Sketches for Interviewee and Mise-en-scene

Each interview will be framed on the left or right of the screen.
Eye line third of the way down.
Mise-en-scene that relates to the topic.

Interview Questions For Demi (upcoming tattoo artist)

Q1. Do you have any tattoos or piercings?

Q2. When did you get each of them done?

Q3. Who was it who did your tattoos and piercings?

Q4. Do your tattoos have a meaning?

Q5. Do you get guidance from a professional artist?

Q6. if yes, who is it and what do they do?

Q7. What does it feel like to perform a tattoo yourself?

Q8. Do you regret giving someone a tattoo just incase it goes wrong?

Q9. has there ever been anyone who doesn't like the tattoo?

Q10. Where do you get your ideas for your tattoos?

Q11. Do you do your tattoos within your home or do you take your equipment to other peoples homes?

Q12. Do you practise regularly and if you do what do you practise on?

Interview Questions for Professional Tattoo Artist

Q1. How long have you been doing tattoos and piercings for?

Q2. Tell me about why you first became interested in tattoos and piercings.

Q3. Tell me about your tattoos. Have they got any meanings behind them?

Q4. Did you do your own tattoos yourself?

Q5. Has it ever gone wrong?

Q6. Has there ever been anyone who has not liked their tattoo?

Q7. Where do you get all the ideas for your tattoos?

Q8. Are all the tattoo designs in your shop designed by you?

Q10. On average how long do each size tattoo take?

Q11. Do you enjoy your job as a whole?

Running Order

Documentary: The Human Canvas

Channel: Channel 4

Scheduling: Thursday, 9pm-9:30pm

Duration: 24 minutes (excluding advert break)

20 seconds - public's shocked reactions when shown images of extreme tattoos and piercings - we don't show what the people are looking at, we just see their reactions

15 seconds - opening titles

30 seconds - voice over introduces the topic over still images of tattoos and piercings, voice over also explains audience survey. camera movement should be used such as zoom in/out, pan, spin

30 seconds - introduce Demi with an interview, why she likes tattoos and piercings so much, does she want to become a professional tattoo artist when she's older, who influences her which then introduces Travis Barker in to the next section

30 seconds - voice over talking about Travis Barker over still images of him at gigs etc - his music playing in the background

15 seconds - archive of one of Travis Barker's video

30 seconds - Back to interview of Demi talking more about tattoos and equipment she uses, zoom onto tattoo equipment over the interview and her own designs

1 minute - interview with tattoo artist

30 seconds - voice over explaining some articles about tattoos, use still images of the articles. use camera movement such as pan and zoom

15 seconds - VOXPOP - the public explaining why they get tattoos and piercings

30 seconds - voice over of a general view of tattoos and piercings as a whole, use images of extreme tattoos and small ones which have a meaning for their family etc

1 minute - voice over of Cathryn talking about getting a tattoo, use camera movement such as zoom in/out of her getting the tattoo done - in the interview she refers to Amy Winehouse. also use camera shots such as long shot

2 minutes - interview with Amy Winehouse about her tattoos. use cutaways to her performing

1 minute 30 secs -archive material footage of famous people talking about their own tattoos and piercings and why they got them - cross cutting between different interviews

1 minute - voice over explaining tattoo artist techniques of 3D tattoos, still images of 3D extreme tattoos to normal small ones

30 seconds - voice over explaining why some people regret having a tattoo because of future effects

30 seconds - interview with a parent who regrets having a tattoo, use cutaways to her tattoo

45 seconds - back to the interview of a headteacher explaining the risks of getting tattoo - harder to get employed

10 seconds - tracking of extreme tattoo person in a group walking down the street

3 minutes - ADVERT BREAK

10 seconds - tracking extreme tattoo person in a group walking down the street

15 seconds - voice over explains todays youth etc

2 minutes - interview with tattoo artist, cutaways to his equipment and show designs

