Post Production for Music Industry in Manchester Documentary

My proposal for the short documentary is on the Music Industry in Manchester and it will be a participatory documentary which will involve myself interviewing but also have voice overs by me. It is based around the history of music in Manchester and the break through artists such as The Smiths, Oasis and The Stone Roses.

I would be interviewing a Music Management student and asking him how he finds working with bands and booking them. Asking questions such as "Is the indie scene dead? Or can bands who are putting in enough hard work make it?". Recently The 1975 have become big who are from Manchester, they worked in call centres and now they're big globally. I will also be talking about what inspires people to be creative in the city of Manchester and how creative people find it hard to stick to a 9-5 job. 

Speaking to Andy Woods he's done all sorts; DJ's, manages a band, worked at a
BBC radio station, worked at a label, put nights on at the night and day,teaches Music industry at Manchester College where I will be asking him questions.

Music brings people together to feel good, how we can all relate to it and the 
nights out in Manchester and the clubs/music scene how it inspires us all everyday listening to music and people's different tastes. 

Scene 1: Clip of Manchester Skyline from Manchester Student Castle, it's really bright and sparkly at night and looks beautiful, this will give us an overview of the city and the Title will appear "Music in Manchester" with a track of famous Manchester Band. It will have a voice over of a clip from 24 hour party people, which is based on the Hacienda/Tony Wilson manchester days. 

This is the skyline...

24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE - voice over clip from this film during the Opening Credits.

Scene 2:

I will then video walking down Oxford Road, filming the scenery and the cars, I will increase the speed of this on Final Cut Pro when editing because I want to get the audience to feel that this is a fast paced city with lots going on. It will have a voice over of me stating that I'm going to Big Hands a bar next to the Manchester Academy music venue which is owned by the lead singer from the band Elbow, Guy Garvey who we've met in there. Lot's of bands after playing shows go in here for a drink and I have met lots of famous musicians in there after shows and it's me and my friends favourite bar to go to. I will be meeting my friend Ryan who is currently studying Music Management at University, he has to find bands he thinks have potential and get them gigs, get them studio time to record, photoshoots etc. I will be asking him if he thinks anyone in Manchester at the moment has the potential to make it big like in the Tony Wilson days. How music has changed since then and if bands are putting in enough work or hard work, if bands can easily mange themselves these days and what he struggles with in the industry. But the perks of choosing this career path in a big city and what he enjoys about it. What inspires him, if indie music is just for him or if he would choose a more commercial root where all the money is? You'll be able to see me in this scene, we will be sat at a table drinking and it will be a chat, I want the type of Louis Theroux feel where it's me trying to understand and get facts and information at the same time whilst have quite a chilled conversation.

SCENE 3: 

If possible meet Clint Boon at South nightclub or XFM radio to discuss the earlier days of the Music industry in Manchester and if he thinks other bands have what it takes to make it?  His friendship with Noel Gallagher and his advice for up and coming artists. His days playing in the Inspiral Carpets and if he thinks it's as easy for bands to create music like this or if they have to be more commercial. His view on what music does to people and why he enjoys DJ'in, how it brings people together to have a good time etc.


CHANGES - 

I couldn't get hold of Clint so I had to speak to someone else who has worked in the industry Andy Woods, we spoke about What has changed since you came to Manchester to work in music? Also asking him any advice to give to people trying to make it in Manchester and new and up and coming artists. Also I asked him to explain what he's done in the Music industry so we learn some in-depth information about him and what advise he gave to the people wanting to work in music. 

SCENE 4: 

I will

be interviewing my friend Alex, a music technology student at Future works in Manchester. My old friends from music college are all more into Trap, R&B, House, Rap and prefer it from Indie and Rock, they mix and master and product tracks on Logic Pro and record artists. It will show the mixing desk and people working in the Music Studio, I will then sit down with Alex in the studio and ask him what he finds hard about trying to make it as a producer and how to stand out especially in the social media days. What inspires him to do this and how music makes him feel. We will see some of the tracks of the students and how they get artists etc. And how sound cloud and other sites can get an artist recognised more than the old days, the new ways of getting recognised. 

CHANGES - I interviewed another music student and asked them why they changed career path from working in the studio to a more business aspect and a big leap in change in the career sector of what he was studying. 

SCENE 5: 

The last scene will show different people saying what music means to them personally and how its created friendships for them, relationships, how it helps them through daily life and what inspires them to be creative. It will then end with a cheesy quote about music. 

Credits Roll.

The possible people I will interview are going to be Music Management/Technology students and how they find it working and studying in music, plus a DJ and XFM presenter in Manchester who hung around with Oasis in the early days. 

• Ryan Terpstra - Music Management Student
• Alex Ward - Music Technology Student
• Clint Boon - XFM Radio, DJ.
• Martin the MOD - Northern Soul DJ - history of music and factual information
• General Public - "What does music mean to you?"

CHANGES 

• Owen Taylor - ex music student why he choose a different path
• Chris Hall - what music means to him 
• Peter - Music teacher and used to mange bands in manchester 

Factual Information & Statistics that my audience will learn

• The history of music in Manchester
• The workload it takes to "make it" and how hard the industry can be
• How music can change your life
• The different genres of music in Manchester
• How students and the future generation of music finds it putting themselves out there in this day and age. Soundcloud, instragram, twitter, facebook in the social media age. 
• If any bands are hard working enough to make it successfully
• The difference between indie and commercial music 

Location sheets

 Production Schedule for filming 
 I plan on having a week of pure filming from the 20th-24th of April 2015

 20th April Monday -  I want to capture the skyline for the opening credits and also go to Big Hands and film my interview with Music Manager Student during the afternoon and then go back and film the night skyline.

21st April Tuesday - Hopefully I will get an interview with Clint on this day and can go to XFM and get a decent interview, this would take all day to film.

