The documentary

Got an email back from the paranormal group. We are now arranging an initial meeting at some point within the next week. Hopefully this meeting will enable us to understand the group better and enable them to trust us when interviewing them so that they can give more relaxed and natural answers. We will also be taking some release forms and a small camera to do a bit of filming for screen testing. We came up with a basic treatment that will be improved upon over the next week when we have met the group.
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Treatment

Something Productions

Working title:
Ghosts of Nottingham

Duration:
4 minutes

Audience:
Anyone with a general interest in the world of paranormal activity

Synopsis:
The subject in which our documentary will be based around is paranormal activity and the mediums who believe that they can contact the dead. After researching the subject we came across a group who call themselves “Ghosts of Nottingham”. The documentary will contain interviews and fly on the wall footage with voiceover/narration.

Purpose/ Aim:
Our aim is to show the true characters of the chosen members of the “G.O.N”, both in everyday life and when practicing their beliefs. We also aim to discover a strong contrast of opinions between the “believer” and “non believers” by interviewing people on both sides of the argument.

Suggested elements:
Traditional Documentary style
Multiple camera shots to capture most footage possible during fly on the wall shoot


Structure:

A brief structure for our documentary:

1. Titles
2. Establishing shots with V/O
3. Close ups and mid shots of subjects
4. Interview 1
5. Establishing shot of next location
6. Close ups and mid shots of subjects
7. Interview 2
8. Fly on the wall – night time footage (infra red)
9. Interview 3
10. Closing shot with concluding V/O
11. Credits