I recently approached four professional athletes and pitched the idea to them that we should make a film, documenting their kayaking and rock climbing skills. We agreed that emphasising our 'British' attitude in the film would make the film more appealing to British citizens. I chose these athletes to feature in my film as they are very talented at the traditionally british sports; kayaking and rock climbing. Complimentary sports will be undertaken throughout the video - these will include typical and relatable sports that rock climbers and kayakers also do, such as slacklining and skateboarding.
I aim to promote adventure sports, support the ideology that being proud to be British is good, and hope to inspire people to take up their own adventure sports. The London Olympics 2012 is the perfect 'tent-pole' event that will help support interest in my film. Despite the usual time to release tent-pole media being in the 'pre-buzz' before the event, releasing my film before an event of such a scale would simply make my film seem inadequate in comparison and not worth watching as there is simply so much happening before and during the Olympics. Instead I aim to utilise what the olympics did not offer: non-conventional sports. This genre of sport is thrilling to watch due to the harsh nature of adventure sports, and as a result it appeals to a wide audience who don't even participate in such activities.
I aim to produce a contemporary, relatable, typically British-styled adventure-sport docu-drama. To emphasise the modern style of the film I will use music that appeals to a contemporary audience. Popular recreational music currently consists mostly of modern rock, female solo-singers and post-dubstep eletronica-influenced urban RnB (PDEIUR). The success of PDEIUR is largely down to the recent proliferation of technological hardware and software. Many young people are becoming music artists of this genre as they have easy and cheap access to the tools required. Because of this many people who were very unknown yesterday are becoming rapidly famous in the genre today.
Due to this I aim to use post-dubstep eletronica-influenced urban RnB style music in my video as it not only fits the high-tempo and intense nature of the activities taking place but it will also appeal and be relatable to an enourmous audience.
Many point of view shots will be used in conjunction with clips of myself or others using camera equipment. By doing so the trailer will create an engaging atmosphere that will make the audience feel as if they are involved in the activities whether it is setting up cameras or participating in the sports.
The trailer will be between 1:55 minutes and 2:05 minutes to allow sufficient time for a wide array of fast-paced shots. With the exception of stereotypical North-American adventure trailers, I am not aware of any adventure sport docu-dramas with a voice over. This is most likely due to the environment presented being so extreme that words do not easily describe it without sounding 'cheesy' or creating humorous effects. The only example I managed to find on the internet is (again) Touching the Void (American version):
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