{{Formal ProposalFormal Proposal

Of Dog DocumentaryOf Dog Documentary

Working Title: ‘Paws For Thought’

Topic of Documentary: Dogs

Type Of Documentary: Our documentary will be a mixed documentary, it will include interviews, archive material a voiceover and observation.

Style of Documentary: Our documentary will be done in Standard English and will also be informal to

engage the audience.

Channel and Scheduling: Our Documentary will be on Channel 4, Sunday 27th at 6.30pm.

Target Audience: The target audience will be aimed at families that do or do not own a dog.

Primary Research Primary Research Needed:Needed:

• Locations for filming

• Source Material

• Cutaways

• Potential interviewee’s which could possibly include Paul O’Grady, Dog owners, Vets, People who work with

dogs e.g. Kennels, Breeders, Dog Shows, Guide dog trainers.

Secondary Research Secondary Research Needed:Needed:

• For the secondary research we will find things such as the history on topics such as Breeding, Guide dog

training and the uses of Guide Dogs and agility lessons.

• Statistics about dogs and about breeding, guide dogs, agility lessons and the cost of having a dog

Narrative Structure:Narrative Structure:

• Closed Ending

• Single-Strand Narrative

• The documentary will be Non-Linear as it will not be in chronological order

Outline Of Content:Outline Of Content:

• We will film where dogs are taken. Such as The RSPCA, Kennels, Dog Groomers, Vets, Park,

Homes and Dog shows

• Vox Pop

• Archive Material will be used in places this will include footage of dogs in films, using this will

highlight how popular dogs are and also footage from the Paul O’Grady show.

Resource Resource Requirements:Requirements:

• HD Video Camera and memory card

• Lights

• Microphone

• Radio Studio

• PC

• Adobe Premiere Pro CS3