General Notes For The Project

General Ideas and Notes For the Project

Genre: Mockumentary

Media examples of mockumentary’s:

Big society - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geq4MHsoH4Y

Monty pythons - https://www.youtube.com/user/MontyPython

Hood documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=165R9OWugAk

Devvo - https://www.youtube.com/user/RealDevvo

Things to think about when making a film [Resources]:

Location, Cast, Script, Length, Equipment

Convention:

-          Comedy is a big aspect

-          Most start serious, and then show you something unexpected

-          Close ups are good for showing facial expressions

-          Music in background can help portray emotions.

-          Hand held camera

-          Binary opposition

Ideas [Mockumentary ideas]:

-          School / outside littering / not studding /

-          Religion such as Monty python’s life of Brian

-          Poverty, classes and status

-          Places such as the hood different people going to different places

Ideas for my film:

Litter issues around Chelmsford, someone litters idiot hero tries to sort it out, goes up to the guy and knocks him straight out, this would be filmed hand held to add effect. Another time could be where people are doing graffiti but the type of graffiti they are doing is for an artwork project and they have permission for it

After each scene it will cut back to him doing something peaceful and something not expected from a person like him for example it could be cooking or listening to peaceful music and sunbathing.  The the actor would talk for a bit at why he is right [idiot hero] when he hurts people for littering or doing wrong in public. By the use of this binary opposite it should create comedy.