We typed up our questionnaire for audience research. We also said that our documentary will be called ‘Allsorts’ and the target audience will be for families and the TV schedule for our programme will be 7pm on BBC1. We started, also, to brain storm ideas which we could use in our documentary. For example we came up with; panning of sweets, title sequence we can write ‘allsorts’ using sweets and have fast motion of different hands grabbing away the sweets, we can interview an elderly person and ask them about old sweets, we can interview a dentist/dental nurse and ask them what problems they have with people who eat too many sweets and we can interview people who work in a sweet shop/ factory.
I typed up our questionnaire and printed off 30 copies so we can hav4e a wide view of answers. Whilst I was doing this the other people in my group were brain storming suggestions we could have in our documentary including both in the 5 opening minutes we are producing and in the rest of the 25minutes. We have also begun giving out the questionnaire today.
here is a film of someone answering the questions:
I helped my group finish off brain st orming ideas for our documentary. The things we came up with were: I want candy song, shot of computer on nostalgia sweets, montage shots of corner sweets, film in super market, opening sequence- panning of sweets, lollipop song by Mika, seasons/occasions, interview with 50 cent why he sang a song about a candy shop, shot of lollipop lady, target audience- family, BBC1, 7pm, Sunday, interview of maker of Charlie and chocolate factory, cultural sweets, interviews with people from different cultures/religions, slow motion of sweets falling in bowl, Cadbury worker interview, write Allsorts out of sweets, fast motion of hands grabbing sweets, interview of old man, archive material- adverts Charlie and choc factory, music videos est., interview of people working in sweet shop, interview with Emma Bunton, sweet like chocolate song, candy man, interview of vegetarian, interview Mr Dyment why he got rid of the vending machine and desserts in the sixth form.
Formal proposal: Title of documentary – Allsorts. Topic – Sweets Type of documentary – Mixed Style of documentary – Informal, contemporary, witty and informative Channel and Scheduling – BBC1, 19.00 on Sunday. Target audience - Families, all ages. Primary Research needed – Interview with elderly man talking about sweets of his childhood, Interview with young workers in “The rock shop”, Interview with dentist in surgery, about effects of sweets on the teeth. Locations to film include, “Cadburys” factory, sweet shop, Elderly home, dentist, supermarket etc. Secondary Research needed – Sweet websites, books about sweets, newspaper articles. Narrative structure– Open, Non linear and single strand. Outline of content – Archive material including adverts, films, and music videos. Interviews, websites, filming of how sweets are made in Cadbury factory, local sweet shops. Resource requirements – Camera, Adobe Premiere, tripod, video camera, microphone, computer and internet, sweets, music, people to interview. Here are some websites we can use:sweetsinbulk.co.uk, keepitsweet.co.uk, treasureislandsweets.co.uk and sweetarcdae.co.uk.
Here are our questionnaire results:
Male - 13
Female - 18
We asked a range of people to answer our questionnaire’s to get a reliable result. However because 18 females and 13 males answered the questionnaire’s it will be slightly unreliable as there are more females than males that answered the questionnaires.
What is your age?
10 and under – 2
11-20 – 12
21-30 – 4
31-40 – 6
41-50 – 6
50+ - 2
We also asked a variety of people from different ages to answer our questionnaire although there are more people from the ages 11-20 years.
What is your occupation?
Retired – 2
Student – 14
Shop assistant – 1
Library – 1
RAF officer – 1
Bus Driver – 1
NHS – 1
Manager – 2
Teacher – 2
Television Sales – 1
Cleaner – 1
Engineer – 2
Waitress – 1
Civil servant – 1
We mainly have students that have filled in our questionnaires but once again we still have a variety of people with different occupations ranging from shop assistants to engineers.
What is your favourite sweet as a child?
Liquorice – 3
Lollipop – 2
Milkyway – 2
Bonbons – 4
Cadburys twin – 1
Cola bottles – 1
Fizzy Bottles – 1
Flying saucers – 1
Jelly tots – 1
Rolos – 1
Whethers original – 1
Mars bar – 1
Aniseed balls – 1
Sweet tobacco – 1
White mice – 2
Chocolate limes – 1
Vice versa – 1
Haribo – 1
Pear drops – 1
Blue bottles – 1
Caramel bells – 1
Spiral – 1
Penny sweets – 1
Even though most sweets are still out now which people classed as there favourite sweet in the past, there are a few sweets that are unable to be purchased now such as vice verses, showing us that sweets can go out of fashion easily.
What are your favourite sweets now?
Sports mix – 1
Bonbons – 1
Liquorice – 3
Toffee crisp – 1
Galaxy – 1
Chocolate raisins – 1
Haribo eggs – 1
Chocolate nibbles – 5
Hard gums – 1
Peanut butter cups – 1
Rolos – 1
Milk bottles – 1
Cherry drops – 1
Fizzy bottles – 1
Almond tart – 1
Flying saucers – 1
Strawberry pencils – 1
Cheesecake – 1
White mice – 1
Skittles – 1
Humbugs – 2
Crunchie – 1
Malteasers – 1
Twix – 1
We have discovered that people still have their favourite sweet now the same as when they were younger. Also it shows that some participants have changed what their favourite sweet is now, showing that there are many new sweets are being brought out.
If you could bring back any sweet from the past what would it be?
Tuti Fruti – 1
Whisper mint – 1
Milky bar munchies – 1
Pear drops – 2
Fruit winders – 1
Brain lickers – 1
Snicker – 1
Ice cream chews – 2
Star dust – 1
Everton mints – 1
Nerds – 2
Sweet tobacco – 1
Bonbons – 1
Ticket – 1
White mice – 1
Vice versa – 5
Frosties – 1
Caramac bars – 1
Flying saucers – 1
Bullseyes – 1
Barley twists – 1
Caramel bells – 1
None – 2
Most sweets people have said they would want to bring back are still out but are very hard to find. However, some you can still find in the average sweet shop.
