Proposal

Aims

The aim of the documentary will try to make the audience reflect on their own lives and get to ask the question if they are truly happy. The documentary will aim to connect with the audience on a more personal and emotional level and the ask the question why. This is opposed to constantly giving out facts and statistics which would outline the enormity of the issue.

Content

The majority of this documentary will be based on my own journey, which would mean that the camera would follow me to various people and places to talk about the issue. We will aim to present information in interviews with therapists among other experts. The content of this documentary will be heavily dependent on who I go to see and who I talk to about becoming happier. One main

Target Audience

The target audience for this documentary is 16-24. I ideally want the audience to know enough about the subject, which would allow the documentary to launch straight into my own personal journey. The documentary will appeal to the target audience because we want to personify the subject by bringing it to a more personal level. We want the audience to be able to identify with the subject which would allow the appeal to stem from asking themselves if they are truly happy. Furthermore, the subject is very broad which would widen the range of our target audience instead of having an audience that only have a specific common interest.

Format

The format of this documentary will be in a performative documentary mode, I want to revolve this documentary around my own personal journey in finding happiness. Whilst i may encounter different people through my journey, its main focus will always be on me, this in turn will hope to make the audience feel more emotionally connected with the documentary. Also by using a performative mode, it does allow the documentary to have a more specific focus which is needed considering it will only be around 5 minutes.

Genre

The genre for the documentary will take a more investigative focus point. Whilst it will be more educational in the sense that we will have some experts, it perhaps will take a more subjective approach to the topic. Happiness is a subject that can be thought of in many different ways, which is why we aim to exhibit one persons journey, hoping to open the eyes of our audience to their own journey.

Style

The style of my documentary will have a more relaxed approach, because this will hopefully allow the audience to connect better with the presenter. Whilst i do want to remain professional throughout i would rather maintain the style that there is only one other person following me with the camera, i don't want the audience to feel like its staged. Hopefully by using this style it creates a trusting relationship with me and the audience which will engage them a lot more.