Interview Questions
Tattooist Interview:
1) How did you get into the profession?
2) Tell me about the most unusual tattoo you have ever had to make.
3) Tell me about the different designs you do?
4) Do you do tattoo removals?
5) Tell me about the most popular tattoos that people get.
6) Tell me about your favourite tattoo.
7) Tell me about your tattoos.
8) Tell me about the different tattoo designs you do.
9) Tell me about the process of tattooing.
10) Is tattooing an art?
11) Tell me about the tools you use.
12) Tell me about the inks you use.
13) How do you get the tattoos to stay on the skin permanently?
Person with Tattoos interview:
1) Tell me about the time you got your tattoo.
2) Were you scared of getting a tattoo?
3) Tell me about the parts of the body you got it on.
4) Tell me about the designs you chose.
5) Are you planning on getting any more?
6) Tell me about the designs you are thinking of getting.
7) Tell me about the reason you chose to get a tattoo.
8) Tell me about your parents view of tattoos.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Task 8
Running Order for Tattoo Documentary:
Documentary: The Human Canvas
Channel: Channel 4
Scheduling: Wednesday evening, 8.00-8.30pm
Duration: 24 minutes
Montage of images of peoples tattoos (music in background)
20 seconds
Opening titles (flick through each letter of ‘The Human Canvas’ that’s painted on body parts) display on split screen to show title.
15 seconds
Still images of old history tattoos e.g. military ones. Voiceover asking the question ‘Where did they come from?’
30 seconds
Interview with tattooist – cuts of tools etc.
1 minute 30 seconds
Footage of girl getting her tattoo.
20 seconds
Interview with person talking about tattoos, opinions and showing their tattoos
1 minute 30 seconds
Voiceover cut to prison break (show map tattoo) how this glorifies tattoos. Cut to lizard man and voxpop of reactions to him.
35 seconds
Interview with Cheryl Cole on tattoos1 minute
30 seconds
Interview with Cheryl fan who has copied her tattoo. Her inspiration.
1 minute
Voiceover explaining celebrity craze of tattoos whilst showing cuts of celebs different tattoos
20 seconds
Archive footage and pictures of Hell’s angels and about them. Rock music playing. Voiceover explaining how it makes them individual
1 minute
National identities and the different tattoos that countries get. Pride in their country
40 seconds
Voiceover about Jehovah witness’s with a shot of church.
10 seconds
Interview with a Jehovah’s Witness about not allowing tattoos in their religion.
1 minute
Montage of religious tattoos – voiceover explaining each tattoo
30 seconds
Interview with Muslim man about his views on them
1 minute
Interview with Tattooist. Point of view shot of fast motion around tattoos
40 seconds
Archive material of Miami ink (Hawaiian episode). Shows the tools and the symbolism of their tattoos
2 minutes
Advert Break – 3 minutes
Interview with doctor about tattoo removal. Cuts of removed tattoos
1 minute 30 seconds
Shots of horrible tattoos and shops
30 seconds
Show a tattoo badly removed – Archive material
20 seconds
Interview with person who wants their tattoo removed
1 minute 30 seconds
Voiceover asking if tattoo is an art form, show footage of art and tattoos
20 seconds
Interview with art critic on what he thinks if they are an art form
30 seconds
Show lizard man and tiger man. Voiceover on how people want to look different but other people don’t get it
30 seconds
Voiceover asking where will we be in the future with tattoos? What will they look like?
25 seconds
Total time: 24 minutes
Documentary: The Human Canvas
Channel: Channel 4
Scheduling: Wednesday evening, 8.00-8.30pm
Duration: 24 minutes
Montage of images of peoples tattoos (music in background)
20 seconds
Opening titles (flick through each letter of ‘The Human Canvas’ that’s painted on body parts) display on split screen to show title.
15 seconds
Still images of old history tattoos e.g. military ones. Voiceover asking the question ‘Where did they come from?’
30 seconds
Interview with tattooist – cuts of tools etc.
1 minute 30 seconds
Footage of girl getting her tattoo.
20 seconds
Interview with person talking about tattoos, opinions and showing their tattoos
1 minute 30 seconds
Voiceover cut to prison break (show map tattoo) how this glorifies tattoos. Cut to lizard man and voxpop of reactions to him.
35 seconds
Interview with Cheryl Cole on tattoos1 minute
30 seconds
Interview with Cheryl fan who has copied her tattoo. Her inspiration.
1 minute
Voiceover explaining celebrity craze of tattoos whilst showing cuts of celebs different tattoos
20 seconds
Archive footage and pictures of Hell’s angels and about them. Rock music playing. Voiceover explaining how it makes them individual
1 minute
National identities and the different tattoos that countries get. Pride in their country
40 seconds
Voiceover about Jehovah witness’s with a shot of church.
