Planning for TV Documentary

 Ideas for TV Documentary (and Rejected Ideas) 

The type of documentary that I will be making is a behind-the-scenes type documentary focussing on the making of a (made up) movie. Some pieces of media that I have taken inspiration from are the Marvel Studios Assembled anthology documentary series that delves into the same topic for a variety of Marvel movies; although my idea differs from their advertisements as I obviously do not have the equipment that they have to feature in my posters. I am thinking of the imagery for being posters being shot as if they were a frame in a film, with more focus on the mise-en-scene and camera work than actual technology you would typically see in a behind-the-scenes making of a movie. 

I’m thinking of including a direct mode of address in the tagline of my documentary, using second person pronouns to develop a personal connection and make the audience feel included. This will also help put across the informal tone of the documentary, as it will be directed towards quite a young primary audience (16-25year olds who are fans of this film) who would easily feel intrigued by and enjoy such a friendly, casual style. Something short and snappy, like “You won’t want to miss this!” will signify that this documentary will be tailored to them and offer a never-before seen aspect of a film they have enjoyed. Additionally, featuring the main actors of the film on the poster in such cinematic shots would catch their attention as they are public figures they have grown to be invested in, and would signify more content of the same topic they, as fans, would want to know more about. 

Before I came to this conclusion, I briefly thought about centring the topic of the Documentary poster around a real (made up) crime scenario – a serial killer/murder case, meaning the genre of the documentary would be true crime, though I eventually dismissed this idea as I had more ideas and inspiration for a behind-scenes making of poster, and I had doubts about being able to produce a compelling, appealing poster about a serial killer case with the restrictions placed by the Advertising Standards Authority, restricting the amount of unsuitable content I could feature on the poster while keeping it on topic. 

 

Drafts of Posters (and Rejected Posters) 

 

 

*However, to accommodate the composition of some of the posters, the position of the title, tagline and BBC Logo will be situated in different places on some pages. Although this does not produce the same consistency as it would with it in the same position, the same design of the positioning of them will substitute and still create the same recognition of the documentary being advertised. Different locations of the title, tagline and BBC logo means that the design of the posters does not have to be moulded around it, which could compromise the impact, creative vision and aesthetic of the print advertisement, so the space it would be in can be better used for other purposes.