Tuesday, 1 September 2020

Documentary OCR notes

 three-minute opening sequence of a documentary for BBC Three and two web pages on the BBC Three website about the documentary


Summary of brief requirements: 

•Statement of Intent (approx. 500 words).

• Opening sequence for a documentary: One, three-minute opening sequence. 

• Broadcast channel and time: Content must be suitable for BBC Three. 

• Number of web pages: Two web pages. 

• Cross-media production target audience: A socially-conscious, 16–25, middle to upmarket demographic.


There must be a clear sense of branding across the two elements of the cross-media production.


Opening sequence must include (as a minimum):

• Range of camera shots, including shot distances, angles and movement as appropriate to a

documentary.

• Editing of footage and sound.

• Soundtrack, which should include voice (voiceover and/or diegetic voices), sound effects and

appropriately edited music.

• At least two different uses of mise-en-scène.

• At least two characters representing at least two different social groups (e.g. as defined by

age, gender, race and ethnicity, sexuality).

• Graphics/titles to include the title of the programme. 


The production of the web pages must include (as a minimum):

Original audio or audio-visual content which may include material from the programme but

must include at least one element produced specifically for the website.

• A minimum of two original images (with at least one different original image on each of

the two pages). These images must be different from those produced for the television

programme.

• Appropriate conventions of website design, following the conventions of BBC Three web

pages (including articles).

• Text introducing the main features of the programme.

• Working links from each page to the other page.

• A range of appropriate media language techniques (typography, images, fonts, backgrounds,

logos, etc.) as appropriate to the purpose of the website.


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