Documentary Production
Brief
My production is on the snowflake generation, my generation. My generation is known as the snowflake generation because a lot of us are delicate sensitive individuals that will melt if the temperature increases like a snowflake, melt meaning emotionally explode. I believe that for the most part this is true but I want to show how this has happened over time by comparing young generations from the past to the current young generation to tell people about why and how the snowflake generation developed.
Producer - Toby Hill
Cameraman - Jude Elliott & Toby Hill
Editor - Cameron Hay
Location scout - Cameron Hay
Lighting and props - Toby Dooley
This topic was inspired by what we as a group think is a modern issue, this is not to change the stereo type because it is pretty much true however I will be showing you how the generation formed and why over time younger generations are generally more sensitive and fragile than young generations in the decades before. We will be talking about:
The main angle of the story is the change in younger generations over the decades. The development and environmental factors that affected the young generations in various time periods including the modern young generation.
Producer - Toby Hill
Cameraman - Jude Elliott & Toby Hill
Editor - Cameron Hay
Location scout - Cameron Hay
Lighting and props - Toby Dooley
This topic was inspired by what we as a group think is a modern issue, this is not to change the stereo type because it is pretty much true however I will be showing you how the generation formed and why over time younger generations are generally more sensitive and fragile than young generations in the decades before. We will be talking about:
- the view on younger generations
- why we are called the snowflake generation
- how we got that stereotype
- What older generations think of us (interviews)
- What people in the snowflake generation think of being called the snowflake generation (interviews)
The main angle of the story is the change in younger generations over the decades. The development and environmental factors that affected the young generations in various time periods including the modern young generation.
Type of production - Toby Hill
Our production will be an observational documentary. This is because we will observing the subject we are talking about and them informing audiences of it. We will use all sides of the story and not use bias because this is simply to inform and not persuade.
Our production is going to be styled like a BBC Panorama documentary, we decided to do this because most of our information will be based on opinions on the subject with facts to enforce them. Our production will contain other peoples opinions on the subject of the snowflake generation, these opinions will be from people in the generation its self (younger) and older generations. BBC panorama uses peoples opinions and has a non-biased work style. We intend to follow this style and to back up opinions with facts and hear both sides of story. Panorama uses quite a formal approach when making documentary's and this creates a comfortable viewing experience and I want my group to reflect this in our production. Our target audience is teenagers mainly however I also want to target older generations so that they can be informed on the topic and hopefully learn about why this snowflake generation developed and potentially realise what they can do to prevent it.
The reason this is an observational documentary and not an expository documentary is because the issue is not extreme enough to make us want to change a viewers mind, we would rather inform them of the issue and let them decide, this is also because viewers are actually better persuaded when they think there decision is their idea.
Comparing observational to expository documentaries, observational will be telling all parts of the story without trying to persuade the audience however an expository documentary will have bias and will try to deliberately persuade audiences. this means that viewers will see the observatory documentary as more trustworthy than a expository documentary.
Our production is going to be styled like a BBC Panorama documentary, we decided to do this because most of our information will be based on opinions on the subject with facts to enforce them. Our production will contain other peoples opinions on the subject of the snowflake generation, these opinions will be from people in the generation its self (younger) and older generations. BBC panorama uses peoples opinions and has a non-biased work style. We intend to follow this style and to back up opinions with facts and hear both sides of story. Panorama uses quite a formal approach when making documentary's and this creates a comfortable viewing experience and I want my group to reflect this in our production. Our target audience is teenagers mainly however I also want to target older generations so that they can be informed on the topic and hopefully learn about why this snowflake generation developed and potentially realise what they can do to prevent it.
The reason this is an observational documentary and not an expository documentary is because the issue is not extreme enough to make us want to change a viewers mind, we would rather inform them of the issue and let them decide, this is also because viewers are actually better persuaded when they think there decision is their idea.
Comparing observational to expository documentaries, observational will be telling all parts of the story without trying to persuade the audience however an expository documentary will have bias and will try to deliberately persuade audiences. this means that viewers will see the observatory documentary as more trustworthy than a expository documentary.
Secondary research
According to The Sun (2018) "The name comes from the phrase "special snowflake", meaning somebody who is self-obsessed and fragile, easily offended, or unable to deal with opposing opinions. It became popular in 2016 when some older generations scoffed at young people's "hysterical" reaction to the EU referendum result."
