The core of documentary is truth, and the birth of film begins with the creation of documentary. What is the planning format for a documentary? Below is a sample documentary planning format, welcome to refer to it.

Documentary planning format

1. Topic selection

1. Source: Internet, media, others

2. What touches you , excitement

3. Core content, things, people, phenomena

4. Level of thinking, inspiration, demands

5. Background (society, humanities, History)

6. Grasp

7. Basic positioning of the subject matter (marginal, common people)

2. Characters

1. Protagonist Background, materials (experience, family, appearance, small actions, values)

2. Characters? Difficulties? Presenting the truth

3. Supporting roles? Drama assignment, delivery, promotion

4. Supporting role? What is the metaphor? Protagonist excavation, space

3. Feasibility in shooting

1. Scene list, events

2 . Possibility and certainty of an event happening

3. Possibility and certainty of an accident

4. Accident? Symbolic meaning

4. Plot considerations< /p>

1. Plot turning points

2. Main points of struggle and contradictions

3. How to balance the relationship? Attitude?

4. Filming is feasible Sex

Documentary Planning Sample 1

1. Introduction to the topic

Beautiful Xinjiang is a multi-ethnic inhabited area, with Han, Hui and Manchus living there for a long time. , Mongolian, Xibe, Tajik, Russian, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kirgiz, Uzbek and other 13 ethnic groups, with a population of approximately 19.6311 million. In this area with many ethnic groups, various cultures are closely integrated, resulting in a rich and unique food culture. These food cultures all reflect the characteristics of Xinjiang's agricultural and pastoral areas and multi-ethnic groups.

Xinjiang is located in the center of Eurasia, in the northwest of the motherland, with an area of ??more than 1.6 million square kilometers, accounting for one-sixth of the country's total area. Deserts and Gobis account for more than 40% of Xinjiang's total area. The climate here is dry, with little rainfall and large temperature differences, and is a typical continental climate. The oasis area accounts for more than 4% of the total area of ??Xinjiang. In this natural geographical environment, there are few varieties and quantities of vegetables, so Xinjiang has formed a food culture based on cattle, sheep, and chicken.

People in Xinjiang make use of the natural environment, integrate wisdom into food, and create delicious food. They have survived in the extreme climate from generation to generation and have strong life wisdom. There is a popular delicacy in Xinjiang that almost every household can cook. It is as popular as twice-cooked pork in every household in Sichuan. That is "Big Plate Chicken". Xinjiang Large Plate Chicken originated in the early 1990s. It is mainly made of chicken and potato chunks, cooked with leather noodles. The belt is thin. It is also economical and can be eaten at gatherings with friends and family. The origin of Shangjia Xinjiang Chicken is in Shawan County, Xinjiang, and it is said to have come from a local halal restaurant. More than ten years have passed, and Dapan Chicken still maintains its fresh vitality and is generally recognized by everyone and remains popular for a long time. Food is the most important thing for the people, and diet has always been the focus of ordinary people's attention. Food documentaries have always been blank in Xinjiang. Therefore, the launch of the TV documentary "Xinjiang Da Pan Chicken" will definitely attract attention across the country and even the world, and will also greatly increase the popularity of Da Pan Chicken. At the same time, it promotes local development and exchanges.

2. Main characters

Ma Sanli: Male, born in 1960, Hui nationality, native of Shawan, Xinjiang, owner of a time-honored Da Pan Chicken shop in Shawan for more than ten years. He is sunny, enthusiastic and generous, enthusiastic and cheerful, happy and good at communication and expression.

I have a son and a daughter. The son is a soldier who guards the border all year round, and the daughter is married. The wife and I manage the chicken shop together. And a lovely granddaughter.

(1) Character expressiveness

Enthusiasm - Xinjiang people are cheerful. As a Xinjiang person, he is not willing to use too many words to express his emotions. He is more Be willing to use more body language and facial expressions to express, because this is the most enjoyable way and can reflect the characteristics of Xinjiang people, which are open, free, generous and unrestrained. They have no barriers and express their feelings in the most enjoyable way. Will hide himself deeply.

Humor - In the vast Gobi Desert or in the oasis with rich water and grass, the life faced by Xinjiang people has never been peaceful. The words of Xinjiang people may be a bit vulgar, but they are full of flavor and flavor. humor. Ma Sanli's words were full of provocative jokes and the accent of the Xinjiang Hui people further highlighted the humor and optimism of the Xinjiang people.

