Further Research

Looking for further guidance in terms of what direction I should be aiming for, I decided to look into the "Mockumentary" style of documentary-making to a greater degree, searching for programming of direction parallel to what I wish to obtain. Through past TV viewing, I had known of a pilot-episode show named "LifeSpam", a spoof-documentary exploiting the lifestyles/phobias of particular characters, all of which carry random/comical twists executed in a way mimicking the conventions of documentaries such as Channel 4's "Cutting Edge".

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The raw-uncut depiction of this otherwise satirical extract is exactly the direction I aim to mimic, conveying a coat of realism over an otherwise absurd and ridiculous narrative. The camera merely oversees and is not a presence-truly defining the "fly on the wall" perspective of my project. Much more of contrast to my earlier idea is the style of editing, previously being a high-octane pop promo cutting style; this project accounting a much more simplistic and slower pace-quite the opposite. I must therefore bear much more focus towards camera composition and planning, due to the fact that I cannot use a sequence of frenzied cutting to gloss over gaps or scenes of simply poor quality.

My potential target audience in comparison to my previous demographic has changed to a significant extent. Whilst I previously concentrated on a far younger age range (15-18) I this time will cater towards a much more versatile demographic, being 18-40, evidently the primary age range for documentaries on the likes of Channel 4/BBC1. Due to the humerous context of the documentary/mockumentary however, it may be argued that my audience will include persons younger than 18 (due to the lighthearted content and spoof genre)