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05/05/16
How hard is it to find a job as a teenager?
Morgan Pye THE HENLEY COLLEGE
Contents Channel ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Subject .................................................................................................................................................... 2
Aim .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Audience ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Format/ style ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Genre ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Budget ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Crew ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Location recce ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Risk assessment .................................................................................................................................... 10
ACTIVITY ................................................................................................................................................ 10
PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 10
REVIEWER ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Sound table ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Schedule ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Script ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Channel
My documentary would be aired online on BBC three. I decided to use this
website as similar documentaries are shown on this website, as well as BBC
three having a wide audience of teenagers who are the target audience for my
documentary. This branch of the BBC is well known for their wide verity of
documentary styles.
Subject
The subject I have decided to focus my documentary on is the difficulty of
finding jobs for teenagers. I decided to choose this subject as recently I have
been made redundant. Before becoming redundant I was employed for four
years, so I missed the phase were teenagers were looking jobs and finding it
hard. As I started at a family friends business the process of applying to getting
the job was more casual and was less stressful then what other teenagers had
to go through. However as I am recently unemployed I am only now realising
the difficulty of finding a job as a student.
The concept for my documentary is that I will do an interactive style
documentary recording my experience at trying to get a job, I will show myself
writing a CV and an application as well as documenting the result. Throughout
this I will be giving my opinion as well as what I am feeling through each phase.
I will also be interviewing a verity of teenage students to get an insight into
what they think about the employment levels for teenagers. As well as
interviewing a teacher at The Henley College to get a professionals view on this
subject.
Aim
The aim for my documentary is to create an entertaining and informative
interactive documentary focusing on the possible problems/ reasons for
student unemployment, whether it is as simple as there aren’t any jobs out
there for teenagers or if it is actually more complex with the introduction of
the legal educational law which forces teenager to stay in education until they
are eighteen, preventing teenager from work full time as well as counting them
as not economically active, this means they could be unemployed but they will
not be counted as being unemployed as they are in education.
Audience
The target audience for my documentary is teenagers as this documentary is
based around them so they will be interested and engaged in the
documentary. I designed the documentary to be interesting for teenagers as it
does not affect any other age group, except for the unlikely event that a parent
watches it for their child.
I’m bringing the promise to the audience that my factual program will not be
bias, I will do this by giving a fair and balanced view on the subject of work
opportunities for teenagers, this will involve portraying companies and place of
peoples work fairly, and to do this I will avoid using names of well-known
companies.
I will leave the audience with an open question giving two final statements one
defending teenagers and the other criticising teenagers on their ability to get a
job, this will allow the audience to leave the documentary with a fair
understanding of teenage job opportunities and the choice to make their own
mind up about why so many people are unemployed.
Format/ style
The style of documentary I decided to use is Participatory, I chose this style as
it allows me to get in front of the camera which create as more personal
connection between the audience and the documentary as well as giving the
footage more energy over other styles which mainly use narrators. This style
also lets me use a verity of interviews in my documentary which I thought was
best for the content of the documentary. I am also planning on using long
shoot during interviews and debriefings, this is to get into as much detail as I
can, which otherwise difficult when using short takes.
My documentary will use realism as well as a narrative format to engage the
audience and to keep it relatable. I will do this by keeping filming simple
realistic with the use of interviews and real people. I have decided to use this
style of format to allow me to create an easily understandable and informative
documentary which both entertains and informs the viewer as well as being
reliable and trusted.
Genre
The genre for my documentary is an infotainment as it is both entertaining as
well as informative, this is because my documentary will inform the viewer on
job opportunities around Henley as well as an insight into teenager’s lives.
I chose this genre as the entertainment factor will keep the audience engaged
in the footage as well as informing them about unemployment opportunities
and levels in the area.
Budget
Name Cost Image use
Nikon D3200 £237.99
Document.
Tripod £40
To keep the camera steady during filming.
