TIME-SCALE

RESEARCH CHECKLIST

FINISH RESEARCH BEFORE 07/05

 What is a documentary
 The history of documentaries
 The importance of documentaries

 Pioneers and Practitioners 1900 - 1950

 paul strand - manhatta
 robert flaherty - nanook of the north
 dziga vertov - man with a movie camera
 john grieson - drifters
 d.a pennebaker - daybreak express
 frederick wiseman - titicut follies (1967)

 Development – Technology
 how camera equipment has changed over time and how it changed documentary
filmmaking (cameras becoming more lightweight and portable, introduction of sound and
the synchronisation of sound, change from film stock to video to digital)

 Development – Genre
 Historical
 Docusoap

 Development – Techniques
 Interviews = david hoffman
 Reconstructions = touching the void, kevin macdonald
 voice-overs = march of the penguins, luc jacquet
 motion graphics/animation = a brief history of america
 Documentary Types - Different Approaches
  Poetic documentaries
 Expository documentaries
 Observational documentaries
 Participatory documentaries
 Reflexive documentaries
 Performative documentaries

 Documentary Storytelling Techniques

 B-roll footage
 Stock footage
 Crowd-sourced footage and photos
 Archive footage
 Photos
 Text

 Difference between a film and a documentary

 Documentaries ethics
 Documentaries about immigrants
 How many brazilians are in the uk
 Historical connection with brazil and the uk
 How many immigrants in the uk

 QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEW (PRIMARY RESEARCH)

1 – How long have you been living in the UK
2 – Why did you move to the UK
3 – Do you want to go back to Brazil? Why?
4 – What have you been liking and disliking the most about living in the UK?
5 – What would you say to someone who plans to live abroad?
6 – How often do you visit your family?
7 – What's the biggest difference between the UK and Brazil?
8 – What do you miss the most about Brazil?
9 – What do you love the most about the UK?
10 – What do you love the most about Brazil?

 SCRIPT

EXPERIMENTATION

DO EXPERIMENTATION FROM 08/05 TO 14/05

 Practicing voice-over

FILMING

FINISH FILMING BEFORE 21/05

 Creating B-roll
 Recording Interviews

 EDITING
 FEEDBACK FROM INTERVIEWEES AND VIEWERS
 EVALUATION

 References
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film
 https://www.amdoc.org/engage/resources/honest-truths-ethics-documentary-film/
icebreaker-what-makes-film-documentary/
 https://www.britannica.com/art/documentary-film
 https://www.desktop-documentaries.com/history-of-documentaries.html
 https://www.oncefilms.com/blog/why-are-documentaries-important
 https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/resources/why-give-to-a-documentary/
#:~:text=Documentaries%20educate%2C%20raise%20awareness%20and,and
%20common%20situations%2C%20not%20stereotypes.
 https://www.oncefilms.com/blog/why-are-documentaries-important
 https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/resources/why-give-to-a-documentary/
#:~:text=Documentaries%20educate%2C%20raise%20awareness%20and,and
%20common%20situations%2C%20not%20stereotypes.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilians_in_the_United_Kingdom
 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398720/cause-brazilian-immigration-uk/
 https://migration.bristol.ac.uk/2021/03/16/moving-difference-brazilians-in-london/
 https://www.frontlineclub.com/the_changing_image_of_brazilian_immigrants/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations
 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brazil-trade-deal-lula-bolsonaro-truss-
meeting-b2217663.html
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film
 https://www.oncefilms.com/blog/why-are-documentaries-important
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Strand
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhatta
 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Flaherty
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanook_of_the_North
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dziga_Vertov
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_with_a_Movie_Camera
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Grierson
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drifters_(1929_film)
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._A._Pennebaker
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dont_Look_Back
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Wiseman
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titicut_Follies
 https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/news/how-technology-has-changed-film-industry
 https://hnn.us/article/so-you-want-to-make-a-history-documentary#:~:text=These%20are
%20the%20four%20elements,creations%20and%20the%20scholarly%20commentary.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docudrama#:~:text=Docudrama%20(or%20documentary
%20drama)%20is,re%2Denactments%20of%20actual%20events.
 https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/6-types-of-documentary-film/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film_techniques
 https://quizlet.com/gb/318657281/documentary-techniques-flash-cards/
 https://www.docfilmacademy.com/blog/10-powerful-documentary-storytelling-
techniques
 https://nichefilmfarm.com/blogs/documentary-film-vs-feature-film/
 https://www.amdoc.org/engage/resources/honest-truths-ethics-documentary-film/honest-
truths-documentary-filmmaking-ethics/
 https://www.docfilmacademy.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-ethical-storytelling
 https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/27/
brazilian_london_feature.shtml
 https://www.gov.br/mre/en/subjects/bilateral-relations/all-countries/the-united-kingdom-
of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland#:~:text=As%20early%20as%201825%2C
%20the,diminishing%20British%20presence%20in%20Brazil.
 https://iasservices.org.uk/how-many-immigrants-are-in-the-uk/#:~:text=Immigration
%20Population%20of%20the%20UK,of%20the%20total%20UK%20population.
 https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11874150.migration-in-dorset-five-things-
you-might-find-surprising/