Formal proposal for documentary

Topic: Make-up.

Type of Documentary- Entertainment.

Style of Documentary- Expository.

Channel and scheduling- Thursday on Channel 4 at 8pm till 8:30pm.

Target audience- Females aged 17-30
Primary research needed- Interviews with professionals, artists, retailers about make-up and its benefits, how much is spent, real people's views of make-up and its benefits and what it means to them.

Secondary research needed- History of make-up (18th century onwards) archive footage, archive footage of catwalk make-up, different types of make-up (expensive) how different ones are better or worse, shops to buy make-up.

Narrative structure- Voice of God (narrator) starts with make-up shops and then vox-pops of random people going into the stores answering a question about make-up. As documentary goes on we find out whether make-up is a big thing in a girl’s life or whether it isn’t that important, whether it makes them feel more confident and, if so, why? Learn about the history of make-up and why it can be seen as a confidence booster. Closed narrative- Ends with the question being answered. “Why does makeup make us feel more confident?”

Outline of content- people going into make-up stores, vox-pops and interviews about how makeup makes you feel more confident, filming make-up desks, someone applying make-up (for cut aways). Questionnaire results e.g. favourite store to buy make-up, favourite item of make-up, how long people spend doing their make-up. Interviews with professionals and how much income is actually made through make-up, how people don’t do their makeup properly, how people don’t take their makeup off correctly. Including interviews with celebrities such as Rihanna and Katie Price. Archive footage of make-up for catwalk shows and for films and how it can either make someone unique or different, why do celebrities make us wear more make-up. Talk about the history of make-up. Interviews of people saying make-up is a confidence booster. End with a montage of images from throughout the documentary and how makeup does actually make us feel more confident, closed narrative.

Resource requirements- Camera, video camera, tripod, Voice recorder