Meeting a Police Officer...

Having met with our contact in the police force, we now have a clearer idea of what we will and won't be able to include in our documentary. Below are some notes I made during our discussion:

• idea of camera being used as the viewpoint for a criminal being arrested
• voiceover of a 999 call
• following the narrative of the police following up a 999 call
• video outside of shop (criminal i picked up) to suggest but keep it snappy
• either a trailer or the opening for a crime documentary
• on screen graphics (time, date, subtitles)
• note conventions when we watch crime documentaries
• other documentaries to research: 'traffic cops' 'brit cops' 'cop squad'
• hand held camera
• close ups of eyes and hands (handcuffed)
• transitions between 'stories'
• interviewing, few questions (that then evoke the action scenes)
• ride along with lights can be arranged (film different angles: inside and outside)
• blurring face affect
• two perspectives: criminal and police officer
• split screen
• create storyboard and time frame so we know what we want to film
• check flikr and youtube for photos and video that feature our contact in the tesco croft riots
•  idea for purpose of documentary: an 'alternative' crime documentary for teenagers to discourage them from committing crime as they're shown what will happen when they get picked up

Much of our 'action scenes' may have to be staged but using a handheld camera would make it believable and we have a few officers available to help.