Task 6 and 7

Formal Proposal

Topic: Tattoos

Type of documentary: Mixed

Style of documentary: Informal, Funny, Chatty

Channel and Scheduling: Channel 4, 8.00-8.30pm

Target Audience: 15-40 years

Primary Research: Interviews, school rooms, tattoo parlour

Secondary Research: Internet, books, newspapers, radio programmes, magazines, images, statistics, television programmes

Narrative Structure: Open, single-strand, non-linear

Outline of content: Interviews (tattooist, youth, etc)

Resource requirements: Digital camera, computer (with software), body parts, tripod, video recorder, microphone



Research For The Programme:

Primary Research
- Interviews:
Tattoo artist in a tattoo studio
Doctor in a GP Practice
Preist in a church
General public/people with tattoos
Headteacher in a school

- Filming Locations:
Voxpop in Liscard
In a car
Tattoo shop/studio
Outside
In a library
In school
Living room
Doctors Practice

- Props
Books
Articles
Liazrd man/Tiger man picture
Tattoos/Images of tattoos

Secondary Research
Lizard man
Tiger man
Star-face girl
Miami ink
Prison break/momento
Tattoo magazine
Books/Internet sites on the history of tattoos
Images of tattoos
Henna Tattoos