CREATE

I planned on going to Phoenix Market City to interview some experts in the shops like
Steve Madden and use these interviews for my documentary. also, i wanted to take some good videos of me shopping for shoes. I asked my Dad and he agreed to let me use his Canon camera, because it can take HD videos and my documentary should be visually attractive etc.

Friday, the 17th of February i went to Phoenix Market City together with Rose and started the filming. I basically filmed myself, trying on different types of shoes and i even interviewed a couple of people.
Unfortunately, Phoenix doesn't allow cameras inside the mall, but i convinced the security guards that we weren't going to film and he let us in. First, i tried asking for permission in the steve madden shop and in the aldo shop, but they wouldnt let us film, so i just didnt ask any more and casually put the camera on the ground or rose just tried not to attract too much attention while filming. They didnt really care (as long as we didnt ask for permission), so i got some really nice videos. In the end, i bought a pair of Vans (and made my mum pay for it), so im quite happy with my chosen topic. ;)
Of course, i cant interview experts any more, because they actually dont allow filming in the shops, which means interviews are not allowed either.

DESIGN

Opening:

(1 minute) - Video montage of the shoes I own, and then “Jacky needs new shoes”

(2 minutes) - Shopping for shoes, finally buying shoes

                                                                                             

Body:

(90 seconds) - brief history of shoes, focus: women’s shoes and high heels

(6 minutes) - interviews with different people in the street, talking heads

Questions:

- How many pairs of shoes do you own?
- Why do you think women love shoes?

à support answers with examples or personal reaction

Conclusion:

(15 Seconds) - quick review of good interview answers, why women love shoes

(15 seconds) - give my personal reason why I love shoes (customizing them)

 The intention of this design is to entertain people, but i tried to also include some informational parts. I think it'd be funny to have some men-in-the-street-interviews about how many pairs of shoes they own, because this actually interests me. The shopping-for-shoes part is the fun part about making my documentary, and why i really do want to make it. Also, it supports the slice-of-life genre, and is more visual than actually informing.

PLAN

• what kind of documentary will it be?
• Interactive

• What genre will it be?
• Slice of Life

• What are the elements and who are the people you will need?
• I will interview people on the street and ask them questions like "how many pairs of shoes do you have?". Also, I'd actually like to include experts, for example people who work in shops that sell shoes etc. (in case that doesnt work, i still have Clotilde).
• 'Man in the street' is one of the most important elements of my documentary, as well as filming myself shopping for shoes, filming myself how i draw on shoes and customize them, a brief history of shoes and as i go i will collect reasons "why women love shoes", which is going to be the central theme of my documentary and the connection between all these elements.
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• What is your shooting schedule?
• I will shoot during the weekends, and i cant schedule it yet because i might not have a driver to get wherever i need to go etc. I could use friday, the 17.02 because its a day off, to go to Phoenix Marketcity and start filming myself shopping for shoes.
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• What is your editing schedule?
• I think i will edit the videos i shoot as i go, and not leave it all for the end, because im trying to improve my time management skills and if i leave it for the end, ill be stressed out and maybe not able to finish it on time.
  First, i will put together the different sections (elements) and then put these together to get the final documentary.

INVESTIGATE Documentary Annotated Bibliography

1. Byrnes, K. (n.d.). The History of Shoes. Head Over Heels. Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://www.headoverheelshistory.com/

This site is about the history of shoes from the antiquity to the 1980s. It shows how shoe style changed and developed since antiquity and even includes explanations and some historical background. The website was written by Kristine Byrnes, a graphic designer and shoe enthusiast. It is pretty reliable, because she listed the books she worked through to get the information from. I can use this timeline and pick the most important pieces of information to create my small history-of-shoes-introduction at the beginning of the documentary. It is very useful, because it is complete and detailed.

