Media screening

The media department at Heathside held a screening whereby all of the year 12 and 13 media products. I introduced the product and what it was about and then screened it to all of the parents, teachers and friends in the audience. We then asked the audience to fill our a feedback sheet commenting on what they enjoyed and what they didn't.
The feedback we received was extremely promising/positive, we however expected some criticism because we had technical difficulties with the sound. We used the feedback to improve our final product i.e. volume of the voice overs v.s. the sound track.

Shot lists

Shot list 1

Titles Montage of news reports about the riots.
The archive footage will fade into black.
When the screen in black the title will fade in.
It will last fifteen to twenty seconds.

Location Shots: 
Iconic London 
Oxford Street
The river themes.
Backstreets (Peckham road & Old Kent Road)
It will last forty seconds.

Interview with Policeman:
We will use a mixture of close-ups, mid shots and extreme clos-ups.
It will last forty seconds.

Relevant shots:
Newspaper articles 
Effected area 
It will last for thirty seconds
Interview with convicted rioter 
We will use a mixture of close-ups, Mid shots and extreme clos-ups.
It will last forty seconds.
Location shots
Outro 

Shot list 2
Introduction 
Archive footage of the London riots accompanied by a voice over.
Title screen will then faded in: #LondonRiots  
The introduction will last 45 seconds
Shopping
Footage of shops in and around London with a voiceover.
Interview with Jake Hogan as former employe at Curry PC World. 
This section will last one minute thirty.
Police 
Mix of archive footage and my footage.
Interview with Sargent David Howe.
This section will last for one minute thirty. 
Rioter
Footage of rioters.
Interview with rioter
This section will last for one minute thirty. 

Storyboards

Before I started storyboarding my ideas I looked at Youtube to find out different drawing methods.

Costumes, props and other technical requirements

Casting/using experts

We decided we would use three interviews i.e. with a policeman, a shop assistant and a convicted rioter; these interview will provide the audience with a  detailed account from different prospectives. We will cast individuals between the ages of 15-25 to create a rapport with our target audience. Using individuals directly effected by the London Riots will increase the validity of our documentary. We have written to a number of potential interviewees and as of the 13^th of December 2013 we have received two responses; one from Jake Hogan, a Manger at Currys PC World (Chiswell Street) and the second from Danny Young a convicted rioter. We are now awaiting a response from a Policeman. This is because people who were directly involved would be able to give first hand accounts, reflecting emotions and feelings, which will capture the audience as they will be more inclined to listen to people who experienced the force of the riots in person. 

UPDATE: We have arranged an interview with Sargent David Howe (18^th of January 2014)
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Policeman Interview:

State your name and unit: …………………………………………. What was your role in the riots? …………………………………… What measures did the police take to try and prohibit the riots?...................................... How did you feel about the rioters?.............................................. Do you feel differently about your job now?............................................... What measures have been put in place to prevent any riots from happening again?....................................................................

Shop Keeper Interview:

How long have you lived in London?................................. How did the riots affect you and your shop?....................................... Are you scared owning a shop in London now ?....................................... Has the rioting been detrimental for your business ?................................

‘Feltham Young Offenders’ Convicted Rioter Interview:

How did you become involved with the riots?...................................... Where all of your friends involved?......................................... Did you feel any sort of pressure to be involved?....................................... How do you think you made everyone feel ?................................. Do you regret doing it?..................................... So was it worth it?............................................. Even after all the hurt and fear you caused ?........................................

Locations research

London Riots Locations

I wanted to avoid using only the well know London land marks and therefore I explored more offbeat, hidden and less obvious locations; this will ultimately allow me to produce an to unbiased report. We researched into the areas that where most affected by the London riots and created a group that we would look at in detail. Thought this we decided to focus on three specific locations, giving us an in detail look at what the effects where and the changes that have now happened. We decided to do three locations close to us so that we could see how it changed places that we knew well. We decided to look at Peckham road and old kent road as a direct reference as to the origins of why the riots happened, we then moved onto look at oxford circus to see how the riots affected well known tourist locations of which normally would not be accosiated with crime.This gave us a diverse look on the riots creating varied footage and possible analysis. 1)Oxford Street 2)Peckham road 3)Old kent road 4) A3211

To successfully demonstrate how and why the London Riots impacted different groups of individuals i.e. the Police force, shop owners/employes and the rioters, we will need to use camera angles and movements to convey their emotions. We will need to 

Archive Footage research

Regarding research into our archive footage, we scowered the web for the perfect footage; watching numerous videos that meet our requirements. Above is a shortlist of fifteen clips that we may possibly use, this will help us to determine our final cut as to which clip we will use and will fit in with our mode (expository) the best. UPDATE: 03/01/14- Recent developments to our storyboards means we have now selected the clips we will use. The footage we have selected will help to support our three interviews (with a police man, shop owner/assistant and a convicted rioter; furthermore the footage will replicate/mirror the voiceover.