Documentary Ideas

A Person I Know

I know a music producer called Piers Mortimer. during the summer, he recorded and produced a
single for my band 'Meet Me At Dawn'. He is knows a lot about tracking, recording, mixing etc. and he is very good at it. I think a documentary about him and his work would be very interesting; it would show the details of working in the music industry, it would interact with local bands such as mine, and could provide a good insight into anyone who is interesting in becoming a music producer.

Investigation Into Something I'm Interested In

I am very interested in fan theories in movies; these are basically hidden clues in some films that can express very different things about the storyline; they are usually discovered by fans of the film, or leaked by the director/writers of the film. Examples of this are in the original 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', one particular theory is that Willy Wonka is a serial killer; there are many clues in the film to suggest this, such as after Augustus  'falls' into the chocolate river, Wonka is only really concerned about the chocolate, and not at all about Augustus. They then proceed to get on the boat, which has just the right amount of seats for everyone who is left, which may mean Wonka has planned for it all to happen.
  Discussion of fan theories in movies such as this, could make a very interesting documentary.



A Place

I could do a documentary about the village of Cambourne, in which I live. There are many interesting things about my village that could potentially make a good documentary. I would interview people who have lived there for a long time, and people who have moved recently. It would be interesting as Cambourne is a relatively new village, and has only really been around for 20 years or so. I could ask people what they like about the village and what they don't like. This documentary would also talk about the problems taking place, such as drug related crime which is large for a small village like Cambourne.
  I think with time, effort and cooperation from the locals, I could create an interesting documentary about Cambourne.


Autobiographical

My autobiographical documentary would be about the local band scene in Cambridge, mainly focussing on my band 'Meet Me At Dawn'; this would probably be my strongest idea for a documentary on this list.
  This documentary would consist of a series of interviews with myself, Sam Clenaghan, Jake Brown and Ross Shelley - Pilsworth (may possibly involve people we have played gigs with, parents etc.)
  We would start from the beginning, taking about the origin of the band, how we all met each other and all that good stuff. It would include footage of us playing gigs at places like the Corner House, and the Junction Fiver. We would also discuss our plans for the future and where we want to go with the band.
  This would be a very good documentary to film, as it would be easy to get time to interview the band, and we all have interesting stories about the band that would make a good documentary.


Story in the Local Paper

I read about an incident that occurred during the summer, where a few people I went to school with were involved in a horrific hit and run accident on hills road in Cambridge. One of which broke his leg, and another sustained such a bad leg injury that he had to have his leg amputated.
  This could make a good documentary, as it would show how the incident affected the teens involved. I could easily get interviews with the victims of this ordeal, as I went to school with them, and have easy contact with