25 seconds - montache of different celebrities with tattoos and piercings

2 minutes - zoom up on a picture of Beckham, cutaway to an interview of him, ask him why he get him and ask about the tattoos of his kids names

1 minute 40 secs - voice over of why some people tattoo names on their body, still images of lovers tattoos and tattoos of childrens name. camera movements over them

30 seconds - voice over to explain why boys crave the 'tunnel' and what started the trend off. cutaways to different tunnels - archive and actuality footage

1 minute - interview with a general piercist about tunnels - how do they feel about it. cut to archive of people flashing tunnel and getting it

20 seconds - voice over about what piercings girls would get - cutaways to different types of piercings girls would get such as ears, belly, nose, still images

1 minute - interview with a hairdressing shop who would do girls piercings - talking about how realistic piercings. cutaways to actuality footage of someone getting ear pierced

40 seconds - voice over concluding the narrative telling the public open to debate whether they do want a tattoo or piercing. montache of extreme tattoos and piercings

50 seconds - closing credits superimposed over montache

Research for Documentary

Primary:
*Interviews: Demi (an upcoming tattoo artist) filmed in front of a mise-en-scene that relates to the topic, she can preferably use her tattoo equipment

*Interviews: Headteacher explaining why tattoos and piercings are not acceptable in the school

*Interviews: Manager of shop, explaining why if affects jobs etc.. filmed in the shop or in the managers office where they interview people

*Interviews: Mike Hoey (upcoming tattoo artist) - Demi's friend..

*Interviews: Cathryn after getting her tattoo done, also film her getting the tattoo in the tattoo parlour

*Panning of the tattoo parlour showing tattoo designs etc

*VOXPOP - asking people if they consider tattoos to be art

*VOXPOP - showing people pictures of extreme tattoos and piercings- asking what they think. Both VOXPOPS will be filmed in a busy local area such as Liverpool, Liscard..

*Props: Tattoo equipment and tattoo sleeves

Secondary :

*YouTube links: People doing their own tattoos or piercings-

*YouTube links: Tattoos and piercings can go wrong-

*YouTube links: Celebrities with tattoos-

*YouTube links: Travis Barker and his tattoos-

*Music will be used throughout the documentary, the genre of music will depend on what is the most popular from the audience survey

*Use front cover of magazines with celebrities that that tattoos

*Still images of extreme tattoos and small normal ones

Formal Proposal

Topic: Tattoos and Piercings

Type of Documentary: Mixed

Style of Documentary: Non linear, open narrative, informal, fast paced, entertains

Channel and Scheduling: Channel 4, Thursday, 9pm-9:30pm

Target Audience: Young Adults

Primary Research:

*Tattoo and piercing parlour

*Props: tattoo kid and tattoo sleeves

*Interview with: tattoo artist, manager of shops, headteacher, Demi and Mike

*Filming Cathryn's tattoo

*Designs of tattoos in the shop

Secondary Research:

*Use music that is most popular in audience survey

*Still images of tattoos

*YouTube links of people getting a tattoo or piercing

*Front cover magazines of celebrities with extreme tattoos

*Articles debating tattoos and piercings

*Tattoos gone wrong

*Images of celebrities with tattoos

*TV programmes

*Print off images of extreme tattoos and piercings - ask people what they think of them

*Find an interview with Travis Barker

Outline of Content:

*Picture of art and person merge together through Photoshop

*Interview an older person with a tattoo and ask if they regret it

*Cutaways - equipment designs and extremists

*VOXPOP - why people get tattoos and piercings

*Interview with people against tattoos - Headteacher, shop manager etc

*Articles to do with tattoos - use narration over it

*YouTube links of people doing tattoos and piercings themselves

*Archive footage of famous people talking about tattoos

*VOXPOP - pictures of extreme tattoos - what people think of them

*Interview with Demi - upcoming tattoo artist

*Voice over

*Good and bad sides

*Pan of tattoo shop

*Tracking Demi walking in a tattoo shop

*Record Cathryn getting a tattoo

*Interview with tattoo artist

Resource Requirements:

*Digital Camera

*Microphone

*Props - tattoo equipment

*Piercing gun

*Tripod

*DV Tape

*Voice recorder

*Adobe Premier

*Computer

*Photoshop

*Microsoft word

*Internet

Brainstorm of Content For Documentary

As a group we came up with numbers ideas that we thought would fit well in our documentary:

*Video of Cathryn getting a tattoo- Interview her afterwards.

