About methodology

l  Outline the research, creative and intellectual methods you will employ to develop your research project.

My project will appear these methodology in the below.

Firstly, Six genres of documentary will understand their different and visual components of documentaries need to be analyzed. Researching visual structure, component of visual structure, how define the visual components influence documentary more attractive. This represents to research visual components and to do method of comparative analysis can generate different visual effects. Secondly, the research method will be both the inductive and deductive. This represents qualitative and quantitative data will reflect how visual design of documentary influence audience instead of traditional science educational film. Basically, the quantitative method examines the visual design influence whether it is effective. Making a genre of documentary list and which types of space are used in each genre of documentary. How many space structures are used in the documentary? To understand why the genre of documentary use the type of space mostly.

In addition, documentary authentic definition is a controversial topic, audience need a real image or reflect real happening. Thus, to search some books will understand process of documentary and shot ways. The historical data are more reliable or a real story with dramatic visual effect. Thirdly, the research strategies include interview, case study, and method comparative analysis. The first research will be based on the visual story and sample. A visual component of film is a complete system. Thus, different elements compose different visual effects. For example, setting up space is an important aspect, because space selection directly influences documentaries authenticity. Furthermore, case study will improve comprehension ability about visual design able to support documentaries integrity. Meanwhile, six genres of documentaries analyze their visual space and count each space type. Analyzing films shots will help me understand the sequence of shots and reason. The research project needs to interview people who watched my documentaries. Moreover, how to casting is a significant subject in the research, because it depends on your viewpoint of works.

'Carol'

Today, we go to Broadway to watch 'Carol' directed by Todd Haynes. Therese is a clerk work in Manhattan department store. When she met Carol, Carol changes her life. Carol is an alluring woman but she live in a long term unhappy marriages. She's husband is a workaholic to some extend. They do not have too much emotional contact.An encounter, She deeply attracted by Carol. 

The film maker is a man but he  knows what is two girl's love in that era. They love each other but they cannot accept at that time. In the start Carol lost her gloves on the counter and she said:' What a strange girl you are, flung out of space.' Until one day they like elope to take a trip Carol told to Therese, 'My angel, flung out of space.' Emotional scenes are quite good, from eyes contact to love scenes, to express exquisite emotion and realistic sexual passion.  In addition, the film use narration interposed to tell story. The beginning and end of the film has good correspond, after they  separated, they met each other firstly. In the scene of they meet again, I notice many minor details, Therese's friend appear on the floor that is bokeh  filter but I notice he go upstair and walk to the bar counter. Thus it can be seen, the filmmakers are very careful for each detail. Moreover,  the film completely express 'the price of salt'.

References:

IMDb. (2015). Carol. Available: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402927/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1. Last accessed 4th Dec 2015.

From 'Senna' to my documentary about Café racer

I watched senna again this week. The film is directed by Asif Kapadia. It is a documentary for Brazilian formula one driver Ayrton Senna who won the champion 41 times and 3 times championship before he death at age 34. Many people call he 'racing prince'. Unfortunately, his tragic death at Imola in 1994.

The film has not express the any death hint, via Senna's  footage to storytelling about his racing career. From kart to formula one, he joined Lotus team in the Europe. Alain Prost and Senna are competitor on the field. However, the film have not comment too much in the aspect, just realistic restore the circumstance. If people do not understand formula one, he would be noticed the death information in the end of the documentary. However, the documentary not only give us storytelling but also leave a spiritual inspiration for Senna. 

In the documentary, filmmaker shooting competition of Senna, there are many deep space used in the race scene. In addition, the documentary have not using controlled situation to shooting the documentary.  

Nevertheless, I want to shooting the controlled situation in my documentary, because I want to restore the past scene. Using go pro attach in the motorcycle as first-person perspective that can emphasis sense of speed. And via track shot to shooting two Café racer racing in the street.  Interviewing two or three Café racer, record them story. One young Café racer, one old Café racer and one middle-aged Café racer. 

References:

IMDb (2010) Senna, Available at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424432/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1(Accessed: 2rd December 2015).

Robey,T. (2015) Senna, film review: 'fascinating', Available at:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/8553429/Senna-film-review-fascinating.html (Accessed: 2rd December 2015).

About Café racer

In my final work, I want to shooting a documentary about Café racer. So I do some research about Café racer history and definition.

 Why we call it Café racer?

Café racer born in the street of the England in the 1950s. Its culture still thrives in the world. However, many people do not know the Café racer yet. Two racer bet ten pounds from the Café shop to another Café shop. First one  arrive the destination who can win the ten pounds that is Café race and this is Café racer.

What is the real Café bike?

Café racer born in London in the 1950s, but its has developed a subculture include a desire of speed, a love of rock music and a enthusiasm of love motorcycle. The Café racer can perfect match for the this types of motorcycle. The riders of machines are too young, and they want to experience speed and a sense of close to ground fly.Author and journalist Mike Seate has been following the café racer for two decades.

“The term café racer came from what’s actually a derisive term used to describe kids who hung out in cafés and raced fast. They would hang out in transport cafés and wait until somebody else came by on a fast bike and challenged them for a race, and they all rushed outside to see who gets up the road the fastest. When they get back to the cafés, which were often occupied by long distance truck drivers, the truck drivers would laugh and say, ‘You’re not a real racer, you’re not Barry Sheen, you’re just a café racer! And the kids thought, ‘Well you’re damn right I’m a café racer!’ So they would race to the next café, and then to the next one as fast as they could, and the name stuck; they embraced it despite the fact that it was a derisive term,” he said.

One of the birthplaces of the Café racer was Ace Café  in London. To many teenager gather in the Ace Café that is a great chance to talk about their motorcycles

What is Café racer?

A Café racer is light weight and tuning the power and handling rather than comfort and optimized quick ride in the short distances. The bodywork of the motorcycle are noted for low slung racing handlebar and elongated fuel tanks, prominent seat. Riders can allow the knee to grip the fuel tanks. Their engine tuning to maximum speed in order achieve Holy Grail of Café racing and hitting the 100 mph marks or 'ton up'(Entertainment Newsweekly, 2012).

References:

Caferacertv. (2014). THE HISTORY OF CAFÉ RACERS. Available: http://caferacertv.com/the-history-of-cafe-racers/. Last accessed 2nd Dec 2015.

Entertainment Newsweekly, (2012). Velocity; Rebels, Rockers and Renegades Ride Again on an All New Season of CAFE RACER on Velocity. [online] p.131. Available at: http://search.proquest.com/docview/963973223/fulltext?accountid=14693 [Accessed 2 Dec. 2015].

Lichter, M. (2012) 'The Ace Café', Cycle World, 51(10), pp. 56-59.