Rough Shot by Shot Plan of my Documentary

Introducing shot - "Welcome to Kingston Upon Hull" sign in the rain/dull weather. Almost like a master shot, this will introduce the film and give it a good establishing shot -especially ifit is framed again bad weather.

White writing on a black background - "A film about music in Hull"
Soundtrack: The Tennents - leads nicely into the first interview.

Stills of clubs like Adelphi, Lamp, Welly, Fruit etc. (rotated stills)

Shots of them in studio (mixed with song) then cut to them tuning and being interview.

Quotation first- like "Hard getting gigs" or something similar.
"The Tennents" in the corner. White writing - simple text.

Introduce themselves and their stature in the city - i.e how long they have been together. They are the first band because they are unsigned and unmanaged while also having the least time to practice.

Live shots of another of their tracks performed live.

Young Jack - same format -  recording/one track, interview parts, live track

Yannick - recording/one track, interview parts, live track,

The Hubbards - recording/one track, interview parts, live track,

The Talks or Paddingtons (established bands) music video, interview - talk about record etc, live track (if possible)- more in depth interview about why they think so few bands really break from Hull

Promoters/Club DJs/owners
What they think about the music scene/industry in Hull. How/if its changing and what they think of upcoming bands.
How it could be better

Jigsaw/Warren Records
interviews if possible about bands they have, record sales and how hard it is to get the records into local shops - or out to other cities.

These interviews could also be just used in snippets in order to get a more Todorov appropriate plot, however that would have to be done later when all of the interviews were complete.

Influential Media Texts -

These texts have influenced  my vision of what I want to create in various ways, from Cinematography right through to the way that the narrative is presented and also the framing of the shots. For the films which are unavailable in full I have included the trailers instead.

There Are No Innocent Bystanders - was a full feature music documentary which was screened in various cinemas in January 2012. The film is an in depth look at The Libertines' tumultuous career as a band. Featuring interviews from the whole band - but focusing more heavily on the songwriting duo Pete & Carl throughout the film - showing the places where The Libertines' lived, ate and played their first gigs at. As well as these interviews we also see the band rehearse together for the first time in numerous years - all leading up to their return to Reading & Leeds festival in 2010. 

The film tries to keep a sense of "will they, won't they" which never seems to really come off - throughout the film the audience always knows that they well; but that is not what keeps this documentary riveting. That is because it is interesting for interests sake - like a lot of documentaries, you know what the ending will be, however it is still watchable because of the insight you gain into the subject which is the focus of the documentary.

Clips: Above - Trailer

          Below - Film Clip

Director: Roger Sargent

It Might Get Loud - Another feature film documentary released in 2008 two rock music legends (Jimmy Page, Jack White), and The Edge. The film explores the musical heritage of each of the guitarists and looks in detail at what influenced them, how they became musicians and the early days of each of their bands. 

Clips: Above - Film Trailer

          Below - Full Film 

Director: Davis Guggenheim

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten -
A feature length documentary about the sings life, ranging right from his childhood, through the time he spent as frontman of The Clash and then the time up until his death.

Clips: Above - Trailer
          Below - Full Film
Director: Julien Temple