Documentary Running Order

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Voxpops Several medium close-ups of different aged athletes of all around 15
ethnicities and genders on different locations of the track: seconds
● at the 100m start
● on the long jump runway with a shallow depth of field to
see the sandpit in the background
● in the warm-up area with hurdles in the shot (using a rule of
3)
● whilst stood next to a javelin on the track too

Around 10 people all answering the question a 1 word summary of:

“what is your favourite event?”

a title sequence Within the background, the soundtrack of ‘Runaway baby’ by 20 seconds
Bruno Mars will be playing (instrumental version) recognisably
known for its fast pace and links to running- youthful and
optimistic matching the documentary-style a montage of quickly
edited photos from the running track will in pictures get closer and
closer to an event occurring on the track in different locations. To
exemplify this, an extreme long shot of the track, followed by a
long shot, followed by a medium shot, followed by a close up with
2 athletes in that shot now it is close enough chatting at the end of
a rep. This will be repeated for a few locations eg inside the
training hall and on the field area too.
The ending shot which will be a close up onto a hurdle will include
superimposed text with the words “Athletics: Keeping the world on
their game” with the subtext underneath too of “It’s a runderful
life” to anchor the idiomatic and fun side to this documentary.
observational The footage will begin as a long shot of athletes running down a 30 seconds
footage in a track whilst a voice of god narration takes place over the top. They
panning shot will use facts and statistics for the involvement of young people in
with a voice over athletics all over the UK from the England Athletics website. The
range of shots and movement from the slow-motion of athletes
sprinting and long jumper jumping, people stretching will be
captured through high angle shots and low angle shots of someone
ready in their blocks. This range is inclusive of all the events on the
track and enables the location to differ. This information sets the
scene for the topic of athletics and peoples opinions and
involvement within the sport. the facts will be along the lines of:
● Athletes who train at an elite standard have an area of the
brain that performs 82% faster than average under intense
pressure
● In 2019, approximately 7 million people in the Uk
participated in athletics - says England athletics although
the sport is increasing, in 2012 it was said that people were
spending around 1.3 billion hours watching sports, rather
than getting involved

interview and Talking about mental health from athletics. 30 seconds

cutaways Interviewees:
 ● male long-distance runner talking about his stress outlet
● female sprinter talking about her feelings on body image
● a parent talking about the happiness within the social lives
of their children doing athletics
Answering the questions:
1. What benefits to your mental health has athletics enabled
you, or someone you know?
2. What athletics do you do and why?
3. How long have you been doing it, when did you start?
4. what draws you to athletics/ why do you like it?
5. Do you spend time watching athletics on the TV too, or
prefer to be involved?

interview and Talking about the physicality and health benefits of athletics. 30 seconds
cutaways Interviewees:
● a trained and experienced female coach- new interviewee
● the same male distance runner
● the same female sprinter
● the same parents, maybe an extra one to add to the
opinions
● a female middle-distance runner on her diet for training-
new interviewee
Answering the questions:
1. What positives to your physical health has athletics brought
to you?
2. Do you think you would be eating the right foods for
training if you hadn’t been educated on it?
3. Has athletics improved your physical involvement or ability
in other sports and events, such as other clubs eg
gymnastics, football or even helping in the garden?- the
feeling of being fit