Documentary unitCourtney Stogden

Ideas

Music:Arctic Monkeys, You Me At Six,Ed Sheeran Jake BuggNeck DeepBasement

TV ShowsSupernaturalStar trekAmerican horror storyCriminal mindsHeroes.

FilmsFast and furiousSubmarineHarry potterLord of the rings

Celebrities:Alex turnerRussell brandJohnny DeppAaron paul

Childhood memoriesTv shows,ToysFilmsFoodClothes

Teenage lifeDrugs CareerSmoking PressuresAlcohol EducationDrama! choices

Festivals & experienceLeeds festHolidays aloneTrips away

Bucket list:Camera follows someone around completing their bucket list.

proposalIdea: Kurt cobain

Format: expository / observational

Genre: special interest

Style:

Audience: Teenagers - 40 years

Intended aim: to expose the truth about Kurt Cobain

Budget:£2.50

Channel: ITV1

Developmental ideas.Programme concept:To follow kurt cobain throughout his life until eventually focusing on his death. And the conspiracies around it.

Development techniques:I will use trial and error, looking at other documentaries and identifying things which I like and think are effective.

research Conspiracies Life before nirvana Drugs Style Interviews History songs

planningProduction organisation:N/ARoles and responsibilities:creator, manager, organisation.Interview / Contact appointments:Hayley, kieran, myself.Location recces:college, media, music,Risk assessments: N/A Documentation: do a log book.

Schedule

Who am interviewing date

Hayley 2nd april.

Kieran 1st april

hope 15 april

myself Everyday.

“who killed kurt cobain” This documentary is filmed by following

through Kurt Cobains life style, this involved interviewing many different people in his life. The documentary also uses the camera on the front of a car which shows the neighborhood and surroundings this gives a better impression about Kurts environment.

Kurt cobainlife: feb 20th 1967 – april 5th 1994Aberdeen washington

learnt to play the drums and guitar – 5 years

More popular in seattle.

1994 – biggest rock star on the plannet

death1. Just agreed to go to rehab for his heroin addiction2. March 30th 1994 leaves seattle 3. 09:45 – bought a gun4. Drops him to the airport to visit a rehab centre in LA5. 7:55 arrived at the hospital 28 day programmeMarch 31st rehab centre:6. Showed his counciler he didn’t want to be known as this

big rockstar but also didn’t want to loose it.

death1st april1. Kurt jumped over the back wall of exudus.-

could have walked out2. He ran away from rehab, didn’t go see

courtney3. Jumped into a cab to the airport4. 8:07 first class ticket to seatle 5. Courtney cancelled his credit card6. Lands 12:57am

death2nd april seattle1. 6 hours after disappearing2. Kurt looked to find bullets couldn’t get any3rd april3. Officially listed as missing person.4. Spotted outside a takeaway round the

corner from heroin dealer5. Charles peterson met kurt on the street 6. Out with friends at mexican restraunt

death4th april1. Met up with friends. happy, excited2. Lindas tavern 11pm 12am.3. Walked straight to the back

Death

Tuesday april 5th 24 hours.Electician 7th april found body

contraversyFull of drugs enough to kill a horse, no shot gunDifferent hand writing on suicide noteOffed by a drug dealer

Tom grant – private investigator

Hired by courtney to find kurtCourtneys lawyer spoke to tom‘the note:‘I don’t think he wrote it I feel exactly the same way, he didn’t write it, I feel when I read it he didn’t write it that doesn’t mean you know that could mean any one of a humber of things… at least not the top part.’

In rome courtney and kurt argued kurt said he was leaving her, after drinking, within hours kurt was fighting for his life in hospital after taking rohypnal in his champagne. While kurt was fighting for his life courtney told select magazine,‘if he thinks he can get away from me that easily he can forget it ill follow him through hell.

Kurt planned to leave courtney, he was going to take their money, divorce her and take her out of his will. Courtney would have been broke, her album would drop, and her wagon to fame was slowing disapearing.

As an effort to stop kurt removing her from his will courtney insisted he goes to rehab.Some say he checked out of rehab others say not. Friends say he looked better and was talking about the future.

Courtney left her bag at rosmarys house, inside there were 2 notes, ‘get arrested’ The next was a hand writing practice sheet. Very very similar to the suicide note,

Hand writing analysis, concluded the last 4 lines were wrote by a different person,He didn’t have time to take her out of his will therefore she got everything.

When kurts body hadnt been discovered she organised an electicition to fit and alarm on the greenhouse. Could he even pick up the shot gun with all them drugs.El duce got offered $50000 to kill kurt. El duce found hit by a train.after an interview Courtney released her alum a week later with all kurts money and all money spent on albums

Legal and ethical considerationsFilming in public:My documentary will be mostly inside, therefore I wont need to look at this.Clearances and permissions:No I don’t.

PrivacyN.A

Libel and defamationI need to be careful when talking about courtney love that I am not bias and do not make an attempt to ruin her reputation.

ofcomProgrammes must not include material (whether in individual programmesor in programmes taken together) which, taking into account the context, condones or glamorises violent, dangerous or seriously antisocial behaviour and is likely to encourage others to copy such behaviour. 2.5  Methods of suicide and self-harm must not be included in programmes except where they are editorially justified and are also justified by the context.

2.2 Factual programmes or items or portrayals of factual matters must not materially mislead the audience.

1.29  People under eighteen must not be caused unnecessary distress or anxiety by their involvement in programmes or by the broadcast of those programmes

Legal and ethical considerationsBbc producers guidelinesBecause I am talking about conspirisies it is essential I do make it fair and talk about them in context, I need to ensure I do not put the blame on courtney love fully and ensure I say ‘this is some peoples opinions’ as courtney love could then sue the company.

‘The sensitive use of language is also important.  Suicide was decriminalised in 1961 and since then the use of the term "commit" is considered offensive by some people.  "Take one's life" or "kill oneself" are preferable alternatives.  We should consider whether a helpline or support material should be provided, or linked to, when our output deals with such issues.  The Samaritans are usually willing to be consulted by programme makers and other content producers about the portrayal of suicide and have published their own guidance for broadcasters. ’

“the use of illegal drugs, the abuse of drugs, smoking, solvent abuse and the misuse of alcohol:must not be featured in content made primarily for children unless there is strong editorial justificationmust generally be avoided and must not be condoned, encouraged or glamorised in any programmes broadcast pre-watershed or on radio when children are particularly likely to be in our audience, or in online content likely to appeal to a significant proportion of children, unless there is editorial justificationmust not be condoned, encouraged or glamorised in other content likely to be widely seen, heard or used by children and young people, unless there is editorial justification. ”

Risk assessment Hazard Person

s in danger

Property at risk

Risk controls in place

Assessment

recommendations

Wires! All crew and cast

N/A The camera will be away from cast members on set.

moderate To avoid this I will ensure wires are positioned safely

Crowds Cast and extras

The crowd could get a bit rowdy.

Security will be in place.

Moderate To avoid this I will not over crowd and will control the people involved,

Traveling on busses.

Cast and extras

By traveling on busses people may not cross roads correctly or may fall on the bus.

Signs on busses and prep talks.

Low To avoid this I will inform all crew members of the dangers on busses.