Review 24th June

For my documentary, I would like to address the question - what does it take to become a professional show jumper?
The 5 elements of documentary - 
1. Expert witness
2. The subject
3. Footage of the issue
4. Cutaway shots
5. Opinion and facts
From the 5 elements it has come to my attention that I will need to find an expert witness, and I can achieve this by using a trainer of the talent and have their opinion on how hard working they are, as well as if they have a bright future ahead.
By identifying the need for cutaway shots, I have chosen to include different shots -
-Of the the horses hooves walking on concrete from a low shot
-Placing the camera under a fence to get an underneath shot of a horse jumping
- Tacking up
- Polishing tack
- Getting ready to compete
- Talking to his grooms/trainer
These will be suitable to fill in for when the talent is talking, and suit the visual to the audio.
Having the talent walking into the shots is also another way to identify the talent in the opening of the documentary, and this may suit a voiceover of the narrator introducing the sport itself.
Also, the narrator can introduce the topics coming up in the documentary, these do not necessarily need to occur but can create an enigma to the audience of what is to come.
When the talent mentions his parents, shots will be introduced of them together and at the stables, as well as including interviews with them.
Finance can also be focused on, such as affording the horse box, building their own arena and the horses themselves, and what sacrifices by both Harry and his family have had to occur.