TRIBES

T H E

P I T C H

S U B J E C T

T H E M E

THE SUBJECT

One way to describe our subjective theme is by introducing the term:

anthropology, which illustrates the study of human behaviour. To be more
specific, to depict our documentary correctly, it is under the category of
social and cultural anthropology. This is the investigation of norms and
values of societies, past and present.
This does indeed link directly in with our study of human aspects regarding a
sense of belonging, in terms of a common passion. The studies in which
humans come together; in matters of the up most importance this is what
we could call tribes! The traditional tribal definition can now be applied to
many different aspects of contemporary society, including football.

P O S S I B L E

P A R T I C I P A N T S

T H E PA RT I C I PA N T S

One participant that will be implemented in our documentary is a Police

Officer who has received first hand experience of football violence. This
will be denoted through the perception of an interview, in which specific
questions will be asked to stay relevant with our theme. We will film with
various angles, for instance: an over the shoulder shot, medium shot,
establishing shot, close-up etc. On the topic of interviews, we will conduct
some short snappy interviews pre-match asking particular questions to
football supporters staying relevant to the sense of belonging e.g tribes.
The sense of belonging element can link directly in with Maslows
Hierarchy of Needs in terms of the Belonging stage/level. Everyone feels
the urge to belong and tribes bring people together, strength in numbers.

V I S U A L

I D E A S

IDEAS FOR VISUALS

The visuals will be mentioned in chronological

order.

Starts on black screen and fades into an

extreme close up of a persons eye in order
to signify passion and determination
immediately; this could give an idea to the
demographic as of what the documentary is
about.
There will be high close up shots of fingers
dipping into a pot of face paint.

Archive footage of tribesmen to help the

audience gain an understanding of the
foundation of tribes.
A montage of the most emotional, strong,
passionate and greatest footballing moments.
Footage of football hooliganism.
Various interviews.
Filling relevant visuals.

It then cuts to the mysterious figure

applying the paint just below the eye (again
extreme close up).
The use of archive cave paintings/drawings
of early man to connote that raw tribal
feeling, archive stills will enable a slow
zoom to be added.
Matching the voice over a translucent
image overlapping initial image of evolution
of man.

S T R U C T U R A L

D Y N A M I C

THE STRUCTURE

The narrative is a linear one that will consist of a beginning, middle and end.
The structure of our documentary will be connected all the way; through the use of the
character applying face paint to his face. This connotes the passion and dedication that
supporters have for their tribes. The face paint will be a mix of tribal, war cry type paint
(e.g Black) and Blue and White, which signifies the Chelsea strip. We will keep cutting
away from this scene and disburse the footage throughout. This provides our
documentary with cohesion that acts like a backbone to maintain consistency.
Through out the documentary the main interview will act as a thread in terms of the
structure in order to supply the documentary with stability and consistency. Cutting away
from the interview and inter-linking throughout will achieve this. Cutaways and stills will
be implemented.

O P P O R T U N I T I E S

F O R

L O C A T I O N

LO C AT I ON C HO I C E S

The choices of locations will include footage at

Stamford Bridge (Chelsea) for football related filming.
Also, the visuals for the applicant of face paint and the
main interview will take place in a controlled
environment, such as: Studio.

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M I S - E N - S C E N E

E S TA B L I S H M E N T O F M I S - E N - S C E N E

The mis-en-scene will be built up through the use of conventional

costumes, facial expressions, body language etc. The mis-en-scene
takes careful coordination in order to be connoted correctly to the
target audience and denote the impression thats related to the
genre. To further the complexion of the mis-en-scene, throughout
the documentary it must maintain the sense of belonging feeling
that can connect directly with the active audience.

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P O S T

P R O D U C T I O N

EDITING STYLE / TECHNIQUES

The style of editing will be quite fast-paced in order to emphasise

and match the dramatic visuals that will be presented. Allow the
target audience to obtain a feel for the atmosphere related with
tribal warfare. In addition, the editing techniques will consist of
some use of fade to provide that dramatic effect but majority based
on fast cuts to enable the fast-paced feel. The use of cross-dissolve
may be incorporated depending on how it looks.

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C A M E R A

C H A R I S M A T I C

CAMERA WORK

The camera captures everything you need but, what counts is how you
use it. This involves the variation in not only camera shots but angles as
well; this will ensure the diversity in camera movement that is required to
communicate an exciting documentary to the demographic. In addition,
the divergence between camera shots, such as: establishing shot, long
shots, medium shots etc. This will enable the smooth, free-flowing running
of the documentary in terms of the various camera shots. Furthermore,
camera techniques like shallow focus will be implemented in order to add
another aspect into the documentary.

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