Carmen Media Studies Documentary

Music in documentaries is super important because it sets the mood and helps viewers feel a certain way about the content they are watching. In romantic films, slow or soft music is used to immerse the audience while upbeat music can make the scene exciting and fun. Also, music can have an effect on the pacing of a scene. For example, quick music makes things feel dramatic in action movies. Typically, most documentaries avoid lyrics so that the dialogue is clear. This means it is usually minimalistic and simple with no dramatic sounds. The music should reflect the mood and not seem unnatural because you don't want the audience to think too much about the background music instead of focusing on the scene. Also, it helps to have the overall soundtrack go well together so that it is coherent and flows together nicely throughout the documentary. Fashion documentaries have all kinds of different music in them. Electronic, indie, jazz, instrumental, classical, and runway music are all pr...

I decided my documentary will be named "Beyond the Trend" The title works really well as a documentary name because it immediately tells people that the film isn’t just about what’s popular or viral right now. A lot of fashion content online is focused on trends that come and go super fast, and this title makes it clear that the documentary is trying to look past that surface level. It suggests that there’s more meaning behind fashion than copying outfits and wearing what is trending. Here are some examples of titles from popular fashion documentaries: Dior and I Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer Versace: After the Runway How does the title match the content within the documentaries? I have not watched them, but I wanted to guess what they are about to see if the audience can guess what mine is about only from the title. Dior and I - Based off the name I believe this documentary talks about the history of Dior. The use of "I" makes me think it is a more person...

What does the audience expect when watching a fashion documentary? Content- Interviews with figures in fashion, such as designers, models, influencers, or fashion critics. The questions go into their personal journeys and challenges. Often feature footage of fashion shows, photo shoots, and detailed shots of clothing, makeup, and accessories. Many fashion documentaries (including mine) explore the history of fashion, how trends have evolved over time, and the impact they caused. Dramatic lighting. The music matches the mood and tone of the documentary. Bright colors. Cinematography- Wide shots are  commonly used during fashion shows or big events to capture the entire atmosphere. Close up shots f ocus on small details in clothing and facial expressions. Tracking shots are used to follow models or designers as they walk through a space, such as backstage or on the runway. Over the shoulder camera angles are used in interviews and behind the scene footage to show the perspective of s...

Hair: Women are expected to have long hair because it reinforces traditional gender norms. Shorter haircuts or unconventional ones are seen as rebellious. Bright and uncommon hair colors are also seen as rebellious, and attention seeking. In some cultures, women are pressured to straighten their hair to fit into beauty standards. Clothes: Clothes dictate a person's status. Expensive and trendy clothing make a person appear more put together, wealthy, important, and successful. People tend to be judgmental towards cheap or casual clothing. Society also dictates the status of women by the clothes they wear. They are either categorized as being feminine, manly, or revealing. This effects women, especially young adults and teenagers, because they have to find a perfect in between where they do not feel pressured or judged by society. Social media: Social media influencers often promote "perfect" version of their lives that leaves a huge impact on the audience. The audience is...

I researched how to film an interview and the materials needed. Control the eyeline Dialogue has the most impact when the eyeline is as close to the camera lens as possible. To fix this, the interviewer can sit close to the camera lens to have a natural conversation. Frame a captivating shot Position an interviewee in the frame at eye level, to one side of the frame, leaving open space. Avoid positioning them dead center unless it is an extreme close-up Keep the framing consistent Ask good questions Give an open-ended prompt and not a yes or no question Be direct and confident "Why did you do __" Guide the responses Have them repeat themselves to get the best filmed answer Give examples on how you want them to answer Materials I want to use My phone camera CapCut to edit the interviews Tripod This research will help me to film good clips for my interviews. It also will help me create the questions to ask to get the best answers.

CapCut has a free and pro version. Since I don't have a subscription, I will be using the free version for editing.  The free CapCut version provides  basic editing tools  such as cutting, trimming, merging, and splitting features. It also offers a selection of  filters, video transitions, and visual effects. For text and accessibility , it supports subtitles, captions, various fonts, color customization, and text animations. The sound library  has basic music and sound effects. Also, any exported video is watermark free . Canva also has a free and pro version. The free version I have used before in my previous media studies final project. It can be used to edit videos, posters, presentations, and more. I will be using the free templates to create the film festival postcard, magazine layout, and creating posts for Instagram. I mostly will use CapCut for video editing and Canva for advertising parts of the project. There are other editing software I can find onli...

