- Zoe explained that working in Television, you should watch as much as possible as this can help you so much with developing ideas and keeping up to date on what is happening in the industry.
- Zoe showed us her documentary series 'Are our kids though Enough? Chinese School' which was a 3 part series for BBC2. Zoe showed us that she had to right up a pitch document, which in detail, explained the entire project and she also had to make a small sort of trailer for the programme to get an idea of what it would be like for the commissioner.
How do get an idea:
- Curiosity, As Media students, we are already looking for stories. Especially after doing our first unit 'Storytelling' where we would look for a fictional story anywhere. Now, we just have to look for a real life story
- Anniversaries, not like your parents or partners. Very interesting Anniversaries like the first Aids case, the anniversary of the end of wars, etc.
- READ. Reading the news papers and local stories can help you find a story which you might want to go forward and tell the world or help you find a topic you want to talk to.
- Sources. Contacts that you've made through your life which could help you so much with this. This could be people who specialised knowledge in something such as a lecturer, doctor, etc. or maybe someone to help get your film made such as Directors, DOP's, etc.
- Other Media such as radio, articles, etc.
- Get behind the headline. scoop up all the interviews and footage you need but don't do the film straight away.
- TED TALKS
- Brainstorming with people. Talking about your idea with people about how the topic can work and everyone gives their own opinions and ideas towards the ideas. To get a good idea you need to hear different voices and opinions rather than the same over and over.
- Location. Do you know an interesting location? Working from a location can give you a great place to make a story, documentaries have come about from Victoria Bus Station and there was also a documentary on High Royds Mental Hospital which turned into a history of the old mental asylums.
- Investigate. These days, not many documentaries are investigated into and investigations aren't really done much these days so this is a key way to stick out.
- Amazing footage. Remake footage or get archive footage if you can. This helps push the documentary further.
- A good title or well worn format
- Walk around! Go look and see the world and find the stories. Come Dine with Me was thought of by someone who was at a Dinner Party.
- The Hook. Once you have an idea, you need to make sure you have something that's going to make them stay from beginning to the end.
- You need characters. eyewitness or people who you want to hear more from.
- Universal theme. Audience want to relate to the characters. This helps make the story go further and keeps the audience interested throughout.
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