10 seconds
Interview with a Jehovah’s Witness about not allowing tattoos in their religion.
1 minute
Montage of religious tattoos – voiceover explaining each tattoo
30 seconds
Interview with Muslim man about his views on them
1 minute
Interview with Tattooist. Point of view shot of fast motion around tattoos
40 seconds
Archive material of Miami ink (Hawaiian episode). Shows the tools and the symbolism of their tattoos
2 minutes
Advert Break – 3 minutes
Interview with doctor about tattoo removal. Cuts of removed tattoos
1 minute 30 seconds
Shots of horrible tattoos and shops
30 seconds
Show a tattoo badly removed – Archive material
20 seconds
Interview with person who wants their tattoo removed
1 minute 30 seconds
Voiceover asking if tattoo is an art form, show footage of art and tattoos
20 seconds
Interview with art critic on what he thinks if they are an art form
30 seconds
Show lizard man and tiger man. Voiceover on how people want to look different but other people don’t get it
30 seconds
Voiceover asking where will we be in the future with tattoos? What will they look like?
25 seconds
Total time: 24 minutes
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
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
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
Task 5
Possible Content for our Documentary:
History of Tattoos - Origin, Creator, The First Tattoo, First tools used, Now and then comparison, Historical people with Tattoos, Military
Designs - Tribal, Animals, Names, Symbols, Cartoons, Famous people, Different languages, Flowers/Hearts/Stars, Cover-ups, Make-up, Deeper meaning
Fear - Phobias, Shame, Needles, Pain, How they affect people and their lives/views, Regret
Opinions - Parents, Doctors, Religious, Atheist, Youth, Friends, The Media - how they contrast
Stereotypes - Emo, Mosher, Chav, Preppy, Indie, Rockers, Punk, Nerds - is there a link?
Copycats - Fans for celebrities (why?), Friends, Relations
Culture - How they relate themselves with tattoos, Do some cultures value them more than others? E.g. Chinese, Arabian, Hebrew, Scottish, Welsh, etc. How Do they differ and why?
Symbolism - Symbols related to religion, Hobbies, Love, Passion, Meaning - where do tattoos come into this? What do the symbols mean? Are any mistaken?
Interviews - Famous Celebrities (e.g. Rihanna, Cheryl Cole, David Beckham, Paris Hilton, etc), Parentals, Teenagers, Young adults, Older adults with tattoo's, a Tattooist (artist), People who have had them lasered off, People with regrets, Anyone related to subjects above. Ask why, how, what it means to them. Pain? Any problems? Voxpops!
Voxpop - Obtain image (i.e. of lizard man) and wander Liverpool shopping area asking opinions - What do you think? Would you do this? Do you know anyone with unusual/shocking tattoo's? Do you have any yourself?
History of Tattoos - Origin, Creator, The First Tattoo, First tools used, Now and then comparison, Historical people with Tattoos, Military
Designs - Tribal, Animals, Names, Symbols, Cartoons, Famous people, Different languages, Flowers/Hearts/Stars, Cover-ups, Make-up, Deeper meaning
Fear - Phobias, Shame, Needles, Pain, How they affect people and their lives/views, Regret
Opinions - Parents, Doctors, Religious, Atheist, Youth, Friends, The Media - how they contrast
Stereotypes - Emo, Mosher, Chav, Preppy, Indie, Rockers, Punk, Nerds - is there a link?
Copycats - Fans for celebrities (why?), Friends, Relations
Culture - How they relate themselves with tattoos, Do some cultures value them more than others? E.g. Chinese, Arabian, Hebrew, Scottish, Welsh, etc. How Do they differ and why?
Symbolism - Symbols related to religion, Hobbies, Love, Passion, Meaning - where do tattoos come into this? What do the symbols mean? Are any mistaken?
Interviews - Famous Celebrities (e.g. Rihanna, Cheryl Cole, David Beckham, Paris Hilton, etc), Parentals, Teenagers, Young adults, Older adults with tattoo's, a Tattooist (artist), People who have had them lasered off, People with regrets, Anyone related to subjects above. Ask why, how, what it means to them. Pain? Any problems? Voxpops!
Voxpop - Obtain image (i.e. of lizard man) and wander Liverpool shopping area asking opinions - What do you think? Would you do this? Do you know anyone with unusual/shocking tattoo's? Do you have any yourself?
Task 4
Audience Research
Questionnaire:
1) Are you…?
□ Male □ Female
2) What is your age?
