1. Assignment 13:
Music, Locations, Social Actors
Chelsea Fashole-Luke

2. What Are They?
Music Locations Social Actors
What background music
shall be used?
Where will you film? - Documentaries don’t
have actors – they have
social actors.
- Presenters
- Public interviews
- Expert interviews

3. Music
Links Extension
Initial Research
Music for
introduction
(montage)
Music for 1 minute (optional)
Music for 2 minute
development

4. Locations – initial ideas
(mind map)

5. Locations
Where will you film
presenter?
Where will you film public
interviews?
Where will you film expert
interviews?
• High streets
• School hallways
• Shopping centres
• Streets
• Outside shops
• School playgrounds
• universities
• Offices
• Classrooms
• Shops

6. Locations
Locations for 2 minute montage intro Locations for 2 minute development

7. Social Actors – Presenter Research
Inspirational presenters What do you like about
them?
Pictures of them
Name: Nev & Max
Previous documentary:
- Catfish: The Movie
- Catfish: the TV show
• Non-formal, meaning
they do not bore the
audience.
• Engaged in the case
studies.
• They have fun but are
serious when they need
to be.

8. Social Actors – Your Presenter
Presenter information Why this person Pictures of them
Name: Chelsea
Age: 17
Gender: female
Availability: available
• Available for filming at
all times
• Reliable
• On time

9. Social Actors – Public Interviews
Research
Type of people to interview Why this/these particular
people?
Pictures of those type of
people
Students It would be interesting to know the
views of people at which this
documentary is aimed at
Parents Many of them will have children at
the age where this is a very
important topic in their lives and
so will be going through this with
their children.
School drop-outs Getting views from people who
didn’t complete school or go to
university will also be essential for
a debate on whether degrees and
qualifications are needed to be
successful later in life.

10. Social Actors – Public Interview
locations
Type of people to interview Where will you find these
types of people?
How do you know? Why?
Students • Schools
• Universities
Students are most likely to
be found in schools
Parents • Homes
• School (after school
times)
• Streets
People who have parents
at home, parents who pick
up their children after
school and drop them off
in the mornings, people
going abut their daily lives.
School dropouts • Youth clubs
• Job centres
These people may be
looking for jobs or activities
to do to keep them
occupied and/or make
money

11. Social Actors – Public Interview
techniques

12. Social Actors – Expert Interviews
Research
Type of experts to interview Why this/these particular
experts?
Pictures of those type of
experts
Teachers It would be interesting to get an
opinion from experts who would
most likely be ‘for’ education.
Workers (both with and
without degrees)
This would be interesting for the ‘to
degree or not degree’ debate
Business owners All types of opinions and views are
needed for a successful debate and
getting interviews from people with
big businesses could be interesting.

13. Social Actors – Expert Interview
locations
Type of people to interview How/where will you find
these types of experts?
Potential locations to film
this expert
teachers schools classrooms
Workers shops shops
Business owners Offices/firms/shops etc. offices

14. Social Actors – Expert Interview
techniques

15. Social Actors – Health & Safety
Interviewing risks/responsibilities Interview precautions
Not wanting to be on camera Agree to not show their face on camera
Getting lost/interviewing alone Always interview in at least groups of
twos
Filming people under 16 Make sure to get written parental consent

16. Social Experts (extension)
Current expert interview evidence