What is your least favourite sweet?
Chocolate peanuts – 1
Marsbar – 1
Liquorice – 11
Cola bottles – 1
Fizzy sweets – 1
Smarties – 1
Turkish delight – 1
Star bar – 1
Bonbons – 1
Nibbles – 1
Rhubarb pie – 1
Opal fruits – 1
Toffee – 1
Hubbabubba – 1
Sour balls – 2
Millions – 1
White mice – 1
Bourville – 1
Picnic – 1
Brainlickers – 1
Although people enjoy sweets they still have a least favourite sweet and this chart clearly shows that liquorice is the least favourite sweet.
How far away is your local sweet shop?
Under 5 minutes – 22
5 minutes – 6
10 minutes – 2
15 minutes - 1
Our survey clearly shows that people don’t have to go far to get to the nearest sweet shop. With no one out of the 31people said there sweet shop is a drive away and 22 people say there sweet shop is under 5mins away.
How much money do you spend on sweets a week?
£0 to1 - 9
£1 to 2 - 12
£2 to 3 - 7
£3 to 4 - 1
£4 to 5 - 1
£5+ - 1
We can see that people don’t spend too much money on sweets as the survey shows that 21 people spend £2 or less on sweets every week
Have you had any problems with your teeth as a result from eating too many sweets?
Yes – 10
No – 21
Although the survey shows us that most people don’t have problems with their teeth because of sweets, 10 people still said they do.
How many fillings have you had?
0 – 12
1 – 2
2 – 7
3 – 3
4 – 1
5+ - 6
The survey shows that most people have no fillings however 6 people say they have 5 or more fillings, which shows us that the people how spend the most on sweets have resulted in having the most fillings.
Running order:
Montage of interview talking about subject but the audience don’t know what it is yet. 20secs
Opening Title- Allsorts written with sweets. Fast motion of different hands taking sweets. Background song ‘lollipop by chordettes’. 10secs
Slow panning of sweets along aisle whilst playing background music ‘I like candy –candy girls”. 15secs
Interview of workers in sweet shop explaining what life is like working in a sweet shop 1min
Interview with elderly man talking about sweets from the past. Filmed in home environment. Questions such as, “How much money a week did you used to spend on sweets?” 1min
Interview with teenage boy being asked same questions as elderly man and results are compared. 1min (we have changed this to woman as the elderly man couldnt not do it.)
Montage of newspaper cut outs on articles about sweets. Scroll down of computer screen with articles about sweets and violence in children. 15secs
Interview of children fantasying about a world that was made out of sweets. Archive material of Willy Wonker film. 1min
HERE ARE SKETCHES OF THE INTERVIEWS WE WON'T TO FILM:
Sweets in music. Interview with 50 cent, asking why he writes about candy in his songs and the sexual meanings related to the candy. 2mins
Fast cuts of different traditional sweets. 20secs
Mixture of interviews with people from different backgrounds and cultures and why they have different sweets on different occasions. 2mins
Filming of mother at checkout counter in a supermarket, and having a look at her trolley and how much sweets she has bought. 30secs
Interview with head teacher, about why vending machines have been removed from schools? 2mins
Fast panning around school canteen and zooming in on children eating sweets 30secs
Shot of sherbet on table and a hand writing “I love sweets” 5secs
How brands of chocolate has changed names over the years to make it more globally well known and accessible. Montage of different chocolate bars song “sweet like chocolate by shanks and big foot”. 3mins
Archive footage of the skittles advert. “Taste the rainbow” 5secs
Interview with owner of Cadburys factory, while footage of sweets being made is shown. 3mins
Worker making sweets in sweet factory and how sweets are made and what it is like making sweets every day. 2mins
World record sweets. E.g largest pear drop in the world. 20secs
Interview with Emma Bunton questions including “Why do you like lollipops so much?!” Song “My boy lollipop – spice girls” 1min 30secs
Footage of arcade and all the sweet machines available, and the giant lollipops that can be won. 20secs
Interview with dentist about the effect of sweets on teeth 1min
Montage of good and bad teeth 30secs
Archive of galaxy advert and interviews with woman why they like chocolate so much. 1min
Montage of children enjoying eating sweets. 20secs
Montage of variety of interviews talking about sweets and there different aspects.
Fast cuts of different sweets. 2mins 10secs
Break 2mins
Total 30mins
Interview questions:
Elderly man interview
1) When you were younger, what were the most popular sweets and why?
2) What was your favourite sweet as a child and why?
3) How much money did you spend a week on sweets, and do you think sweets are expensive?
4) Where they seen as a treat or an every day thing?
5) Have you had any effects to your health as a result of eating too many sweets as a child and why?
6) Do you still enjoy sweets now?
7) What is your favourite sweet now and why?
8) How much more or less do you spend on sweets compared to when you were younger?
Interview of teenage boy
1) What are the most popular sweets and why do you think this is?
2) How much money do you spend a week on sweets?
3) Are sweets seen as a treat or an everyday thing?
4) Have you had any effects to your health as a result of eating too many sweets? If so, what?
5) What is your favourite sweet now and why?
Girls who work in a sweet shop
1) When is this shop the busiest and why do you think this is?
2) At what time of the year do you take in the most profits?
3) What are the most popular sweets bought from here?
4) On average, how much would you say people spend in here?
5) Do you find yourself buying the sweets you sell?
6) Roughly how much does this shop make each day?
7) Have you ever had any complaints about the sweets you sell here and what were they?
Children fantasizing about a world of sweets
1) If you could live in a world made of sweets what would it me like?
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