□ 15–19 □ 20-24 □ 25-29 □ 30-34 □ 35-40
3) What is your occupation?
4) Have you got a tattoo?
□ Yes □ No
If yes, what part of body do you have it on?
5) What does the word tattoo mean to you?
6) What is your favourite colour?
□ Red □ Blue □ Green □ Yellow
□ Black □ White □ Other (please specify)__________
7) Who is you favourite celebrity/idol?
8) Does your favourite celebrity/idol have a tattoo?
9) What is a meaningful image to you?
10) Are you religious?
□ Yes □ No □ Undecided
11) Do your parents approve/have approved of tattoos?
□ Yes □ No
If no, why not?
12) If you don’t have a tattoo or if you want one, what would you like?
Questionnaire Results:
1) Are you….?
Conclusion: From these results we can draw the conclusion that the most idolised celebrities are Cheryl Cole and Beyonce, which were both recorded to have tattoos. This therefore gives us the preferred option to use these two celebrities in our documentary, as most people recognise them and this will regulate more of an interest to the documentary.
Yes – 16 No – 14
Conclusion: From the results we can see another issue we may need to address in the documentary is “Why might parent's feel having a tattoo is bad?”
If No, Why not?
Conclusion: These results reinforce the issue about parents disagreements on tattoos. From the results we can plan questions or plan a segment about the different reasons parents give to their children when rejecting them the right to get a tattoo, and why that might be.
Questionnaire:
1) Are you…?
□ Male □ Female
2) What is your age?
□ 15–19 □ 20-24 □ 25-29 □ 30-34 □ 35-40
3) What is your occupation?
4) Have you got a tattoo?
□ Yes □ No
If yes, what part of body do you have it on?
5) What does the word tattoo mean to you?
6) What is your favourite colour?
□ Red □ Blue □ Green □ Yellow
□ Black □ White □ Other (please specify)__________
7) Who is you favourite celebrity/idol?
8) Does your favourite celebrity/idol have a tattoo?
9) What is a meaningful image to you?
10) Are you religious?
□ Yes □ No □ Undecided
11) Do your parents approve/have approved of tattoos?
□ Yes □ No
If no, why not?
12) If you don’t have a tattoo or if you want one, what would you like?
Questionnaire Results:
1) Are you….?
Male – 11 Female – 19
Conclusion: There were 11 males and 19 females that took our questionnaire; because there were more females than males this shows that our documentary may be biased towards the female gender of the audience. We will have to take this into account so we don’t overlook the male audience, and as to make sure the documentary appeals towards both genders equally.
2) What is your age?
3) What is your occupation?
Conclusion: From the pie chart we can see that our documentary will attract a broad range of audiences. This tells us that we must make sure that we keep the documentary interesting for everyone, by appealing to subjects relative their common interests.
4) Have you got a tattoo?
Yes – 10 No – 20
Conclusion: 2/3rds of the participants answered ‘No’ to this question, which could create a problem within how much interest there is from our documentary for our target population. However, there is the 1/3rd of the audience who do have tattoos, showing that significant proportions have got tattoos and that our subject for the documentary may draw at least 1/3rd of the populations attention. Also, taking into account that the documentary is about tattoos and will be aimed at people with them as well as without, the other 2/3rds of the population may still be intrigued, increasing viewers and appealing to a wider target audience.
If yes, what part of the body do you have it on?
(image will be uploaded soon)
Conclusion: The parts of the body which people desire to get tattoos are varied, which allows us to use a greater variety of footage (e.g. images of different tattoos in different places).
5) What does the word 'Tattoo' mean to you?
Conclusion: Looking at the graph we can see that greatest meaning for the word 'tattoo', according to our participants, is that it is a 'picture on a person’s body'. The second most popular answer was a life long memory. Combining both these answers informs us that most people may think of a tattoo as a picture which represents something to the person wearing it, and that different images can mean different things for everyone. Extracting this meaning, we can now go on to portray it in our finished documentary of tattoos.
6) What is your favourite colour?
Conclusion: From the graph we can see that most of our participant's favourite colour is red with, the colour blue coming close second. We will incorporate these colours in the documentary as to attract more of an audience to our documentary.
Conclusion: From the graph we can see that most of our participant's favourite colour is red with, the colour blue coming close second. We will incorporate these colours in the documentary as to attract more of an audience to our documentary.7) Who is your favourite celebrity/idol?
Conclusion: From these results we can draw the conclusion that the most idolised celebrities are Cheryl Cole and Beyonce, which were both recorded to have tattoos. This therefore gives us the preferred option to use these two celebrities in our documentary, as most people recognise them and this will regulate more of an interest to the documentary.8) Does your favourite celebrity idol have a tattoo?
