Documentary PreProduction

1.Purpose: (What is the message or intent of the piece?) To document the only sweatshop in San Francisco. Document the trials and tribulations.

2.Contacts: (Who do I need to speak to in order to get the information for my piece?) Ross Alley -The Owners(Ask to film) -Workers (ask for permission to interview) (415) 781-3956

3.Interview Questions: (What do I want to focus on in the interview? At least 5 questions and avoid Yes/No questions.) (REMEMBER THAT WITHOUT STRONG CONTENT YOUR PIECE WILL FALL FLAT!!) {OWNERS} History -How long have you been in business? -History of Factory?                           ←------ these questions suck. Find a more interesting angle. -Are you the original owner/ in the family? -What challenges do you face? daily routine -Any Competition rising up?            -How do you plan on dealing with the threat of competition? -How would you describe the responsibilities of the position? How would you describe a typical week/day in this position? Is this a new position? If not, what did the previous employee go on to do? What is the company's management style? Who does this position report to? How many people work in this office/department? How much travel is expected? Is relocation a possibility? What is the typical work week? Is overtime expected? What are the prospects for growth and advancement? How does one advance in the company? Are there any examples? What do you like about working here? What don't you like about working here and what would you change? Maybe talk about if there’s any competition rising up? we can write some questions on how this would affect them. I’d rather have more interview questions that end up being useless than less.

4.Shot List- What images do I need to make the visual part of the story work? Interviews use mostly Close-ups, Waist shots, and B-roll. Background should also be considered. Usually at least 5 to 10 different shots are combined for a sophisticated piece. Establishing Shots, around 4. -Portsmouth Square -Tin How -Misc Streets -Shots from Car -alleys (also The Alley) -meat racks -interesting stores B-Roll -Macro Rack Focus of machines -Symmetrical shots of machinery -Workers working -Outside of the building (Close up on the name of the store and  zoom out to entire thing? Idk i’m not artsy) Interviews -Establishing Interview Shot -Longs pauses for name slides -Medium close up, can zoom later in post

5.General Flow: Describe the beginning, middle, and end of your segment. Include any narration you might include as well as graphics or interviews. (Try to imagine the piece playing in your head) We see establishing shots of chinatown. Starts out grand, such as temples and city squares, then becomes more and more claustrophobic and into the gritty alleyways. We move in towards the small manufactory itself. After some macro shots, we are introduced to a labourer working alone. He is sweating, putting his craftsmanship and labor into the machine. We then roll into interviews and historical shots of old photos and b roll of the factory at work.

6. Scripts: This is the written portion of your piece that is included either for the broadcast script or for a voice over that pulls the different interviews together. Intro: Closing: 7. Production Schedule- Dates for interviews/B-Roll -Saturday at noon for interviews - - -