Final Proposal - First Idea

As I had composed more than one idea for my documentary I decided to make a draft for the final proposal of this particular documentary. This was originally my first idea which included reference to crime in relation to alcohol.

Working Title: Made of the Hard Stuff

I chose this title for my documentary as it refers to the contrasting themes of alcohol and crime whilst combining them. It gave me a main idea to focus on. As hard stuff is a slang term for alcohol this automatically reinforces and lets the audience know of the theme. However although this seemed a good idea at the time of mind mapping, I had drew on my past experiences of filming last year and decided for a final to just focus solely on crime. This was a lot easier then trying to combine two huge concepts. There were also problems with audiences not understanding the title of the documentary and therefore not being able to know what the documentary was about. Although the title is a play on words composed quite cleverly, it didn't seem practical to stick with it as there is no clear indication of crime or alcohol at first glance.

Channel for Broadcast: Channel 4

I chose channel 4 as the broadcasting channel because of its wide appeal and diversity. I thought our documentary would be best suited on this channel and it would get popular views due to this. Channel 4 is also a popular broadcasting channel that would do my documentary justice.

Target Audience: Adults, Adolescents, Teenagers, etc

I chose these age groups as my target audience as I felt that they were the most likely to watch a program that looked into the problems of crime and alcohol. It is also relevant to the lives of young people in today's society. I also focused on underage drinking briefly in my documentary which also makes reference to age. This is issue would be particularly important to my target audience with many of them having experienced it themselves.

Genre: Investigative Documentary
I documentary about alcohol would immediately catch the attention of any audience member and refer away from the typical "boring documentary". The factor of investigation also gives the audience insight into issues they may previously not have known.

Style: Narrative, Archive Pictures, Voiceovers, Interviews to Experts, Interviews to Vox Pops.
I felt that this was a typical style for documentaries and tried to follow the codes and conventions of this.