*Show the good and bad sides of getting a tattoo or piercing.

*Clip of somebody getting their nose pierced.

*Interview with an older person to ask if they regret getting a tattoo.

*Interviews with people against tattoos such as a Headteacher, Manager of shops.

*Research when the craze of tattoos and piercings came about.

*Panning around a tattoo shop to show the tattoo designs

*VOXPOP - Ask people who their idols are.

*VOXPOP -Print off pictures of extreme tattoos and piercings - ask people what they think.

*Articles about tattoos and piercings

*Archive footage - YouTube links of how to do tattoos etc.

*Interview Demi - a upcoming tattoo artist.

*Interview professional tattoo artist.

*Still images of Demi's tattoo equipment

*Interview people asking why society gets them

*How they affect jobs?

Target Audience Research

Questionnaire Results

Q1. How old are you?

Most people who had taken the survey are aged between 15-20 years old.

Q2. What sex are you?

60% of females dominated the survey leaving only 40% being male.

Q3. Do you find tattoos attractive?

After the survey it is clear that the answer to this question is joint.

Q4. Do you consider tattoos to be art?

Majority of the audience agreed and said that they consider tattoos to be art.

Q5. If you wanted a tattoo what body part would you get the tattoo/piercing on?

Over 10 people said they would like a tattoo on their arm, this is the most popular answer.

Q6. If you got a tattoo would you get it in colour or black and white?

The audience of this survey said if they had to chose they would get a black and white tattoo.

Q7. How big would you want a piercing if you wanted to get one?

Most people agreed that they would prefer a small piercing.

Q8. When you think about tattoos or piercings, is there anyone you think of?

Travis Barker is the most popular figure.

Q9. How much would you spend on a tattoo if you bought one?

Most people said they would only spend £30-60 on a tattoo.

Q10. How much would you spend on a piercing if you bought one?

A joint answer is also shown here, the audience said they would either spend £0-10 or £10-20 on a piercing.

Q11. Who would you rely on to get a tattoo/piercing?

Most of the audience said they would want a professional to perform their tattoo.

Q12. What's your favourite colour?

Blue is the most popular answer, therefore we will use this colour the most throughout our documentary to attract the audience.

Q13. What music do you listen to the most?

Indie and Rock are the most popular answers, therefore this genre of music will be shown throughout our documentary.

Questionnaire

Q1. How old are you?

Q2. What sex are you?

Q3. Do you find tattoos attractive?

Q4. Do you consider tattoo to be art?

Q5. If you wanted a tattoo what body part would you get it on?

Q6. If you got a tattoo would it be in colour or black and white?

Q7. How big would you want a piercing if you wanted to get one?

Q8. When you think about tattoos or piercings, is there anyone you think of?

Q9. How much would you spend on a tattoo if you bought one?

Q10. How much would you spend on a piercing if you bought one?

Q11. Who would you rely on to get a tattoo/piercing?

Q12. What's your favourite colour?

Q13. What music do you listen to?

Q14. List 5 TV programmes you watch the most.

Q15. What channel do you watch you the most?

Initial Plans

Topic: Tattoos and Piercings

Target Audience: Young Adults

Channel: Channel 4

Scheduling: 9pm-9:30pm

Title: The Human Canvas

Brainstorming

As a group we came up with a few main topics that we agreed on to help us make our final decisions. These are the topics we chosen:

*Tattoos and Piercings

*Learning to drive

*Music

*Social groups and stereotypes

*Money

*Fast food

Finally, we all decided that tattoos and piercings would be the best option as this was the one we came up with the most creative ideas for.