(2) Characters and themes

The real life of the owner of the time-honored Dapanji restaurant in Shawan, Xinjiang reflects the life and customs of the people of Xinjiang, showing the local customs and using this profile It reflects Xinjiang food culture and echoes the theme of "Big Plate of Chicken".

(3) Characters and Stories

The shooting is mainly divided into two parts. The protagonist personally demonstrates the production process, introduces the store, and develops in the participating places to show the popularity of Dapan Chicken among Xinjiang people. The influence in daily life and Xinjiang people’s special bond with large-scale chicken; the second is the process of the protagonist participating in the large-scale chicken production competition and winning the prize, showing the love of large-scale chicken among the vast number of people from other places.

(4) Characters and environment

Taking the daily life of the protagonist as a branch line, focusing on shooting work scenes and Xinjiang customs, the filming process simultaneously highlights the hardships and happiness of workers, through Such a sharp contrast allows the audience to understand how the store owner gradually made the store bigger and better, attracting many customers. It even attracted many guests from out of town. Through the protagonist's store opening experience, the influence of "Xinjiang Chicken" on the lives of people in Xinjiang and people's love for it are shown.

II. Shooting plan

(1) Scene design

1. The opening sequence features beautiful scenery of Xinjiang, paired with music with ethnic characteristics.

2. Introduce the basic geographical features of Xinjiang, Xinjiang cuisine, customs and customs

3. Introduce the basic information of the protagonist Ma Sanli of the film.

4. Ma Sanli’s autobiography, his family’s and Dapan Chicken Restaurant’s decades of experience and some personal experiences. Shooting scenes of Ma Sanli’s daily life.

5. A scene of Ma Sanli getting up early to go to the market to purchase and then preparing in the kitchen.

6. Clips of Ma Sanli cooking, customers ordering food, and close-ups of customers enjoying the food, showing the living habits of the people of Xinjiang.

7. Ma Sanli’s activities before going to bed at night.

8. Huang Yuhuan reunited with his family on his day off: ① Food with local characteristics ② Ma Sanli chatted with his parents and asked about their welfare ③ *** Lunch

9. Photographing Ma Sanli Testimonials at home. It tells about the excellent results achieved in chef competitions held across Xinjiang. Take photos while attending a food expo.

10. Describe your feelings for the store and your hopes for the future.

11. The ending clip shows the beautiful scenery of Xinjiang Shawan, with Xinjiang children playing and smiling innocently. It reflects the enthusiasm and hospitality of the Xinjiang people and their outlook for the future.

　(2) Significance

Bring together the scenery and special delicacies of the Western Regions, appreciate the unique features from the Western Regions from a world perspective, and let more people taste and feel the ancient food. The rich heritage and gastronomic customs of the Silk Road.

(3) Possible accidents and solutions

1. The characters are unwilling to be interviewed.

Solution: Try your best to persuade. If you really don’t agree with the phone interview, then make up a narration or find another interviewee.

2. Difficulties encountered during the framing process, and the relevant units did not allow filming.

Solution: Coordinate with relevant departments in advance and obtain permission. If this is not possible, historical pictures can be used.

3. Filming was hampered by bad weather.

Solution: Before shooting, investigate the weather during the shooting, and try to choose a representative weather time for shooting (sunny or windy and rainy). But make sure everything is done safely. If the weather is too bad to allow filming, oral presentation will be used.

3. Shooting focus

Ma Sanli’s process of making delicious large-plate chicken:

For Masanli, who has opened a time-honored large-plate chicken restaurant for more than ten years, The store is everything to him. He feels extremely happy when he sees his customers devouring his delicious food. No matter how hot the summer is, Masanli will cook every dish carefully. As soon as the sun breaks, I get up on time to go to the market to buy fresh ingredients. He never takes care of food. He has been like this every day for more than ten years. He has already felt a sense of responsibility to his old store and his customers. Big plate chicken is not only one of the favorite delicacies of Xinjiang people, it is also a bridge connecting the people of Xinjiang and the people of the mainland. Introducing Xinjiang through food will allow more mainlanders and people around the world to correctly understand Xinjiang, spread the positive energy of the Xinjiang people, and let everyone know the enthusiasm and kindness of the Xinjiang people.

Documentary Planning Sample 2

1. Origin: Hengshui City’s three-year transformation is in full swing. In order to record this moment, this feature film was shot to briefly introduce Hengshui. past, present and future.

