Documentary Unit: Interview Research

I found an interesting article about interviewing in the magazine Digital Filmmaker. I thought it would be a really good piece of research for my documentary so i am posting it hear to look back ion when needed.

As i have never interviewed anyone before and will be asking the questions it is important to know exactly how to set up the interview. Danny is the director and i will need to know what exactly he wants to do in terms of shots and setting up but this will be useful as i now have a basic idea of how it all works and we can work from this if needed. 

Stay safe,

Helen

Documentary unit: Ability dog Correspondence

I exchanged a few emails today with Carol about filming plans and also the working title of the film. Here are the emails:

After speaking with Danny and Chris, they thought he title Mighty Mutts was their favourite but as Carol likes Puppy Power we have decided to use this as our working tittle and see what crops us during editing and filming as a potential title. We did not want a title that would distract from the Ability dogs Charity as part of our filming is to help raise awareness of them and as Carol has expressed a wish to use the film for the Charity's website. 

Stay safe,

Helen

Documentary Unit: Ability Dogs Email

I emailed Carol today to run through the filming opportunities we had discussed on the phone and to discuss with her the outline for our film.

Here is the email:

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Helen 

Documentary Unit: Music

As i have worked with a composer before, i mentioned to Chris and Danny whether they would like me to ask Geoff Alexander if he is available to compose music for this documentary. Geoff is fantastic to work with and although he is incredibly busy with his paid composing work he has said he will send a couple of tracks over once he's seen the footage.
Chris and Danny both liked the music Geoff has done in the past and his CV speaks for itself.


Here is Geoff's Website:

http://www.geoffreyalexandermusic.com

Stay Safe,

Helen

Documentary Unit: Christina & Georgie Video

Here is a video Sport Relief made showing Christina and Georgie.

We used this video as part of our pitch:



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Helen

Documentary Unit: Medical Assistance Dog response

I received an email today from the medical assistance dog charity and they are unable to commit to the project. Here is the email:

Here is my email response:

In terms of our filming this is no problem as we have already found our characters and a back up option if need be.

Stay Safe,

Helen

Documentary Unit: The Pitch

Here is our Powerpoint Presentation & Pitch Document for 'Hero Hounds' - our documentary.




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Helen