1. Assignment 8
A2 Individual Coursework
Presentation
By Rahel Fasil

2. What documentaries have you watched?
One Born Every Minute and Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder
What documentaries have you enjoyed?
Tulisa: My Mum and Me, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and Riots: The Aftershock
What about not enjoyed?
Cyntoia’s Story: The 16-Year-Old Killer and The Girl Who Became Three Boys
What are some interesting/current/debates topics in the world today that
you would like to learn more about?
The role of celebrity and fast moving technology
What kind of topics would you like to see a documentary about?
UK’s young generation
Age: 28 Interests: the evolving world and socialising
Gender: Female
PRE TASK

3. What documentaries have you watched?
9/11: The Miracle Survivor, Riots: The Aftershock and Food Unwrapped
What documentaries have you enjoyed?
Moving On: Sextuplets and Make Bradford British
What about not enjoyed?
The Girl Who Became Three Boys and Is Football Racist?
What are some interesting/current/debates topics in the world today that you
would like to learn more about?
The impact of media in our world today
What kind of topics would you like to see a documentary about?
Multiculturalism
Age: 42 Interests: worldwide news and culture
PRE TASK  Gender: Female

4. What documentaries have you watched?
999: What’s Your Emergency, Food Unwrapped
What documentaries have you enjoyed?
Is Football Racist? And Troubled Children
What about not enjoyed?
Supersize vs Superskinny and Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder
What are some interesting/current/debates topics in the world today that you
would like to learn more about?
Euthanasia and the popular culture
What kind of topics would you like to see a documentary about?
Multiculturalism
Age: 27 Interests: games and the future world
 Gender: Male
PRE TASK

5. The unusual Men’s
circumstance point of
of women
being violent
Domestic view –
why they
towards their Violence : do it?
partners
Inside
Out
Domestic violence Women’s
laws refuges –
what its
really like
A – EXPLORING TOPICS

6. Psychologist
theories and Prime minister’s
Powerless explanations late intervention
police
Social
How networks
quickly it
spread London Court
Riots cases and
sentences
How it started
and escalated Uncontrollable
nature
A – EXPLORING TOPICS

7. Fans missing Psychologists New trend
school to get explaining theory of also known
wrist bands obsession and as
for book attachment ‘fangirling’
signings, con Statistics
certs on
Celebrity national
Following Idolisation and school
their idols absences
what it really
every move
and finding means to be a Olympian’s
out where celebrity new found
they’ll be fame
A – EXPLORING TOPICS

8. Is it a cultural The
thing? Asians are threats
more well youngsters
known for
promoting
Arranged face if they
rebel
arranged
marriages but do
marriages against it
other nations?
Parents point
of view of
Can arranged Growing arranged why exactly
marriages work? marriage statistics they think its
good
A – EXPLORING TOPICS

9. Did this lead
to
The riots?
Unvalued
Deputy
youth in
prime
minister
the UK
making
false ‘free Increasing
university unemployment
fees’ rates affects
promise No jobs around future generation
leading to and economy
overall hopeless
Britain
A – EXPLORING TOPICS

10. Domestic Violence
What would people learn about?
The psychological reasons why partners attack their loved
ones and how they have to suffer in silence.
What style of documentary is it?
Participatory, this documentary will be informative as
domestic violence isn’t covered on television as much.
Episode 1: Men abusing their partners – reasons why
and women refuges that are available
Episode 2: Women abusing their partners – needs to be
given the same attention no matter how unusual
Episode 3: The varying domestic violence laws
worldwide
B – POTENTIAL TOPICS

11. Unvalued youth
What would people learn about?
What the youth can really bring to society and professionals explaining why
they aren’t heard to and the effects this has on crime.
What style of documentary is it?
Participatory, the interviewers will be asking questions to youth, professionals and
the general public.
Episode 1: The cause of the riots – peaceful protest over Mark Duggan’s murder, 5
theories – social and economic equality, feeble police response, high rates of youth
unemployment, racial summarising and rank opportunism
Episode 2: Failure to combat riots early – prime minister’s late intervention, nobody
else with authority came to help fight against riots
Episode 3: Escalation of riots – use of social networks to rally rioters, spread to
different cities in the UK, psychological explanations
Episode 4: Youth unemployment– have the rioters learnt from their mistakes? Was
the justice system fair
B – POTENTIAL TOPICS

12. Celebrity idolisation
What would people learn about?
The growing nature of celebrity idolisation that hasn’t really and opinions of why
they should and shouldn’t be admired to this extent.
What style of documentary is it?
Participatory, interviews will be carried out with youngsters, teachers and
psychologists. Footage will also be shown of screaming young fans at cd/book
signings during the daytime when they should be at school.
Episode 1: what does it really mean to be a celebrity nowadays (Olympians, artists
etc)
Episode 2: children missing school to go and see their idols and statistics on national
school absences on specific days
Episode 3: Extreme fans who get tattoos dedicated to their idols and cosmetic
surgery to look like their idols, is this right?
B – POTENTIAL TOPICS

13. Domestic violence
 Detailed psychologist views and theories
 Victims (male and female) hide a camera in their house so
audience and psychology team can see the exact extent of abuse
 Equal treatment and response to male and female victims
 Exclusive look around women refuges and help given to victims
 Why exactly they abuse their loved ones
 Domestic violence laws and rights worldwide
 Interviews from lawyers who have defended both victims and
abusers in court
C – CHOSEN TOPIC

