Post #10- Production Company Research

ESPN films are a well-known production company that produces sports documentaries. They focus heavily on digging deeper into sports and explaining the depth of sports to large audiences across the world.

How they started: ESPN started as a 24-hour sports broadcasting network where they first streamed a football game. They then expanded their company by signing a contract with NFL broadcasting, and then many years later became a part of ABC and then Disney. When they began to create documentaries, they started by slowly integrating broadcast programs consisting of important sports figures with an interview-like style. During this time period they became extremely popular because they were one of the only companies producing this content, which motivated them to produce their very own sports documentaries. The most notable documentary was titled 30 for 30.

30 for 30 was a sports documentary made to celebrate the 30 anniversary of ESPN. Within this documentary, they showcased 30 films made by well-known producers. Within each film, they take time to recognize significant sports figures and dive deeper into the cultural significance of sports. After this film generated great profit, ESPN began to create a variety of sports documentaries that also gained immense recognition. Other products may be The Last Dance, O.J: Made in America, and Lance.

ESPN acquired this success by utilizing cross media convergence. Cross media convergence is the act of placing media content across several platforms. ESPN did this by allowing their documentaries to be viewed across several platforms such as TV, social media, and digital streaming. This allowed them to reach a larger number of audiences based on their preference of platform.

This applies to me because using cross media convergence will be a very significant factor when distributing my product. Pridgen Productions will create an Instagram page as well as a YouTube page where teasers and behind the scenes clips will be posted. This is an example of cross-media convergence that will ensure maximum success for my company. My final excerpt will be posted on YouTube as well as on my blog, which is another example of obtaining max audiences.

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Post #64 -Critical Reflection

The process of constructing this documentary required extensive research, planning, editing, marketing, and further refinement. When researching other products labeled as sports documentaries, I was able to identify what conventions would and would not be included in my products which in return link s to audience engagement. Conventions are elements that are commonly used within a specific genre, and audience engagement refers to the interest, involvement, and emotional connection someone has to a piece of media. I also identified what social groups and issues I would be targeting. During the research phase I studied the documentary " Starting 5". When studying the micro elements within the film, I recognized that the documentary failed to address the emotional aspect of basketball. Instead, the practices and principles of the sport were explored. This ...

Post #25- Gantt Chart For Documentary Excerpt

A Gantt chart is utilized to allow producers and their crews to visualize their schedule and the time in which each phase is taking place. These charts may represent past phases, present, and future. For reference, the Gantt chart attached above is a chart that I have constructed, and it depicts the timeline of my production process. This shows the dates in which I started researching, ended researching, the dates in which I started planning, the date I plan to end planning, the scheduled date to start filming, end filming, and enter post production which leads me to the final upload of my documentary excerpt. By creating this chart, I am able to keep myself on task and follow this timeline so that my audiences build trust in Pridgen Productions, encouraging them to spread positive press and maybe even create fandoms. This can be connected to Henry Jenkins' theory because he believes that audiences are active media consumers who share, interpret, and apply content within fi...

Post #32- Interview Questions

I have reached the stage of my production process where I have begun to consider what questions my interviewees will be asked in order to inspire their responses in which will develop the meaning I have encoded. To ensure I evoke immense emotion from my interviewees, I have constructed meaningful questions that will develop the deep narrative rather than surface level content. Since I have encoded a deep narrative, I have decided to use this as my unique selling point. This is considered a unique selling point because a common mistake many producers make is not including a deep narrative to their film and instead focusing on the principles of the sport. Therefore, including this detail makes my product appealing to a significant amount of people and creates emotional connections between the audience and documentary. After taking these factors into consideration, the following questions are being considered to include in my final product. - What is cheerleading and what...

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