Van £14 https://www.europcar.co.uk/deals/sem-vans?&xtor=SEC-1090-GOO-%5BVan_Hire%5D-%5BVan_%5BCore%5D+Generic_Exact%5D-%5Bs%5D-%5BVan+Hire%5D&gclid=CKbokLjg0cwCFbEW0wod6gENyQ
Transport
Train £10 Transport
Bus £10 Transport Refreshment £30 Crew
Food £50 Crew Broadcasting £3000 To broadcast
my documentary on BBC 3
For by budget I have kept it reasonably cheap, with the use of a hire van to cut
costs on moving everything and everyone from location to location. I have
added refreshments and food for the crew to keep motivation/ enthusiasm
high. The use of buses and trains are for the crew to get to Henley as this way
it is cheaper than driving to each location as fuel costs are high.
For my documentary I will have a camera man to film me whilst I am presenting, I will also
be filming some section as well as editing and directing the documentary. For this
documentary I will need good time management and organisation as there are a verity of
interviews which need to be organised in a way which suits both the interviewee as well as
my schedule for me to get all the filming done in the time provided.
Crew
Name numbers Location Time/ date Role
Bella Bull
07564647475 Hot Gossip 9/5/16 16:15 Interview
Niamh Sames
07563826458 16 Rasheed Reda
7/5/16 18:00 Interview
Cai Weavely- Hudson
07546387368 Henley town centre
9/5/16 12:00 Interview
Paul
Harrington
07859674329
Henley college 10/5/16 12:00 Interview
Location recce
A. Location Recce Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used
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H.
Lighting Information: Unnatural overhead lighting, allows constant filming without fear of footage being too dark.
Solutions: N/A
Sound Information: The location is inside so there is no sound problems from cars, however it is an operational coffee shop, so there will be noise from customers and machines.
Solutions: Film during a quiet period so there is less noise problems.
Power Information As the location is inside there will be a many plug sockets.
Solutions: Fully charge equipment just in case he sockets are already in use.
Hazards There will be people around so bags, chairs, tables coats etc. will be in the way, so hitting tings and tripping over things is a concern
Solutions: Film during a quiet period, also move obstacles out of the way.
Insert photo of location (do not draw)
Type of room/area:
Coffee shop
Location Address:
7 Friday St, Henley-on-
Thames
Sat Nav details (Post code):
RG9 1AN Nearest Train Station:
Henley train station
Nearest Bus stop:
Bells Street
Location Recce Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used
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J.
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Q.
Lighting Information: Natural lighting
Solutions: Film during daylight hours to maximise sunlight.
Sound Information: Traffic nearby as well as people and animals.
Solutions: Position filming away from traffic and people, as well as in a quiet location.
Power Information There are no charging areas.
Solutions: Fully charge equipment
Hazards Animals may be nearby as well as people rushing around.
Solutions: Position filming in a quiet area where there are less people.
Insert photo of location (do not draw)
Type of room/area:
Town centre
Location Address:
Market Street, Henley-on-
Thames
Sat Nav details (Post code):
RG9 2BA Nearest Train Station:
Henley train station
Nearest Bus stop:
Bells Street
Location Recce Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used
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Lighting Information: Unnatural lighting
Solutions: N/A
Sound Information: Filmed in a class room so minimal noise problems.
Solutions: N/A
Power Information Plug sockets available
Solutions: Fully charge equipment just in case he sockets are already in use.
Hazards Table and chairs are tripping hazards as well as bags.
Solutions: Move obstacles out of the way.
Insert photo of location (do not draw)
Type of room/area:
Class room
Location Address:
The Henley College
Sat Nav details (Post code):
RG9 1UH Nearest Train Station:Henley
train station
Nearest Bus stop:
Bell Street
Risk assessment
ACTIVITY HAZARD RI
SK
H/
M
/L
PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE REVIEW DATE REVIEWER
Transport
Filming
Drinking
coffee
Crashing
Tripping on
cables
Spilling it
over yourself
and burning
yourself
L
L
L
Be careful
when driving.