The episode I am filming for my documentary is going to be on the topic of social media. I have already researched about social media's influence on fashion, and I think this would be the easiest topic to interview about. Most teenagers and younger people use social media, so it would be the best topic to choose because everyone is familiar with it. This would make my documentary targeted more towards a younger audience. Episode 2 Audience: 13-25, female, people interested in fashion Topic: How social media has influenced fashion Segment: It will be the beginning of the episode so I can include a title sequence and opening credits I want the title sequence to be unique and set the mood This YouTube video is about how to do a good title sequence: What I learned from this video: To have the title leave an impact, have it interrupt something such as the music or video clip before it Font is bigger and easy to read The title has proper composition and placement Physical integration is ...

Here are some ideas for content I can post for my social media. After researching, these appear in a lot of marketing campaigns. Teasers include small snippets of the documentary to build anticipation for the release and find an audience. Short trailer show the main premise of the documentary in a short video. Exclusive clips are behind the scenes with actors. Interviews and Q&A's can be interviewing either the audience, actors, or production company. I could do a Q&A answering questions about the documentary. Casting posts about finding actors. Quotes from the documentary or quotes that inspired me. The picture is from a previous documentary from a media studies student. Some of the posts include links, advertising new episode, exclusive clips, and a sneak peek. Looking through the Instagram will help me with my formatting and posts when I start my own. Profile: The username is the name of the documentary The production studio name is in the bio YouTube channel is linked H...

I used my cat as the posed actor for my video clips. Pan: The pan shot I used was to introduce the posed actor. It could be used as suspense to slowly begin to show the subject you are recording. It also allows the audience to see the background/environment that surrounds the actor. I could use this both on people (interviews) or when showing a wider view of a scene in my documentary.   Zoom: The zoom has a similar effect as the close up shot because it is showing my actor's expressions and close up details. It can also be used for the background/environment. It also makes the audience pay attention to a certain aspect you want because it is directing their attention to something. Close Up: A close up shot on actors is used to show their expressions and emotions. Because I used it on my cat, you could clearly see her expressions and the details of her face. This could be a good camera shot to use in a nature documentary to show close up details that you want the audience to notice....

My production studio focuses on documentaries and independent films. I created the logo on Canva. I named it Capella Studios because Capella is a star that is part of the Auriga constellation. It is one of the brightest stars in the sky. I chose this name I wanted something that was unique and flowed easily. I also think having a space themed name suggests that there is never ending creativity for the films and documentaries. It also has less of a directed audience because it does not reference one certain country such as America, it is a production studio for everyone. I chose the color purple because it went along with the space theme and I didn't want a harsh color scheme for the logo, I wanted something simple to put on the postcard, magazine, and other aspects of the final project. I researched production studio logos and similar logos. They commonly had movie related things in the logo such as film (Ex: New Line Cinema), so that is why I decided to add a film roll to the logo...

James Curran and Jean Seaton believe that media is driven by the logic of power and profit. Media is controlled by a small number of major companies that typically limits variety, creativity, and quality. I believe this also applies to major fashion companies. Having a majority of the fashion industry dominated by large companies and brands decreases creativity, representation, variety, and much more. The creativity is decreased because there are less people in the field that can express their ideas. Different brands may prefer to use other materials and patterns than what is trending, so having less brands overall in the fashion industry leads to less variety. Representation also decreases because major companies will only cast certain models they think will be successful and make profit. For example, handmade items sold on eBay tend to have better quality than fast fashion. Also, eBay has a much larger variety than only looking at the catalogue of one big brand. Summary: Fashion is i...

Documentary M odes Expository documentaries involve extensive research. They include interviews, visuals, and narration that support the argument. Their purpose is to educate and explain. This is the basic and most common documentary mode. Observation documentaries are shot without any narration, commentary, and the viewer is left to interpret it in their own way. It is shot like a "fly on the wall" where the audience views the entire documentary without interruptions. Participatory documentaries have the filmmaker participating in the scenes or interviews while on screen. This includes an equal amount of capturing the interviewer and interviewee. Reflexive mode documentaries use interviews, narration, and visual metaphors to explore the relationship between the filmmaker and audience. A cinematographer will shoot behind-the-scenes style footage of the entire film making process, including editing, interviewing, and post-production. Poetic mode documentaries focus on emotions...