22nd April Wednesday - This day I will go to Future works into the music studio to interview Music Technology student and I think this will take a whole afternoon.

23rd April Thursday - I would like to interview Martin during the afternoon at the thirsty scholar my last interview.

24th April Friday - This day will be filming the general public and places for exterior shots in Manchester which can be cut in the middle of my interviews as a break for the audience. The questions will be based around music and how it makes people feel, changes lives, brings people together and how people in Manchester feel about this. It will take a full day of filming.

27th April - 30th April - During this time I plan on editing all my footage on Final Cut Pro on my Macbook at home and during college lessons.

 Risk Assessment

 Interview questions or script

Big Hands Music Manager Interview Questions

1. What does music mean to you personally? 
2. What made you want to pursue a career in Music Management?
3. Whilst working with up and coming bands in Manchester do you think they have enough hard work ethic to make it successfully?
4. How would you describe commercial music? 
5. What is your favourite Manchester Band? 
6. What type of genre/sound engages you in wanting to work with an artist to put your time into booking gigs etc. 
7. Would you say that there's only money in mainstream music? 
8. Do you agree that Manchester is a very artistic and creative place to be when working in music?
9. Who is your main inspiration 

XFM Clint Boon Interview Questions

1. How would you compare the Manchester music scene now to the 80's-90's?
2. Do you think it's easier or harder for someone to make it successfully in an indie band from Manchester with the social media, mainstream and commercial money making age we are now living in? 
3. What was your relationship like with Noel Gallagher when he was your roadie/assistant?
4. Were you surprised that the inspiral carpets were a big successful and you could have a career in music rather than a boring 9-5 job? 
5. What do you love most about Manchester?
6. Where would you say is the best place in Manchester to see new and upcoming talent in the music industry
7. Who inspired you when you were younger when writing music? 

Future Works Alex Ward Music Technology Interview Questions

1. What inspired you to pursue a career in Music? 
2. Who is your biggest inspiration in music?
3. Would you say that they're is a lot of creative people in Manchester trying to get recognised for their talent and musical abilities?
4. What does music mean to you personally?
5. Would you say it's easier or harder to put yourself out there today compared to 10 or 20 years ago due to the social media websites we have such as Sound Cloud etc? 
6. What type of genre do you prefer? and do you think that commercial and mainstream music is the only way to make money in the music industry? 
7. When creating a track what inspires you to create that type of sound, do other artists inspire you?
8. What do you find difficult in trying to become a successful producer? 

Thirsty Scholar Martin Northern Soul Interview Questions

1. You've made your career from the enjoyment of music, what first drew you towards the love of music? 
2. MOD has created a huge impact on Britain's music and fashion culture, what was it like experiencing this in Stockport? 
3. What does it feel like being able to make people dance by DJin songs from over a decade ago and they're still getting praised? 
4. What does music mean to you personally? 
5. Do you think that the music industry in Manchester is still as strong as when northern soul was at it's prime? 
6. What's your opinion on mainstream music?
7. Why do you think so many people in Manchester have a strong love for music? 

I will have to get permission to film in public places and bars which I want the interviews to be taking place. This is the legal and ethical research and also using other peoples music and I will email or ring to get the approval of filming on their property.   Code of practice for a factual programme - a maximum length of working day of 11 hours, two days off each week (either the traditional Sat/Sun or two consecutive days), a minimum break between turns of duty of 11 hours, health and safety risk assessments to take account of lone working and crewing levels, written contracts to be issued as soon as terms are agreed between parties

Because I am working alone during the project and not in a group, all roles within the documentary will be assigned to me. I will be the director,cinematographer, camera operator, producer, sound mixer, editor and presenter and interviewer during this assignment. All pre-production paper work, risk assessments, location sheets have been completed by me.  


VOICE OVER SCRIPT 

Manchester's music scene had successful groups before the mid-1970s, including The Hollies, The Bee Gees, and Herman's Hermits. The Smiths were the definitive Manchester band of the 1980s. Other 1980s bands included New Order and Joy Division. Later in the decade, the ecstasy-fuelled dance clubscene played a part in the rise of Madchester. In the 1990s, Manchester saw the rise of Britpop bands, notably Oasis.

Obviously Manchester has seen some successful bands in it's time, the most recent bands known to be successful in the city are The Courteeners, Elbow and Hurts but I really want to know if bands in 2015 have what it takes to make it big in Manchester and get some opinions on the Manchester music scene.  

I am going to be speaking to a Music Management student and ask him questions on what he thinks it takes to make it and what made him choose this career path. 

Voice Over Part 2: Having spoken to a music management student you can tell that it will take a lot of hard work and dedication to make it in this industry, you need to be different, have a good sound, be talented, have contacts and in the end it still might not get you to the top. So i'm speaking to someone who changed from music from fear of not finding a stable job entering his 20's. 

Obviously music makes a lot of people happy and brings a lot of people together, it is the dream for many people in Manchester which makes it a tough job market to get into. Some people have studied and have moved on to other things which they feel has more employment because entering your 20's can be scary enough thinking about your future and failure is too much for some people to carry on pursuing their dreams. So here are some facts and statics on the employment rate of students who have studied music at university or college. 

Voice Over Part 3: From hearing from someone who has worked in the industry we can see that the music industry has changed a lot over the years and it's harder to pin point talent than it used to be. Music is everywhere in Manchester but to make it I think i've learnt that you have to not only be different and sell yourself and gig everywhere you can, but travel around and try and get noticed in other big cities. The biggest thing in my opinion is that the only to get your music appreciated and separates people trying to  the famous celebrities is the fans. Having a fan base that understands, supports and loves your music is what people don't realise they need, once they learn how to gain fans they'll be big in Manchester.