Be careful
when walking.
Have a cold
drink.
N/A
Move any unneeded
cables.
Med kit is located behind
the bar.
N/A
On the day
N/A
N/A
Morgan Pye
N/A
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Risk Assessment checked by: Name ………………………………………………….. Signed
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KEY: Activity : Describe the component part of your pursuit.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Hazard : List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your
activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm.
Risk: Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your
assessment consider all of the circumstances.
Precautions: Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place: Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date: When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might be
whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.
Sound table
Sound Table
Production Name:
Producer:
Shot Action Description
of Sound
Diegetic/non/diegetic Atmosphere
created
Musice –
type and
atmosphere
5
Voice over Morgan
talking about
who Niamh
is.
Non diagetic It gives context
to visuals
8 Voice over Morgan
talking about
who the
teacher is.
Non diagetic It gives context
to visuals
1 Door opening Creeking
sound
Diagetic Highlights the
fact a door is
opening
1 Background
music
Seven years Non diagetic Sets the mood
of the
docuemntary
8 Background
music
Seven years Non diagetic Sets the mood
of the
docuemntary as
well as being a
good
acompeniment
to the writing at
the end.
I decided to use the song seven years by Lukas Grayum (without lyrics) as the main background
music for my documentary, as it is relevent to the documentary, it also sets the right tone to the
docuemntary as the song is not to upbeat but is also not to gloomy.
Schedule
Date
Time Shot Description Location Characters Art dept/props Notes
06/05/16 14:00 Interview of an employed student.
Photography studio
Cai weavely- Hudson
09/05/16 16:15 Opening sentence about the documentary.
Henley town centre
Morgan Pye
09/05/16 16:35 Walking into café and meet Bella.
Hot Gossip Morgan Pye, Bella Bull
09/05/16 16:40 Interview of an unemployed student.
Hot Gossip Bella Bull Coffee cups
09/05/16 17:00 Brief statement about unemployment in the UK.
Outside Hot Gossip
Morgan Pye
12/05/16 14:00 Writing CV. Henley college Morgan Pye Computer
12/05/16 14:30 Results of job interview.
Henley college Morgan Pye
2 3 4 5 6 Cai interview (14:00)
7 8
9 Opening sequence (16:15) Walking into café (16:35) Meet/ interview Bella (16:40) Brief sentence about unemployment (17:00)
10 11 12 Looking online for jobs/ newspapers (8:45) Writing CV (14:00) Results from interview (14:30)
13 Begin editing (8:45-12:00)
14 15
16
17 18 Driving to Niamh (17:00)
19 Debrief about Niamh (13:00)
20
21 Final thoughts (8:45)
22
12/05/16 8:45 Looking online for jobs/ newspapers
Henely college Morgan Pye
18/05/16 17:00 Driving to location
Nettlebed Morgan Pye
18/05/16 17:30 Meeting Niamh/ interview
16 Gilgit Road
Morgan Pye, Niamh Sames
19/05/16 13:00 Walking through college talking about how an expert is needed
Henley college Morgan Pye
19/05/16 15:00 Interviewing teacher
Henley college Morgan Pye, Paul
21/05/16 8:45 Final thoughts Town centre Morgan Pye
Meet Niamh/ interview (17:30)
Interviewing teacher (15:00)
23 Edit
24 Edit
25 Refilm any shots
26 Edit
27 28 29
Script How hard is it to find a job as a teenage?
Morgan Pye
06th May 2016
First draft
EXT. HENLEY TOWN CENTRE – MORNING
Morgan positioned centre of shot, walking towards the camera
walking through the centre of Henley.
Mid shot.
MORGAN
In today’s society, with over one million teenagers aged
between 16- 24 being unemployed in the UK, just how hard is it
to find a job?
