Documentary Planning

Our Documentary is on how popular music has changed through time. This documentary idea is very interesting because it has changed a lot since the 40's and there a lot of factors within music to talk about and debate about now. We can compare the past musical icons to the modern-day musical equivalents, E.G: Rolling Stones to The Black Keys. We would use archive footage of past events and get our own interviews with people that have something to say about music.
Interviews we are going to get from people in the industry...

Van Susans

Colour Clouds

Colour Clouds are a local based band (South London) They have recently come up rather far within the local music scene. They played at their first festival in 2012 (Leefest) and have had there music played on BBC Radio London










The Vallarandetta's

The Vallarandetta's are a local based band (south London)





Were going to Speak to the general public about popular music and get there views on how they think it has changed.

Introduction Clip artists include:

1930's

• Robert Johnson
• Lead Belly
• Frank Sinatra
• Duke Ellington
• Billy Holiday
• Louis Armstrong

1940's

• Nat King Cole
• Mills Brothers
• Bing Crosby

1950's

• Nina Simone
• Fats Domino
• Buddy Holly
• Elvis Presley
• Chuck Berry
• Little Richard
• Howlin' Wolf
• Johnny Cash

1960's

• Booker T & The MG's
• The Beatles
• Jimi Hendrix
• Neil Diamond
• Cream
• Bob Dylan

1970's

• Parliment/Funkadelic
• James Brown
• Bob Marley
• Michael Jackson
• Blondie
• The Ramones
• David Bowie
• The Clash
• Sex Pistols
• T-Rex
• Althea & Donna

1980's

• Prince
• New Order
• Joy Division
• Salt'n'Pepa
• Bon Jovi
• The Stone Roses
• Public Enemy
• Duran Duran
• Guns 'n' Roses
• RUN DMC
• Tim Dog
• Kool Keith
• Eazy-E
• NWA

1990's

• Wu Tang Clan
• Notorious B.I.G
• Green Day
• Mariah Carey
• Backstreet Boys
• Blur
• Supergrass
• The Verve
• Biggie Smalls
• Britney Spears

2000's

• Outkast
• 50 Cent
• Usher
• Beyonce
• Jay-z
• Justin Timberlake
• Kanye West
• Shaggy

2010's

• Cee Lo Green
• Adele
• Carly Rae Jepsen
• Taylor Swift
• Foster The People

After this 'Montage' we will introduce the topic of 'How pop music has changed through time'.


Opening

This section of the documentary shall set the scene of what the documentary shall be based on. Our opening shall show many of the different ages of pop music. Here we shall opening the documentary most likely with a voice over explaining 'music is in a constant change but is it for better or for worse?'

Middle Of Documentary

We will speak to the general public and musicians/bands giving them interviews to get there views and opinions on the topic. When we speak and ask questions to the public, we will talk to a range of different people from different ages so the documentary is fairly balanced. This portion of the documentary shall have factual information within it. We shall analyse some of the many genres of the current time and possibly give a slight rhetorical question for the audience to make their own decision on which leads into the next section of the documentary.

End

At the end of the documentary we do not want to be seen as being judgmental towards certain genres of pop music. So as I explained before we shall give the audience a slight mode of a rhetorical question for them to make their own mind up on what they prefer in terms of pop music. This shall end it on a conclusion without being seen to be slanderous or judgmental.