2. Purpose: The film should not only make people understand the city of Hengshui, but also lead people to think and explore the path of urban development.

3. Content: The film includes Hengshui City’s history and culture, current development status and future development prospects. It is told sequentially from ancient times to the present with time as the axis.

IV. Theme: Show the style of Hengshui, highlight the spirit of Hengshui, and explore the development of Hengshui.

5. Target group: People who are concerned about the development of Hengshui.

6. Expression techniques: The expression techniques are mainly documentary shooting, supplemented by appropriate interviews and precious video materials.

7. Idea: This film is both a promotional film and a documentary. It promotes the style of Hengshui and records the development process of Hengshui from ancient times to the present.

8. Duration: This film is 30 minutes long and is explained from three major units. Each unit seems to be relatively independent, but in fact it is integrated.

9. Overall requirements:

Use the techniques of producing TV and movies to focus, target and orderly shoot, record and record the various development stages and levels of Hengshui City. The film was edited and produced to focus on expressing the rich historical and cultural heritage of Hengshui, presenting the modern urban style of Hengshui City, and exploring the future development of Hengshui City.

10. Specific requirements:

1. Documentary shooting: Select typical events and locations for shooting, stick to the theme, use the shooting skills you have learned, and express the theme skillfully .

2. Structure: Pay attention to the complete and unified logical relationship of time and space. At the same time, pay attention to the priority of rhythm, and the setting of suspense and excitement points. When editing, rationally design the layout of these points in the entire film. To stimulate the audience's interest in watching.

3. Interview: Try to arrange the interview in a specific situation and state to ensure that the style of the entire film is not destroyed.

4. Commentary: The commentaries should be concise, rather sparse than excessive; the language should be as plain, straightforward, objective and rational as possible. The language should be specific to the picture and have strong directivity. Through the strong visual impact of the picture, the film should be full of thoughts and feelings.

11. Structure description:

1. Total duration: thirty minutes.

2. Structure and length distribution (specifically subject to the filming draft):

※Top title: 15 seconds, using a simple background and subtitles to inform the viewer of the shooting theme;

※Introduction: Introduced by several Hengshui labels, including Hengshui Goldfish, Wuqiang New Year Pictures, Internally Painted Snuff Bottles, etc., 1 minute in length;

※ Feature film: centered on "understanding history, facing reality, and looking forward to the future", ***Total 27 minutes. ※End of the film: The third chapter? The future chapter?.

※In order to make the feature film more visible, each chapter is preset with four points: suspense point, excitement point, climax point, and thinking point, which respectively bear the origin and inheritance of the chapter. ?Transfer function. 3: Structure description

1) Title:

Using special effects to connect some characteristic storefronts in Hengshui City, displaying Hengshui goldfish, Wuqiang New Year pictures, interior-painted snuff bottles, Houdian writing brushes, etc. . This leads to the subject to be photographed: charming Hengshui.

2) Feature film:

Transition directly from the introduction to the main part. The specific content is:

※Historical part:

1 .This part mainly displays Hengshui’s excellent history, culture and famous figures.

2. Entry point: Story of the incident: Ms. Lin Xiuzhen supported the elderly and supported students. She was named a national moral model and moved one of the top ten people in China.

3. Event analysis: Ms. Lin Xiuzhen was born in Dong Zhongshu’s hometown, and her cultural influence gave her a heart for loving people. For ten years, she supported orphans and elderly people who were not related to her, and sponsored more than 140 students. Excellent history and culture have created excellent modern Hengshui people.

4. Narration excerpt: Hengshui has been a place of exchange between Yanzhao culture and Qilu culture since ancient times. It is rich in historical and cultural resources and has distinctive characteristics. In the long history of history and culture, there have been historical celebrities such as Emperor Feng Ba of Northern Yan and Emperor Gao Huan of Northern Qi. Dong Zhongshu, a great philosopher of the Western Han Dynasty and a great master of the Confucian school, and Dou Ying, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, were also natives of Hengshui.

5. Interspersed pictures: mainly historical sites and cultural landscapes left over from history, selected some typical ones, including Dou's Qingshan, Feng's Tombs, Dong Zhongshu's Statue, Anji Bridge and Baoyun Temple.

　※Modern Chapter

1. This article mainly records the current situation of Hengshui City, emphasizing its changes and people's good feelings here.