Hi my name is Morgan Pye, I am 18 years old and I’ve recently
been made redundant after being employed for four years. In a
blink of an eye I was thrown into the world of an unemployed
student.
MORGAN walks past the camera
Cuts out
INT. HOT GOSSIP – MORNING
Tracking shot of MORGAN walking into and through Hot Gossip.
(V.O)
I begin my investigation by meeting up with BELLA, a local
girl who is struggling to find a job.
MORGAN it’s next to BELLA in Hot Gossip.
MORGAN
Hi BELLA, how are you?
BELLA
Good thanks.
MORGAN
So BELLA, have you ever had a job?
BELLA
Ha no not a proper job, I did have a short job for an elastic
band company.
MORGAN
Ah ok so how many job have you applied for in total?
BELLA
In total I have applied for 25 jobs around Henley and reading.
MORGAN
So do you think that there a reason why you are not getting
any of the jobs that you have applied for?
BELLA
I think the fact that it’s just because businesses are looking
for full time employees as well as already trained people,
which is sort of unfair as for me to get experience I first
need to have a job.
MORGAN
Yeah true, do you think the fact you’re a student, which takes
up a lot of our time, prevents you from being employed?
BELLA
I think it plays a part in why I’m not getting employed as,
like I said most businesses around here are looking for full
time employees who are more flexible with the hours the can
work, and as I am at college there are very few hours I can
work as I need to get my work done.
MORGAN
So what type of job are you looking for?
BELLA
Honesty I don’t really mind what type of job as long as a have
one, I just want some money.
MORGAN
Ok well do you think that if you do get a job that it will
affect your college work? As it will mean you have less free
time to complete your work?
BELLA
I don’t think it will as with my course I have a lot of free
time to get my work done, but I guess for other people who
don’t have so many free it would affect their work if they
didn’t have good time management.
MORGAN
Ok well thanks BELLA, hope the job hunt goes well for you, I’m
going to leave you with your tea.
MORGAN gets up and walks away. BELLA takes a sip of her drink.
Fades to white.
EXT. HOT GOSSIP – MORNING
MORGAN standing outside Hot Gossip talking to the camera.
MORGAN
That was very surprising, before talking to BElLA I expected I
to be quite easy to find a job, but hearing her story about
how many jobs she tried out for, it might be harder then I
first thought.
Cuts out
INT. NETTLEBED – EVENING
Siting in a car traveling to NIAMH’S house.
(V.O)
After meeting with BELLA I have a new prospective on what it’s
like to be a teenager and unemployed. I am heading to meet one
of my old co-worker who was also made redundant to see how
losing her job has changed her.
Cuts out
EXT. 16 GILGIT ROAD – EVENING
Tracking shot following MORGAN towards NIAMH’S house. He knocks on
the door.
MORGAN
Hi NIAMH.
NIAMH
Hi MORGAN, come on in.
NIAMH invites MORGAN in.
Cuts out
INT. 16 GILGIT ROAD – EVENING
MORGAN and NIAMH sitting in the dining room with a cup of tea.
MORGAN
So NIAMH, how long has it been since you were made redundant?
NIAMH
I was made redundant three weeks ago I think.
MORGAN
So it’s been three weeks since you have had a pay check, when you
got made redundant were you worried about your financial stability?
NIAMH
Sort of, as I don’t pay rent or anything I wasn’t that worried,
however I did realise that I would have to be more careful with what
I was buying.
MORGAN
Ah ok so you realised that you had to become more responsible with
your spending. So are you currently looking for a job?
NIAMH
Not at the moment, I am currently focusing on finishing this school
year, as I have extra time on my hands I should be able to catch up
and complete all the work.
MORGAN
How hard do you think it will be to find another job?
NIAMH
I’m hoping to find a job quite quickly, as I have experience in
hospitality it shouldn’t be that had for me to find a job, but most
of my friends can’t seem to find one so I don’t know.
