot of the documentary- summary -30 secs
Grabs the audience’s attention and makes them watch more
• Opening titles - 20 secs
• Tracking shot of people sitting in a line with their heads down
So we can see all their hair, when it gets to the end they swish
Their hair. - 30 secs
• Interview with three people about why they their hair. -1 minute 30
• Interview with high end hairdressers about how they like to
Make peoples hair different and nice. - 2minutes
• Montage of woman’s hairstyles through the decades - 30 secs
• Interview with older woman who have had these hairstyles - 1 minute
• Archive material of different celebrities performing or being
Filmed by paparazzi in the 70’s, 80’s….. - 1 minutes 30
• Archive footage of these hair styles being done- - 30 secs
• Vox pops of people in Liverpool who have crazy hair - 2 minutes
• Close up of someone’s hair pan out and they shake their hair - 20 secs

ADVERT BREAK

• Close up of a hair style, then pan around the head with the title
Superimposed - 20 secs
• Different hair styles from the past and present being shown with
A voice over talking about how things have changed in the hair
industry. – 1 minute
• Interview with a Barbour about his job, and then footage of him
Doing a persons hair. - 1 minute 30
• Interview with a person who hairdressers old people, then with
A montage of elderly peoples hair, with a voice over. - 2 minute 30
• Interview with all three hairdressing experts about the
Cosmetics which they use on different hair and voicing their
Opinions on one and other are choices. - 1 minute 30
• Montage of different things that are used on hair, with a
Voiceover describing the products. -30 secs
• Interview with a elderly person after getting there hair done - 1minute 30
• Archive footage of elderly people getting there hair done - 30 secs
• Interview with a man and a woman who have had their hair
Done in a top salon. Asking why they go their and what they
Prefer about it. – 2 minutes
• Interview with a top stylist from the 80’s with archive footage - 2 minutes 30
• Archive material of hair models, modelling different styles from
The past 40 years. – 1 mitute 30
• Ending credits - 1 minute

Monday 8 November 2010

Interview Questions

High end hairdresser- voodou
1. What interested you in being a hairdresser?
2. How long have you been qualified to be a hairdresser?
3. Do you enjoy being a hairdresser?
4. What makes your job so enjoyable?
5. What is the most dramatic hair style you have done?
6. How often do you get your hair done?
7. Do you feel a pressure to have your hair perfect because you are a hairdresser?
8. Weekly how many clients do you have?
9. What is the most common hair colour you are asked for ?
10. Have you ever had anyone not happy with their hair cut or colour?
11. How did you respond?
12. Is your hair important to you? how would you feel if you didn't have any?

Sarah J's hairdressers
1. How many clients do you normally see in your salon?
2. How much do you normally charge for a cut and colour?
3. What is the most popular haircut/Style?
4. Do you sell products in your salon?
5. What is the best seller?
6. What made you get into hairdressing?
7. Hairdressers always come top in a survey for people who enjoy their jobs the most. do you enjoy your job?
8. Who cuts and styles your hair?
9. How long have you been a hairdresser?
10. Is your hair important to you? how would you feel if you didn't have any?

Trichologist
1. Why did you decide to become a trichologist?
2. How long did it take to train to be a trichologist?
3. When did you become qualified?
4. What do you enjoy about your job?
5. How many people do you see a week?
6. What is the oldest and youngest people you have seen?
7. What is the average age of the people you see?
8. On average how much do people spend on this treatment?
9. Do you take extra care of your own hair because of your profession?
10. How are people referred to you?
11. Is your hair important to you? how would you feel if you didn't have any?
Barbers Questions
1. What made you want to become a barber?
2. What made you choose to become a male hairdresser rather than a female hairdresser?
3. How many clients do you see a wek?
4. What is the most popular hair cut you do?
5. How long did it take you to become a qualified barber?
6. Do you enjoy your job?
7. What makes your job enjoyable?
8. What is the age range for your clients?
9. How often do you get your hair cut?
10. How important is your hair to you?
11. How would you feel if you didny have any hair?
Trainee Hairdresser
1. When did you begin your training?
2. How long did you have left of your training?
3. Have you ever done a dramatic hairstyle?
4. What are you already qualified to do?
5. What made you want to get into hairdressing?
6. Do you feel you need to have to have nice hair because your a hairdresser?
7. How often do you get your hair done?
8. Have you ever had a disaster when doing somones hair?
9. Whos hairstyles do you envy?
10. How important is your hair to you?
11. How would you feel if you didnt have any hair?