NEA Progress 18/1/21

Changed the order of the beginning of my documentary, so that the title sequence came sooner and the aim of the documentary was clearer. 

Made the BBC ident more obvious.

NEA Newest version of Doc

 

NEA Progress 11/1/21

 

I started writing a segment about the relationship between feminism, punk and the music industry as a whole. I feel that this is a niche topic that ties in extremely well with the documentary, and will provide extra intellectual content for the audience. 

Uploaded a new version of my documentary to the blog.

Added more photographs to my slideshow to anchor the 'three artists' message.

Changed the wording of my descriptions slightly to put across the fact that this is a reflexive documentary, and the artists tell their own stories instead of a journalist narrator.

NEA - Applying theory to my current product

• My documentary is very much in the observational mode, as the viewers are able to make their own judgements without the input of a 'host' narrator. This reflects the educated audience of BBC Three, as they would prefer something more subtle than this style of narration.
• The reflexive documentary type is also very clear to see in my documentary, as the narrative is carried by those that feature. I would like to make this clearer in my website, by putting emphasis on the fact that the young artists were an integral part of the storyline and structure of the documentary.
• John Grierson's theory also applies to this documentary, for example in the tracking shot of Jasmine and Gram from behind as they are walking through the park.

NEA Progress 7/1/21

 Today I was editing the main part of my documentary. I wanted to adjust the volumes in order to ensure it didn't get quieter towards the end of the sequence. I also bridged emptier gaps with backing audio.

NEA Progress 5/1/21

 - I uploaded my video drafts to my website in order to see what the final product will look like. 

Link to website: https://14-hbar2.wixsite.com/grassrootsdoc

Home page

• Added quotations and extra detail about each artist - enriches the audience's intellectual experience and makes the website a valuable place to learn more. 
• The music icon at the bottom will be my Easter Egg, which will lead to a 30-second clip of Jasmine discussing being a woman in the music industry. This fulfils the 'social groups' section of the brief and offers an educative aspect to the documentary.

'Clips' Page 

• I started working on this page, which will also show the 30-second clip. 
• To add to this I will write about the general history of female musicians who have broken the boundaries of patriarchal society.