According to Mail Online (2018) "‘Generation Snowflake’ is the term for these teens, one that’s now used frequently in the U.S. and becoming more common here. It describes a fragile, thin-skinned younger generation that can’t cope with conflicting views, let alone criticism. Being faced by a roomful of weepy teenagers certainly isn’t the only example of such behaviour I could cite, but it’s the most dramatic I have experienced. It happened when I was taking part in a debate at a North London school as director of the Institute of Ideas early last year."
According to The Telegraph (2018)"Almost half of adults between 16 and 24 said they had experienced stress or anxiety, compared to just over a third of all UK adults. Young adults were also more likely to be uncomfortable talking about a mental health problem, with one in three saying this compared to 27 per cent of all adults. 13 per cent also said they were experiencing a problem but had not sought help, compared to seven per cent of all adults.
what I have found Is that a lot of people don't like being called "snowflake" or "the snowflake generation" but when they do that it kind of proves their point about them
According to Mail Online (2018) "‘Generation Snowflake’ is the term for these teens, one that’s now used frequently in the U.S. and becoming more common here. It describes a fragile, thin-skinned younger generation that can’t cope with conflicting views, let alone criticism. Being faced by a roomful of weepy teenagers certainly isn’t the only example of such behaviour I could cite, but it’s the most dramatic I have experienced. It happened when I was taking part in a debate at a North London school as director of the Institute of Ideas early last year."
According to The Telegraph (2018)"Almost half of adults between 16 and 24 said they had experienced stress or anxiety, compared to just over a third of all UK adults. Young adults were also more likely to be uncomfortable talking about a mental health problem, with one in three saying this compared to 27 per cent of all adults. 13 per cent also said they were experiencing a problem but had not sought help, compared to seven per cent of all adults.
what I have found Is that a lot of people don't like being called "snowflake" or "the snowflake generation" but when they do that it kind of proves their point about them
Secondary research - Toby Dooley
This generation can be perceived to be a generation of snowflakes, snowflakes mean for them to be a bunch of wussies. The Cambridge Dictionary's definition is that 'A snowflake is a way of referring to the type of young people who are considered by some people to be too easily upset and offended.' This shows the snowflakes to basically take all insults and just get offended by anything and everything that is thrown at them. They are shown to be a weaker soul compared to people back in WW1 and WW2, the snowflakes get offended by people calling by the wrong pronoun and the kids in bomb sites and war zones are worried about not getting to school tomorrow. In general snowflakes are just weak and pathetic people who cannot take any sort of insult and can't deal with anything because they are scared of being told off. As of being like a weak useless soul it has come to the point where people start to make fun of them for being sad and pathetic, they get made fun of because they are over sensitive to every action taken towards them and they think they are entitled to special treatment of some sort and have more of a consideration towards them. It has come to the point in school where even 'students are very easily offended' which has even lead to the point where teachers can't even raise their own voice at students.
In Chuck Palahiunk's Fight Club shows a complete opposite to the snowflake generation where in the movie, 'You are not special. You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same organic and decaying matter as everyone else', this goes to show the opposite side of the argument where everyone is the same with the same pain and 'decaying' time in their own life. This goes against the argument where the snowflake generation are offended, worthless people where as people everyday are being offended and abused and people can suck it up and deal with it, but whereas some people demand special treatment because someone brushed their shoulder and they fell over.
Cambridge Dictionary 2018 (online resource) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/snowflake-generation [accessed 9/10/18]
Harrison.G 2018 THE KIDS AREN'T ALL RIGHT What is a snowflake, what’s the origin of the term and who are ‘Generation Snowflake’?
(online resource) https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5115128/snowflake-generation-meaning-origin-term/ [accessed 09/10/18]
Nicholson. R 2016 ‘Poor little snowflake’ – the defining insult of 2016 (online resource) https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/28/snowflake-insult-disdain-young-people [accessed 09/10/18]
In Chuck Palahiunk's Fight Club shows a complete opposite to the snowflake generation where in the movie, 'You are not special. You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same organic and decaying matter as everyone else', this goes to show the opposite side of the argument where everyone is the same with the same pain and 'decaying' time in their own life. This goes against the argument where the snowflake generation are offended, worthless people where as people everyday are being offended and abused and people can suck it up and deal with it, but whereas some people demand special treatment because someone brushed their shoulder and they fell over.
