FORMAL PROPOSAL

topic - social networking sites

type of documentary: mixed

style of documentary: informative yet informal

channel and scheduling: BBC1 9pm Wednesday

target audience: adults (mainly parents) 30+

Primary research needed: interview with IT expert, interview with IT technicians , parent, young students

secondary research: newspaper articles, web pages

narrative structure: Open, non-linear, single strand - open so audience can have their own opinion

Outline of content:

Interviews with: Jules (head of IT in Weatherhead) in her office
Teacher in their office
Parents at home on their couch
A student in the corridor in their school uniform

Archive material: Newspaper article of girl who committed suicide over Facebook bullying
Article from The Guardian about teachers who have been cyber-bullied
MySpace Music pages
Facebook pages of celebrities‘

Reconstructions: Shot of girl chatting on internet
Shot of man posing as a young girl on the internet

Sound: Virtual Insanity – Jamiraqui
Cliff Richard song in the opening sequence
Lily Allen song juxtaposed when showing her MySpace page
Intense music when talking about dark subjects
A male voice overResource

Requirements: Video camera
Microphones
Tripod
Computer
Voice recorder

PLANNING

Documentary subject ideas:
Pregnancy
Hospitals
Diets
Race
Shoes
Animals
Public transport
Hairstyles
Obesity
Cars
Wars
Beauty
Technology
Poverty
Film
Underage drinking
Food
Dentists
Natural disasters
Alcohol
Fashion
Nature
Travelling
Drugs
Music
Eating disorders
Recession
Families
Babies
Media
Wealth
School
Celebrities
Relationships
History
Discovery
Helplessness
Stereotypes
Pastimes
Anorexia
Homelessness
Chocolate
Books
Roads
Tables
Cinema
Life
Sex
Festivals
Dancing
Wallasey
Sixthform
Clubbing
Mobilephones
Murder
MoneyDrink
Family
Hair
Nails
Children
Houses
Bikes
Dinosaurs
Sweets
Shopping
Penguins
Family
Friends
Mobile
Bags
Laptops
Zoo
Hiccups
KFC
Wales
Love
Hate
Liverpool
Pink
Working
Sport
Exercise
Takeaway
Dolphins
Bubblegum
Kisses
Marmite
Lipstick
Beatles
Facebook
Pringles
Texting
Gigs
Radio
TV
7 deadly sins
Tattoos + piercings



















Documentary subject: Social networking sites

keep in touch with long distance friends
how it has affected language
musicians - myspace
paedophiles
anti-social
obsession
online bullying
personal details
interference with school work
accepting strangers




















title - Virtual Insanity?
opening 5 mins - clips of interviews, articles
scheduling - BBC 1, 9pm, Wednesday




Virtual Insanity?:
content -
interview with IT technicians in school, parents, teachers, young students
reconstruction of a girl using chat, a man posing as a young girl on net
archive material - facebook article, paedophile programme, newspaper articles
sounds - virtual insanity, intense music, cliff richard, lily allen song, voic over
myspace - positive thing about using internet as musicians gain popularity