MORGAN
Ok so finally, how did you react to becoming redundant?
NIAMH
I wasn’t really surprised that it closed down. However I was
surprised with how sudden it was, they didn’t give anyone enough
time to find a new job.
Fades to white
INT. HENLEY COLLEGE – MORNING
MORGAN walking through college talking directly to the camera.
MORGAN
After talking to NIAMH about how she was made redundant and thinks
it will be easy to find a job as she has experience I am left
wondering what an professional thinks of teenage employment
opportunities.
INT. HENLEY COLLEGE – MORNING
MORGAN walks into a class room and greets the teacher.
(V.O)
PAUL is an economics teacher who is currently teaching at the Henley
College.
MORGAN
So PAUL, do you think that have a job when a student is a good idea?
PAUL
I think it’s good both good and bad aspects, on one hand it teaches
them time management as well as responsibility. On the other it
takes up a lot of time when they should be studying.
MORGAN
Did you have a job when you were a student?
PAUL
Yes I did, I worked as a kitchen porter twice a week.
MORGAN
Do you think there’s a need for teenager workers?
PAUL
I think they play a key role in a work force; they give a business a
young and energetic appearance.
MORGAN
Ok and finally, what is your understanding of teenage unemployment
at the moment?
PAUL
At the moment I think there is a verity of jobs out there, it’s just
that they might be the jobs which some teenagers wouldn’t want so
they don’t go for them.
Fades to white.
INT. HENLEY COLLEGE – AFTERNOON
Tracking shot of MORGAN walking through the college.
(V.O)
After meeting with PAUL and talking about how he thinks that
students are just too picky about the types of jobs they are
willing to get, I am keen to meet CAI, an employed student at
the Henley College.
MORGAN walks up to CAI and sits down next to him.
MORGAN
So CAI, how long have you been employed?
CAI
I’ve been employed at Clarks for almost 6 months now.
MORGAN
Through a survey I found that only 20% of people asked
actually enjoyed their job and the rest either didn’t enjoy it
or hated their work. So I’m curious, did you choose to work
there because you like the job or is it just to get money?
CAI
I wasn’t really fussed where I worked; I just wanted money so
I could save for university.
MORGAN
Ah talking of education, do you find it hard to balance work
and college?
CAI
I find it a bit hard as I have a lot of work to do at college,
but I found a good balance.
Cuts out
INT. HENLEY COLLEGE - MORNING
MORGAN sitting next to a computer.
MORGAN
After talking to all these people I am intrigued to see just
how hard it is to find a job. To start with I am just
finishing off updating my CV. The next stage is looking for
jobs, just after a few searches I found a few websites which
show a verity of job opportunities.
Clips of both Indeed and the Henley standard appear on the
bottom of the screen, scrawling threw the web pages.
Fades to black.
EXT. HENLEY TOWN CENTRE – MID DAY
MORGAN WALKING THROUGH HENLEY TOWARDS THE CAMERA.
MORGAN
After sending my CV to a couple of shops in the area I finally
got a response from a small coffee shop which is just opening.
At the interview I was asked a verity of questions like can I
work weekdays, after finding out I was a student she seemed
dishearten.
Close up on MORGAN’S face.
However after 10 minutes of questions she said I got the job,
but she highlighted that I got the job because I have passed
experience. This is an understandable statement as every
business wants the best staff possible, however this means
that it is very hard for teenager to get a job as most of them
don’t have passed experiences.
Mid shot of MORGAN.
Overall I think that with the lack of jobs over most of the UK
the chances of a teenager with a none flexible schedule find
work is slim. However it is up to the teenagers to put in more
effort to find a job.
Close up of bench as Morgan walks past, narrow depth of field.
Fades out to black.
On a black background, white writing appears.
Writing
CAI is still happily working and getting ready for his Alevel
exams.
BELLA got an interview at a local club.
NIAMH is enjoying her free time and plans on starting job
hunting after the summer holidays.