Voice-over Script

This is the script for the voice-over that myself and my project partner have written. This will be used in the documentary to provide information and a backdrop to the documentary.

 

Today we’ll be looking into one of England’s biggest clubs, the sleeping giant of the Premier League- Newcastle United or as known in these parts ‘THE TOON”.  The iconic black and white stripes donned by many over the decades and all worshipped by the supporters. Some of the most fanatical in the land. The club was founded in 1892 after a merge between Newcastle East and West formed Newcastle United, and they haven’t looked back since. 

St James Park, the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom. Smack bang in the heart of Newcastle. The focal point across the city. Standing tall and proud in  all of its 52,387 capacity.  Not only does it host Barclay's Premier League games it’s was a venue for the 2012 Olympic Football. We spoke to Joe Allon, a local lad who fulfilled his dreams and  had the privilege of donning that iconic number 9…

From Champions League to Championship it’s never been an easy ride for Newcastle fans. From Keegan to Robson and the shambles of Souness and Big Sam. Yet things have never seemed to look any glummer than right now under the stewardship of Mike Ashley and his right hand man- Joe Kinnear. There is fifty-two thousand passionate Geordie's striving for a bit of silverware after over 40 years of ups and down, the roller coaster ride of a typical Newcastle fan is set to continue. Steve Wraith shared this view on Mike Ashley…

Times have changed, but it’s not all been bad. Newcastle finished 5^th two seasons ago and brought European nights back to St James Park while the squad that got them there is still the same minus the sale of Demba Ba, who the club would argue they have adequately replaced with Loic Remy along with other successful buys. Whatever fans may argue there has been success under Mike Ashley and as Neil Cameron explained, with a little bit more ambition, the club could be right back up the league again…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Response From OCR

This is the email we recieved from the OCR in response to our question, would it be possible to use YouTube footage in our documentary? We have been told that we will be able to use upto 30 seconds of footage.

Watching Footage

This morning we have started to watch the footage back and are now choosing which sections to use. We will decide this by seeing who answered each question best and then using that piece of footage for the final documentary. This will help when it comes to editing the footage from next week on Final Cut.

Exterior Shots - Second Take

Today we went out and filmed the exterior shots of the stadium for a second time. We took similar shots to the last time we were out but tried to get a better quality shot. We also took some stills this time of things such as the Sir Bobby Robson statue etc. These will all come in handy when it comes to the final editing of the documentary. 

Interviewing Neil Cameron

On Wednesday we interviewed Neil Cameron from The Journal in what was our last piece of major filming that we needed to do. Again we asked him the same questions as both Steve and Joe but also got other useful bits of information that could be used. It was good to get a journalists perspective on the club, especially one who isn't from the region. As well as this the fact that we interviewed him just after the ban meant that it was perfect timing really.

Emailing OCR

Today we have emailed OCR to inquire as to whether it will be possible for us to use some footage from YouTube of fan reaction to goals etc. in the documentary. We are awaiting a reply.

Screenshot of email to follow...

Contacting Neil Cameron - Update

Today I have rang Neil Cameron to arrange the interview for the documentary. We agreed on Wednesday at 11:00 he would come into the school and we would shoot the interview from there.