Progress statement

Post 3-7

Summary…

• From post 3-8, we researched documentaries and theorists, types of documentaries, narrative structure, documentary conventions and modes of documentary.

• Researching these will help us choose what style and type of documentary we would like to do and give us ideas for what conventions we would like to include – this will be helpful for us when we start filming.

Strengths

• We split each of these tasks up equally so we had an equal amount to do and so that we could get it done on time for when we move on to our next stage of planning.

• This gave us the opportunity to start using different software to create an exciting and fun blog. We used prezi and slideshare, gaining more knowledge on how these work.

• We handled our time limit effectively and posted them on our blog so that we were ready to continue into the next stage.

Weaknesses/areas to improve…

• We could have used 1 more type of software so that there was more of a range, however each prezi was on a different template and each powerpoint on slideshare had a different theme, so they still looked appealing.

Target for next stage…

• Now that we have completed our research into the styles of documentaries, we need to start thinking about an idea for our documentary to be based around.

• We need to find inspiration for various different ideas so that we can discuss strengths and weaknesses of each and finally choose one.