14. Arranged marriages
 Growing arranged marriage statistics around the world
 Interviews with parents who promote arranged marriages and who have arranged
marriages for their children
 Successful and failed arranged marriages
 Interviews with children who have had arranged marriages and children who have
refused and have been attacked for doing so
 Footage of how exactly an arranged marriage is handled (how is the partner
found? How long does it take until the wedding day? Etc)
 Laws against arranged marriages and charges that parents can face
B – CHOSEN TOPIC

15. Domestic Violence
 Domestic violence is the pattern of violent behaviour by one partner to another in
an intimate relationship for example cohabitation, family or marriage.
Quote from Home Secretary, Mrs May
 “The government is ensuring that the police and other agencies have the tools
necessary to tackle domestic violence to bring offenders to justice and ensure
victims have the support they need to rebuild their lives”
Statistics
 Every 9 seconds in the USA a woman is assaulted or beaten
 Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women (more than muggings
and car accidents)
 Studies show that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic
violence yearly
D - RESEARCH

16. Number of incidents of
domestic violence
5
4
3
Number of
2 incidents of
domestic
1
violence
0
1981
1987
1993
1997
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009

17. Likely domestic violence will:
 Have poor self-image.
 Tolerate abusive behaviour.
 Be financially and emotionally dependent on the abuser.
 Is unsure of their own needs.
 Have low self-esteem.
 Have the unrealistic belief that they can change the
abuser.
 Feel powerless to stop violence
 Believe that jealousy is proof of love

18. Actual victims tend to..
 Abuse alcohol or other substances.
 Have been previously abused.
 Be pregnant
 Be poor and have limited support.
 Have partners who abuse alcohol or other substances.
 Have left their abuser.
 Have requested a restraining order against the abuser.
 Be members of ethnic minority or immigrant groups.
 Have traditional beliefs that women should be submissive to
men.
 Not speak English.

19. London Riots
 Between 6th - 10th August 2011 many towns across England experienced
widespread destruction including rioting and looting.
 The first night of rioting took place on 7th August after a protest in
Tottenham subsequent to the death of Mark Duggan, who was from the
area and was shot dead by the police.
 From then onwards there was complete violence, especially towards the
police.
 There have been a lot of prejudice remarks about the age, race and home
townof the majority of rioters
D - RESEARCH

20. People in court for riots by
area
London
Greater
Manchester
West Midlands
Nottingham
Merseyside
Other
D - RESEARCH

21. Arranged Marriages
 Arranged marriages are profoundly rooted in royal families and are commonly
practiced in areas such as Africa, the Middle East and South-east Asia.
 Matches could be chosen by parents or agents or a trustworthy third party. In
some countries priests or religious figures can be involved with matchmaking.
However there are arguments to arranged
marriages..
 The person hasn’t got the freedom of choice in their own relationship and future
which they need to have
 If they do not feel any love for their match when they first meet they are led to
believe that love will eventually come. Love isn’t the priority but it should be.
 Interference from family and others around what should be your own private life
D - RESEARCH

22. Quote from UK Prime Minister, David Cameron
'Forced marriage is abhorrent and little more than slavery. To force anyone into
marriage against their will is simply wrong and that is why we have taken decisive
action to make it illegal.’

23.  I got a lot of inspiration from the BBC Documentary Alesha
Dixon: Don’t Hit My Mum
The convention of
statistics inspired me
to use this and
educate my audience
of the seriousness of
domestic violence
Using an informative
real life recording of a
victim asking for
emergency help adds
realism to the
documentary
E - INSPIRATION

24. Interview with those who
have personally witnessed
and been affected by
domestic violence
Voiceover of Alesha Dixon
talking about her
childhood. This inspired
me to include a voiceover
of a personal story so the
audience can have an
emotional response to the
documentary.
E - INSPIRATION

25. I was inspired to
include supporting
photographs to add
realism to the
documentary
Interview with the
presenter and a
witness, this inspires
me to use a more
participatory
approach in my
documentary
E - INSPIRATION

26. The presenter
interviews a
psychotherapist to
discuss how
domestic violence
affects how
children’s
behaviour and
personality
I got the inspiration
to choose a
presenter that has
a relation to the
topic
E - INSPIRATION

27. Who is your target audience? Why?
Age: 18-36 year olds
Ethnicity: British and minority ethnic groups
Gender: Both male and female
Interests: Crime television and socialising
Social class: Middle and working class
It will be shown at 10pm as that is when adults will be home
from work/college and ready to watch and their children will be
sleeping. It will be on BBC One as it’s a free satellite show which
means easy access for all viewers
F – TARGET AUDIENCE

28. What channel will you put it on and why?
BBC One as they show many crime shows and documentaries
such as Alesha Dixon: Don’t Hit My Mum, Silent Witness and
Hustle.
What time would it be on and why?
10pm, after reviewing OFCOM and its regulations, I have found
out that this is a suitable time as its after the 9 o’clock
watershed. Some scenes are quite graphic and aren’t suitable
for young viewers
G – CHANNEL & TIME

29. H – CONVENTION