Yes – 15 No – 15
Conclusion: From the results we can see that in our documentary we will have to explore the issue regarding “Do celebrities influence people getting a tattoo”.
9) What is a meaningful image to you?
Conclusion: From the pie chart we can see that Nature/emotional/family(including background)-related images are most popular when it comes to tattoos and what they mean to different people. This tells us that not every image means the same to each individual audience, and that we should try to use a wide-range of images to portray the subject of meaning, including these top 5 selected images.
10) Are you Religious?
Yes: 6 No: 19 Undecided: 5
Conclusion: From the results we can see that a majority of the population may not be religious, however this does not mean we can not have some debate between different religions and their views on getting a tattoo.
11) Do your parents approve/have approved of tattoos?
Yes – 16 No – 14
Conclusion: From the results we can see another issue we may need to address in the documentary is “Why might parent's feel having a tattoo is bad?”
If No, Why not?
Conclusion: These results reinforce the issue about parents disagreements on tattoos. From the results we can plan questions or plan a segment about the different reasons parents give to their children when rejecting them the right to get a tattoo, and why that might be.12) If you don’t have a tattoo or if you want one, what would you like?
Conclusion: From the piece chart we can see that tattoos are developing and people don’t seem to want the traditional tattoos such as a rose anymore. People are starting to come up with their own ideas about what tattoo they want, whether it is simple imagery or personal meaning, and this is another thing we can discuss in our documentary.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Task 3
Our Documentary:
Topic: Tattoos
Target Audience: 15-40 years
Channel and Scheduling: Channel 4, 8.00pm-8.30pm
Title: The Human Canvas
Topic: Tattoos
Target Audience: 15-40 years
Channel and Scheduling: Channel 4, 8.00pm-8.30pm
Title: The Human Canvas
Monday, 19 October 2009
Task 2
Possible ideas for documentary:
Film/Radio - Video games - Race - War - Music - Schools - illness - fashion - Pregnancy - Beauty - Nature - Poverty - Alcohol - Animals - Recession - Teenagers - Technology - Media - Celebrities - University - Obesity - Saturday jobs - Elderly - Food - Cars - Diet - Eggs - Sweets - Drugs - Travelling - Holidays - Disability - Relationships - History - Discovery - Helplessness - Stereotypes - Pastimes - Anorexia - Homelessness - Chocolate - Wallasey - Sixth form - Clubbing - Mobile phones - Murder - Money - Drink - Family - Hair - Nails - Children - Houses - Bikes - Bears - Sleep - Babies - Dinosaurs - Fish - Egypt - Books - Roads - Tables - Pens - Cinema - Life - Sky - Sex - Crime - Natural disorders - Public transport - Wealth - Festivals - Dancing - Penguin - Blue - Waffles - Chocolate cake - Laptop - Shoes - Bags - Make-up - Friends - McDonald's - Bacon - Zoo - Rings - Hiccups - KFC - Sneezing - Shopping - Parks - Wales - Love - Hate - Dress - Liverpool - Pink - Working - Sport - Exercise - Tattoos - Takeaway - Dolphins - Bubblegum - English - Kisses - Jewellery - Beatles - Pringles - Photography - Facebook - Texting - Gigs - Senses - Seven deadly sins
Film/Radio - Video games - Race - War - Music - Schools - illness - fashion - Pregnancy - Beauty - Nature - Poverty - Alcohol - Animals - Recession - Teenagers - Technology - Media - Celebrities - University - Obesity - Saturday jobs - Elderly - Food - Cars - Diet - Eggs - Sweets - Drugs - Travelling - Holidays - Disability - Relationships - History - Discovery - Helplessness - Stereotypes - Pastimes - Anorexia - Homelessness - Chocolate - Wallasey - Sixth form - Clubbing - Mobile phones - Murder - Money - Drink - Family - Hair - Nails - Children - Houses - Bikes - Bears - Sleep - Babies - Dinosaurs - Fish - Egypt - Books - Roads - Tables - Pens - Cinema - Life - Sky - Sex - Crime - Natural disorders - Public transport - Wealth - Festivals - Dancing - Penguin - Blue - Waffles - Chocolate cake - Laptop - Shoes - Bags - Make-up - Friends - McDonald's - Bacon - Zoo - Rings - Hiccups - KFC - Sneezing - Shopping - Parks - Wales - Love - Hate - Dress - Liverpool - Pink - Working - Sport - Exercise - Tattoos - Takeaway - Dolphins - Bubblegum - English - Kisses - Jewellery - Beatles - Pringles - Photography - Facebook - Texting - Gigs - Senses - Seven deadly sins
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