Theoretical Concepts

Name: Unrecogised Musicians

Genre: Mockumentary/comedy. My film idea can definitely be classed as a mockumentary/comedy as it's story line is very silly, but because it's in the style of a documentary it'll seem like it takes a serious angle, when really it's about something very ridiculous. 

Narrative: 
There is an interview with a man who plays the triangle and as the story goes on we get to understand his fight to get into the music world and be taken seriously as a professional musician. He also introduces us to his friends who are in a similar situation to him and want their instruments to be recognised.

Audience: (look the audience profile post) 

Representation: 
*I'm trying to represent males and females in their late teens and mid twenties, who are maybe middle class/working class who live in towns and cities. And I'd represent all those people who like to watch silly videos on youtube. From personal experience, I find that me and my friend's (who match the description at the top*) like to watch funny videos and have a laugh about them and I think this is the same for a lot of people as millions use youtube everyday to watch these silly videos. So I would like to serve their need for laughter and something fun through this video.

Media Language:
Sound - Because it's a mockumentary the sound will be diegetic as it's mainly interviews where everyone is talking and can hear the sounds around them. However, there is an element of non-diegetic sound as music will be played in the background during the more serious scenes. At one point in the film, the character is talking about his horrible past where he was attacked by violinists and in the background there shall be sad music and I'll do this on garageband. I'll also do the rest of the music on garageband too, so that it's original.

Editing - As the film is in a documentary style, I've had to look at different documentaries and study the editing closely and of course, it's all mainly cuts and there is not a lot of editing done to the footage as it's about real life and so the footage should be raw and real too. Whereas in a more dramatic film, there would be more special effects added to make the story line bigger and better.

Mise-en-scene - The mise-en-scene would be quite realistic as this film is in a documentary style. For instance the props would be everyday furniture and instruments and the costumes would be normal everyday comfortable clothes. The setting would be in an everyday surrounding such as a normal living  room in a house or a music room for the character's band to play in.

Cinematography - The range of shots I'd use would be mainly close ups/medium shots as it's getting quite up close and personal to the character and you can see his facial expression very clearly. Because it's in a documentary style, I probably won't be using the tripod much as in most documentaries hand held cameras are used and they follow the person they're filming moving about their day to day life and thats the effect I want. So some shots may be a little shaky as it's a hand held camera.