Cambridge Dictionary 2018 (online resource) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/snowflake-generation [accessed 9/10/18]
Harrison.G 2018 THE KIDS AREN'T ALL RIGHT What is a snowflake, what’s the origin of the term and who are ‘Generation Snowflake’?
(online resource) https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5115128/snowflake-generation-meaning-origin-term/ [accessed 09/10/18]
Nicholson. R 2016 ‘Poor little snowflake’ – the defining insult of 2016 (online resource) https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/28/snowflake-insult-disdain-young-people [accessed 09/10/18]
Mind Map
Feedback
What did you think? (me)
Looking at the feedback I have found out that everyone enjoyed our pitch and had good things to say about it, most people said that they like how well presented our pitch was and they also said how it looked quite professional and I think that’s quite positive. Most people described it as “really good” and others described it as “mad” and “solid” which is what I hope means that our pitch was good. A lot of people liked how we presented our statistical data which makes for good feedback, And I’m glad that people enjoyed it. some people said that there could have been a bit more enthusiasm, they also said to try and not read off of the board which I think is a good point and that needs to change.
Questionnaire results (Cameron Hay)
Total: 131/160
Average: 8/10
Percentage 81.8/100%
From these results we have found that 100% of people thought our piece was above a 5-star rating for our pitch, our worst result was on person voting 6 but our average was an 8 with 5 people voting 8, and our best score being 10 out of 10 with 3 people voting the highest option.
Average: 8/10
Percentage 81.8/100%
From these results we have found that 100% of people thought our piece was above a 5-star rating for our pitch, our worst result was on person voting 6 but our average was an 8 with 5 people voting 8, and our best score being 10 out of 10 with 3 people voting the highest option.
Would you invest in our idea? (Toby Hill)
After reviewing all of the feedback sheets and filtering them into ones that gave genuine answers and ones that were filled with jokes and answers that were meant to be funny, we found that out of 15 feedback forms 12 said that they would invest in our documentary, 2 said they would NOT invest in our documentary and 1 said they might invest in our documentary.
From this feedback we now know that our pitch went very well as a large majority of said that would invest, that is 80% of people who viewed our pitch. With this information we can proceed with confidence that our documentary will be built on a welcoming foundation and all we have to do is follow through in this good expectation that our pitch created.
I have confidence in me and my group that we can continue to work to a good consistent standard and that from the feedback we can work on any issues or improvements needed.
From this feedback we now know that our pitch went very well as a large majority of said that would invest, that is 80% of people who viewed our pitch. With this information we can proceed with confidence that our documentary will be built on a welcoming foundation and all we have to do is follow through in this good expectation that our pitch created.
I have confidence in me and my group that we can continue to work to a good consistent standard and that from the feedback we can work on any issues or improvements needed.
What could we improve on? (Toby Dooley)
Most of the data we got back from the pitch gave us quite similar ideas such as more research, more work and prepare it better. We had limited time to create and prepare for this pitch so it wasn’t going to be the best pitch in the world, we had a day to prepare and we didn’t rehearse much so the overall preparation of it wasn’t the best. For next pitches we do in the future we will have to research a lot more to get stronger facts, more work into the subject and gain further knowledge in the subject and rehearse it before hand to make it smooth and easier to listen too.
Info graphic - Toby hill
Pitch
Voice-over script
Pitch script
Documentary (my edit)
Comparison Evaluation
We decided as a group to make our documentary observational as we are only looking at facts and we are getting peoples opinions on the matter, this is similar to a panorama documentary where we keep it observational and we don't express our opinion in the documentary. in comparison to a professional documentary I feel like we have done well to try and recreate one as a group especially trying to keep the same style throughout the whole documentary. My own edit includes an interview with Sarah, who is our head of department and a focus group where people from our subject would answer some questions and express their opinions on the snowflake generation. i decided to put b roll and archive footage in to keep any viewer interested in the subject. Also i have put short clips of people our age saying what they think about the matter and this helps any viewer to think about their own views and opinions on the snowflake generation.