2. Entry point: residents moved to new homes (use this as a specific event to elicit the changes in Hengshui in the minds of the people)

3. Event analysis: The development of the city requires economic foundation. Correct leadership from the government is even more needed. The people who feel the changes in the city the most should be the local residents. Understanding the changes in the city should be based on the changes in the city's appearance and the real feelings of the residents.

The main scenes of the shooting: (1) Shooting of the built communities and the campuses and hospitals with built public facilities (Narration: With the development of society, the economy continues to grow. In order to build a new Hengshui leisure resort city and bring happy life, visual and spiritual enjoyment to urban residents, the old houses in Hengshui are gradually being torn down, new buildings are springing up, the city is changing rapidly, and people are slowly moving into new homes to enjoy. The good changes the government has brought to them.) (2) Find a resident who is moving into a new home to conduct an interview (at this time, the interviewee's new home is photographed and some interviews are conducted, such as how it feels to move into a new home? The previous house) What is the difference compared with the current house? (At this time, insert the picture of the house where the interviewee lived before) etc.

　(3) Insert the simulation diagram of the future city of Hengshui in the Planning Bureau (related to the interview) personnel explain in detail the specific measures for urban change)

4. Focus on character interviews, supplemented by historical reviews.

Reproduce the old appearance of the city in those days, and use interviews with people and interspersed picture subtitles to feel the changes in the city today.

　※Future Chapter

　1. This film is an outlook on the future economy, culture, life and other aspects of Hengshui City.

2. The entry point? Future urban construction and tourism culture will drive economic development.

3. Narration: According to the overall goal of "a major change in the city's appearance in three years", Hengshui is gradually transforming into a water city and a lake city.

(1) After the implementation of the comprehensive river channel improvement project in the Hengshui urban section of the Fuyang River, a "Dragon Rhythm" themed landscape belt that integrates elements of nature, history, water culture, and urban culture has been created, which plays an important role in flood control and eradication. Under the premise of waterlogging safety, the existing Daxitou Gate and the planned Houzhuang Control Gate will be used to form a blue strip of water and restore the old navigable appearance of the Fuyang River; green landscape corridors and waterfront parks will be built on both sides of the river to make it The landscape style is coordinated with the urban master plan. (Picture: Fuyang River Green Landscape Belt)

In terms of urban construction, the "Four Roads and Ten Bridges" construction project will completely end the history of "decapitation" of the north and south roads in the urban area, and the radiating and driving role of the central city will be Significantly enhanced, greatly improved the living environment and quality of the masses. (Picture: North-South Road)

(2) Completely solve the problem of road markets and rebuild Baoyun Street Vegetable Market, Xinhua East Road Vegetable Market, and Wanhu Road North Road in the urban area. There are 6 markets including the district market, the vegetable market in the northern section of Ziqiang Street, and the vegetable market of Hengshui College on Heping West Road. It provides the greatest convenience for citizens’ lives. (Picture: The newly built vegetable market)

(3) Of course, urban construction also requires the transformation of urban villages. In the days to come, demolition and transformation will be carried out

? Five pieces and four A total of 4.35 million square meters of the 38 urban villages along the line will be demolished. (Newly renovated urban village.)

(4) Hengshui’s largest tourist attraction is Hengshui Lake, which is the second largest freshwater lake in the North China Plain and ranks first in North China in terms of single water area. In July 2000, it was approved by the State Forestry Administration and the provincial government as the Hengshui Lake Wetland and Bird Provincial Nature Reserve in Hebei Province. In June 2003, it was approved as a national nature reserve. The nature reserve belongs to the warm temperate continental monsoon climate zone with four distinct seasons, making it a must-pass for birds migrating north and south. Its unique geographical location and excellent water quality resources have nurtured rich species diversity and have high ecological and economic value. Hengshui Lake has sufficient water resources and abundant water volume. During the wet season, it is an ideal place for freshwater farming. At present, there are 30 species of fish in 6 orders, 9 families, 26 genera, and reeds, cattails, and lotus roots are also distributed in the lake. The annual output of aquatic products is 2463.8 tons. Driven by the tourism boom in Hengshui Lake, Hengshui will usher in tourism-driven economic development. (Screen: Scenery of Hengshui Lake)

12. Technical requirements for feature films

※Program content:

The subtitles of all programs must use simplified Chinese characters

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The fonts of the simultaneous audio subtitles, reporter names and other subtitles in the program are all in bold white.

