Interview With Joe Allon

Yesterday we interviewed Joe Allon, who is a former Newcastle United number 9. Joe came into the school and we arranged a meeting room and conducted the interview in there. We asked him a range of questions, as well as those we asked Steve Wraith, so that we could keep a consistent theme for the documentary. It was a very good interview and his answers came from a different perspective to Steves as he has played for the club, whereas Steve is speaking from a fans point of view. Again we managed to get aroud 40 minutes out of the interview which will help us again when trying to choose the best bits for the documentary. 

First Take of Exterior Shots

Today we went out and took our first lot of shots for the exterior of the stadium. We took a large number of these so we have plenty to choose from, as well as this we have taken them from different angles of the stadium to see which ones will work best in the documentary. These shots will act as transitions between scenes. On reflection we have found that out of the shots we have taken a few of them will work well, however we will need to retake a few shots.

Contacting Joe Allon

On Wednesday we rang Joe Allon to arrange a date and time that we could interview him. It was arranged that he would come into school for 13:00 the following Wednesday.

Contacting Neil Cameron

This is the email that I sent to Neil Cameron with regards to him taking part in the documentary. Neil works for NCJ Media (Evening Chronicle & The Journal). He agreed to taking part and said he would let me know with regards to date and time on Friday.

Joe Allon

After we finished interviewing Steve Wraith, he gave us Joe Allons mobile number so we could contact him with regards to taking part in the documentary. Joe is a former Newcastle player who wore the famous number 9 shirt and played alongside greats like Kevin Keegan.

Interview With Steve Wraith

Today we interviewed Steve Wraith for our documentary, he is the head of multiple fan forums and is a "voice for the fans" so to speak. For this interview we went to his offices to ask him question about the current state of the football club. The interview lasted for around 40 minutes, which give us plenty to choose from to put in the documentary. We asked him several pre-arranged questions about the club that we are going to ask everyone we interview so we can chose the best answers for the documentary. It was a really good meeting and we have a lot of great footage to choose from as he answered the questions openly and honestly.
 

Meeting Update

I have been in contact with Steve Wraith who is well known around Newcastle as being a fanatic Newcastle United fan. Steve is considered to be leaders of several supporter groups and has gave us the green light to interview him.
We will be interviewing Steve tomorrow morning at 10:00AM sharp.

We will ask numerous questions to Steve about the state the club is in and other things such as how it is ran.

Meeting With Journalist

On Wednesday we went to meet a journalist from The Journal newspaper to discuss the possibility of him taking part in a short filmed interview for our documentary. It was a low key, informal meeting, where we explained to him the type of questions we would be asking him and how the interview would be structured. At the end of the meeting we handed him a copy of the questions, so he could clear it with his editor and we are now awaiting confirmation of his participation in the documentary.  

The Pitch

The typical conventions of a documentary

§      Voiceover: The voiceover in a documentary acts as a commentary by the film maker; this will be heard over the top of the actual filming. This allows the film maker to be able to speak directly to the viewer, using it as a way to convey information.

§      Interviews: This is a common technique and is used to add a sense of realism to the documentary.

§      Montage: A montage will usually be used as a visual representation of the characters thoughts, and is used to help the viewer better understand what the character is saying.

§      Archive material: There is a use of archive material with things such as - stills, news, footage, newspaper headlines etc. being used.

What we found out about the audience:
I found out that the audience is quite niche and must be interested in not only football but also a keener interest in Newcastle United Football Club Ltd.

Description of ideas for products:
The documentary will be centred on Newcastle United and the recent history of the club over the past five years (the Mike Ashley era). It will show the struggles that fans have had to face over this time and how the club has been affected.
We will look to get face to face filmed interviews with top journalists from the region that cover the club. As well as this we are going to try and get one or two former players opinions, comparing how the club is now seen to how it was seen when they played.
We have also managed to get Steve Wraith, a fanzine editor, to take part in a short filmed interview. This will allow us to get an opinion of somebody who speaks on behalf of the fans as part of his job, and see what the general consensus is amongst the supporters, although we will also speak to supporters to get their opinions as well.

Why the product will be successful:

The product will provide an insight into Newcastle United and will target those with an interest in the club and without this product people would not be able to see this. It will show opinions of well-respected people who are connected with the club and also certain fan base opinions.  

Evidence of Emails Being Sent

Evidence of emails from LiamDonnelly

Analysis For Ancillary Task

Analysis For Ancillary Task

I have been looking at similar ancillary tasks to the one that I will eventually produce so that I can analyses them and see what I could incorporate into mine to make it better.
This is a snippet of a synopsis for 'Educating Yorkshire' which I found in the Radio Times. Although what I will eventually produce will be more in depth than what is shown above I still think this could be something to bare in mind when it comes to my production of the ancillary task. The short questions give the reader exactly what it is they want to know, its straight to the point and provides an overview as to what the show is actually about, as well as where the viewer will find it being aired.
This is something that I would look to include in my ancillary task as a short overview of what the documentary is about etc. and then the larger text will give a more in depth look at what the viewer can expect.

My Genre of Documentary

I will be producing a sports documentary that will center around Newcastle United Football Club.