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Analysis of Similar Products

Analysis of Similar DocumentariesThese documentary’s have all been similar the the documentary that I have decided to

make. All of which follow individuals or a group of people who are fighting in a war, are war survivors or were born and raised during a war and have now escaped. All of these documentaries have been created to allow the audience to see the different things that people have to go through, it allows the audience to feel sympathy for those who have had to escape from a country due to war.

All of these documentaries are similar to the documentary that I want to film because it uses interviews to allow the individuals to tell their story, I believe that this is a good way for the audience to get a firsthand story from an eye-witness.

Born and Raised in a Concentration Camp is a documentary which matched the way I wanted to film mine because it interviews a young man who is telling his story. He is unable to speak English and subtitles are used to translate, this a style that I would need to use.

Overview of my Documentary My documentary is all about a day in the life of two individuals during the war in

Kosovo.

Bukurije Lulaj&

Minir Gashi

• Presented through the use of interviews.• Achieve footage of scenes during the war.

• Facts of the amount of deaths during this war.• Names of the massacres that happened.

Structure of the DocumentaryIntroduction to documentary

Footage of news report of bombs going off – July

1998

Introduction to Bukurije Lulaj – Role she played

during the war

Introduction to Minir Gashi – Role he played during

the war

I say to both Minir and Bukurije : "Tell me about one day during the Kosovan War that to this day you remember"

Being telling their story of how they remember a day during the war.

Cutaway footage, to show scenes of what they are speaking about

Names of massacres that happened during the war and number of deaths

Aim of My Documentary• To inform individuals about the war in Kosovo

and the impact it had on the Kosovan people.• To allow the audience to get an insight on what

is like to survive a war.• To allow the audience to understand why some

people refugees came to be refugees.

Target AudiencePrimary Target Audience – 18 to 27 year olds

Reason: At this age I believe they should already know about some of the worlds

wars, however from my research I have been able to see that many people around this age group have no idea about the war at all, even

though Britain played a big role in it. This age group would find a lot more interest in this historical type of

documentary.

Secondary Target Audience – 28 to 40 year olds

Primary ResearchQuestions:

Did you know about the war in Kosovo? YES/NO. If so, where did you hear about it? ______________________Why do you think there are many Kosovan refugees in the UK?______________How many people do you think died during this war?______________Which countries was the war between?_____________Did Britain play a part in this war?_______________Did Kosovo win the war? YES/NO

All of the answers that I received from the 24 people that I handed the questionnaire out to allowed me to see that there is clear lack of knowledge on this topic area. • 16 out of the 24 said they didn’t even know

that there was a war

LocationsLocation Reasons

Park This scenery would represents freedom which would allow the audience to see

that the individuals are now free from war.

Library In this scene there will be a Kosovan flag which is relevant to the story, there will

also be many Kosovan books placed in the scene to set the scene.

Riverside This would represent peace and tranquility for the audience which reflects the individuals as being at peace. However the wind would represent their emotions

around the subject.

Channel and DistributionI think that my documentary would be best suited to BBC One because this is a channel that I am able to reach a large amount of my target audience. I think that my documentary would appeal to a lot of people due to the fact that there are not many documentaries out there that are very similar to mine.

75% of the UK's populations tune in to watch BBC One each week, this would mean that if my documentary was on this channel it would ensure that a huge amount of my target audience would see it. This way it could reach my primary and my secondary target audience.

BBC One's audience stated that this channel brings the nation together and presents them with programmes about cultural events and allows the nation to understand different cultures, this is why I believe my documentary would suit perfectly on this channel.

Commercial Viability

These are all of the costs that I believe I would need to ensure that the production of my documentary is funded properly. However I have been able to device different ways to ensure that I would not need to spend as much money. This could be things like hiring someone who would like to go into Directing to direct my film, this would mean that they are able to say that they have gained experience from this – It would also mean that I do not have to pay them or I may have to pay them a minimal amount of money.

Funding my DocumentaryI would need to figure out a way to fund my documentary. I believe that a good way for my receive funding for my short documentary would be to sign up to a website such as INDIEGOGO, this allows me to raise as much money as I need for this documentary.

However I could also use an organisation such as Frameline to help fund my documentary. They have different categories of funding, I would need to devise which category my documentary would fit into and apply for funding.

Legal Issues

Here are some of the issues I must consider when making this documentary and the what I could do to avoid this or to minimize the effect that it has on my work.

Ethical Issues

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