Various corner marks are not allowed to appear in the program.

The beginning and end of the program are both black and black, and the process of black and black lasts 1 and a half seconds.

※Format:

The first mixed sound channel, including commentary, simultaneous sound, music, and effects.

The second channel is the sound effects channel, including simultaneous sound, music, and effects (the sound effects of this channel are synchronized with the first channel). ※Program length:

Actual program length: 30 minutes (from 60 seconds of color bars and 30 seconds of black background to the end of the end credits). Time code:

The time code (TC code) of the program must be continuous from the color bar to the end of the black field (starting from 00:00:00:00).

※Title:

The title color bar is 60 seconds (requires zero level, that is, oscillating sound). Black background for 30 seconds, and then leave 15 seconds of black background to be used for the title of the column.

※Ending:

After the end of the credits, there will be a black background for 30 seconds.

Only the main creative staff will be included in the closing subtitles, no more than 2 people per type of work, and the duration should be within 8 seconds.

Division of work among the teams: Luo Xiaomin is responsible for the modern chapters, Dong Zhixue is responsible for the future chapters, and Ding Lijuan is responsible for the historical chapters and other arrangements.

Documentary Planning Sample 3

1. Title: "Guo Mingyi"

2. Film length: 90 minutes

3. Shooting Time: October to November 20xx

IV. Shooting location: Anshan, workplace, Guo Mingyi’s home, residence of people who have been helped by him

V. Type: Biographies of characters

Six. Method: Interview by reporters

Seven. Shooting equipment: various types of cameras and several cameras

Eight. People interviewed: work unit Old colleagues and younger generations, people who have been rescued, etc.

9. Shooting background and significance: In today's rapid economic development, many people only focus on economic interests and ignore morality and social ethics.

The social atmosphere continues to deteriorate, and various scandals appear in the society, such as whether an old man should be helped up after he falls. Helping others is a traditional virtue of our Chinese nation, but in such an era, it has been questioned, and he is not happy to help others, but instead puts himself at risk. The compensation was paid, and also, when I got sick and couldn't afford the medical bills, I was kicked out of the hospital, etc. Being affected by this trend is bound to be detrimental to the good ideological and moral development of our people. In order to help our people regain their confidence, find our traditional virtues and continue to carry them forward, I shot this documentary to show everyone the beauty of human nature. On the one hand, it is worth thinking and learning by our people. Relearn the fine traditional virtues possessed by these ordinary people and build a harmonious socialist society.

10. Main content:

Divided into three parts:

1. Greatness in the Ordinary: The pictures shot in this part mainly include more than 40 square meters of Guo Mingyi The reporter interviewed the people who had been helped by him, such as the people who received his house in the work unit, the people who received his bicycle donation, and the families who received his TV donation. The reporter interviewed the wife and daughter to learn their attitude towards the behavior of the husband and father. From their interviews, they learned about the extraordinary events of the ordinary Guo Mingyi, and also learned the origin of "Guo Fool" from these interviews.

2. Love and dedication: The scenes shot mainly include Guo Mingyi’s work unit. As a stope road manager at the Qidashan Iron Mine Production Technology Office of Anshan Iron and Steel Group Mining Company, his working environment is Some pictures of him winning awards for his contribution to work. The reporter interviewed leaders and workers to learn what kind of person Guo Mingyi is at work, plus some pictures of him at work. Through these pictures, we can see that he loves his job and is dedicated to his job. , be the first to strive for excellence, no matter what position you are in, you always devote yourself to work with full passion and optimism, especially in the position of stope highway administrator, you are not afraid of the hardship of the working environment and the boring work content. For several years, he has been diligent, down-to-earth, meticulous, and striving for excellence.

3. Contemporary Lei Feng: The main shooting scenes include Guo Mingyi donating blood and platelets, Ruhuo’s blood donation certificate, and his response to the recipients. Interviews with people who have rescued people, scenes of sparing no effort to rescue the children of miners, especially photos of the little girl Yang Siwen who was donated by him, interviews with his wife's attitude, the Hope Project he established, etc.

11. Cost required: 20,000 yuan

12. Post-production:

1. Editing: requires specialized technical personnel

2. Subtitles: Design Chinese and English versions

3. Production of opening and ending credits: Specialized technical personnel are required.

You can record some highlights as the end of the film

4. Promotion and distribution: through TV programs like Wang Gang’s storytelling or as entries, etc.