2. Market City. (n.d.). Phoenix Marketcity Bangalore | Steve Madden. Phoenix Marketcity Bangalore. Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://www.phoenixmarketcitybangalore.com/shops.php?category=shopping&brandname=steve-madden&by=true

This website is about a shop in Phoenix Market City where you can buy shoes. It is the official website of Steve Madden Phoenix Market City, which is “easily America's most successful shoe designer”. I really want to go there and make it a part of my documentary because they sell awesome high heels.

3. Market City. (n.d.). Phoenix Marketcity Bangalore | Vans. Phoenix Marketcity Bangalore. Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://www.phoenixmarketcitybangalore.com/shops.php?category=shopping&brandname=vans&by

This website is about a shop in Phoenix Market City where you can buy shoes. It is the official website of Vans, which is a “leading lifestyle brand for the youth market”. I really want to go there and make it a part of my documentary because they sell awesome skater shoes and I want to include more types of shoes in my documentary, not just high heels.

4. Market City. (n.d.). Phoenix Marketcity Bangalore | Converse. Phoenix Marketcity Bangalore. Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://www.phoenixmarketcitybangalore.com/shops.php?category=shopping&brandname=converse&by

This website is about a shop in Phoenix Market City where you can buy shoes. It is the official website of Converse, which is an “iconic sport shoes brand”. I really want to go there and make it a part of my documentary because they sell shoes that I personally find ugly but I want to include more types of shoes in my documentary, not just the ones I like.

5. City. (n.d.). Jimmy Choo - Brands at The Collection, UB City - Bangalore. UB City, Bangalore - India's First Luxury Mall. Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://ubcitybangalore.in/brands-at-the-collection/jimmy-choo.html

This website is about a shop in UB City where you can buy designer shoes. It is the official website of Jimmy Choo in UB City, which is a “brand synonymous with style, elegance and charisma”. I really want to go there and make it a part of my documentary because they sell shoes that I personally find ugly but I want to include more types of shoes in my documentary, not just the ones I like. I will ask the saleswomen there why she thinks that anyone would spend that much money on ugly shoes.

6. City. (n.d.). Diesel - Brands at The Collection, UB City - Bangalore. UB City, Bangalore - India's First Luxury Mall. Retrieved February 2, 2012, from http://ubcitybangalore.in/brands-at-the-collection/diesel.html

This website is about a shop in UB City where you can buy designer shoes. It is the official website of Diesel in UB City, which is an “Italian design company best known for luxury clothing aimed at young adults, is internationally acclaimed for its jeans wear”, but they usually sell shoes, too. I really want to go there and make it a part of my documentary because I like the brand and I guess I will interview a salesman there.

7. Big K. (2011, July 27). Why Do Indians Wear Shoes? Isn’t It Stupid?. The Big K's Superblog. Retrieved February 2, 2012, from http://superblog.crazyengineers.com/2011/07/27/why-do-indians-wear-shoes-isnt-it-stupid

This website shows the opposite opinion: Shoes are unnecessary and “stupid”. The article is especially related to shoe fashion in India. It was written by a guy with the nickname “the BIG K”. Obviously it is not very neutral because it expresses a personal opinion of a guy who is very biased, but I think shoes are a very personal issue and everyone is allowed to have a different shoe style to express personality. I think I will use some quotes read out loud in my documentary, but in a way and at the right time so that they just sound stupid.

8. Holmes, Patrick. "Stonehill International School: M5 Technology: Conventions of Documentary Film Making." Stonehill International School. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2012. http://doc.stonehill.in/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=7579
This website really helped me, because it points out all of the conventions of documentary film making that might be important to our documentary. This website will help me with my design as it saves a lot of time because I don’t have to research on conventions and then put the results together, because somebody already did that for me.


9. Holmes, Patrick . "Stonehill International School: M5 Technology: Documentary Style and Genre."Stonehill International School. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2012. http://doc.stonehill.in/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=7578
This website really helped me, because it points out all of the different documentary styles and genres that I might use for my documentary. This website will help me with my design as it saves a lot of time because I don’t have to research on the different styles and genres any more and then put the results together, because somebody already did that for me.