Media Documentary
Goes behind the scenes of some of England’s most exciting upcoming stars with them covering their journey from the bottom to playing for the national team in finals for their country, including footage from 2024 including match footage and behind-the- screen footage to capture the highs and lows of football including media scrutiny and pressure for playing for the national team for these players.
Target audience – football fans, fans of the England National team. This documentary may be focused more on a younger UK audience (13-25) with it focusing on younger players and their journey up the ranks of football to the National team. Secondary target audience would be older (from 25-40) with fans from the ‘golden generation’ where just like in this documentary, England had a team full of stars. Predominantly male audience – 65% male, but still 35% female, most likely higher with the documentary mostly being about the England National team, widening the appeal compared to a club. The storytelling could also help appeal to a wider audience with it being more focused on narrative instead of just football as the audience discover the true side of footballers as we learn their personal journeys with injury setbacks and pressure from within the media and from clubs themselves to perform well.
Bold, clean and easy to view title and font used to stand out to the audience with generation being larger with the focus being on the new generation of players playing for the national team with ‘generation’ being the main focus for this documentary. Also includes a tagline at the top - ‘the story of England’s newest recruits’ – giving the audience additional information about the documentary if they didn’t know what it was about yet. The bold, eye-catching font and title can help to appeal to a younger audience. The images are bold and clear to see to easily show the audience who the main focuses are for this documentary, with energy being created with dynamic poses rather than static poses. Also has Wembley stadium in the background to add additional focus on England.
Mainly includes a white colour scheme as it is the main colour of the England national team with some reds also being used with it linking to the England flag.
(1996) - Well received by the audience, won the 1997 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and has a 7.9 rating on IMDB with it being 98% positive on rotten tomatoes. – Documentary film – earned $2.7 million at the box office.
Boxing sports documentary focused on the George foreman vs Muhammed Ali heavyweight boxing match. This includes footage of the fight with achieved interviews being used for this documentary and newer interviews being filmed by trainers, journalists and spectators filmed for this documentary.
Target audience – boxing fans, fans of George Foreman and Muhammed Ali. Age group from teenagers to adults (around 16-40). Secondary age group may be older especially if they were fans of the two fighters and had watched the match live, with the documentary being released 22 years after the fight. Largely male audience (65%), with older sports documentaries mostly targeting a male audience to reflect the male dominance that was there in sports.
‘KINGS’ - bold, standout title – important with it being in gold as well. Name of the fighter included in bold as well with him being the predominant focus and shows the audience he is the main focus.
Main colours used – gold, orange, black and dark browns. The golds and orange symbolise victory and royalty – links to kings and Ali’s championships.
Muhammed Ali – the main image with a close up of his sweaty face – personal and psychological effect on the audience and shows that boxing is more than just a sport, with Ali being shown as the main figure, seen as a symbol of strength and identity.
(2022) - One-off documentary series (Lebron James as executive producer) Well-received by the audience, got a 6.6 on IMDB and 77% on rotten tomatoes.
Goes behind the scenes in the life of footballer Neymar Jr and explores his rise through football and fame, from the highs to the lows of his career including injuries and an almost career ending injury in the 2014 world cup with him being just 2cm away from paralysis. Includes interviews filmed exclusively for this documentary from legends such as Beckham, Messi, Mbappe and Thiago Silva. Shows the contrast between him on and off the pitch and relationship with his father, with his father also managing his career with transfers and finances.
Target audience – fans of football, fans of Neymar Jr (Brazilian) fans of the teams Neymar played for wanting to get a sense for him behind the scenes.
Main target age – 13-30. Secondary audience – older (30-55), slightly older fans of him whilst he was still going through the football ranks whilst still playing for Santos in 2009-2013, before becoming well-known and joining Barcelona. Mostly male audience (around 65%) but just like the other football documentary, this documentary could appeal to a wider audience with it not solely focusing on football, but instead it shows off Neymar’s personal life and life as a celebrity which would appeal to a wider audience instead of a documentary just focusing on the football games and barely telling a narrative of the behind the scenes events that unfold post-game.
Clear, white bold text of the player in focus for this documentary ‘NEYMAR’ with him being the star in focus with his name coming before the smaller words underneath. - then gives a tagline about the player and his skills but also reflects his life and career. (the perfect chaos). Dark colours used to create a serious atmosphere with the background being dark for seriousness. The white text shows a clear contrast with the dark background making it easy to read, with it also standing out from the main image of Neymar with him being the focused player.
Popularity of Tv Documentaries &Numerical data and audience figures
One of the most popular sports documentaries is formula 1: Drive to survive (2019-) which is on its 8th season with it being one of the most popular sports documentaries with the show reaching 700 million people worldwide, with it bringing in a new younger audience and a more diverse audience, with the show even being credited for boosting viewership for formula 1 races, especially in America where the show is most popular. Drive to survive has also generated over $290 million in revenue, with it being well-received by the audience, getting a rating of 8.5 on IMDB with it also winning the ‘Outstanding Sports Documentary Series’ at the sports Emmy's for season 6.
Another popular sports documentary is Beckham (2023) released exclusively for Netflix – 4-part documentary staring David Beckham. Beckham is the most popular football documentary, with it getting 43.9 million views within the first 2 and a half months of its release. This documentary is also well received by fans with it receiving a score of 8.1 on IMDB and 88% positive on rotten tomatoes, with it also winning the Outstanding documentary or nonfiction series award at the 2024 primetime creative arts Emmy Awards.
History of Tv documentaries
During the 1940's and 1950's, tv documentaries largely focused on wartime and historical topics, with the bbc being one of the main providers of these documentaries at the time. The documentaries then grew during the 1960's - 70's, known as the 'golden age' for filmmaking, with politics and war still being the main genres featured. TV documentaries then grew even further during the 80's and 90's as cable and satellite tv was introduced to further expand the reach of documentaries to the audience. With the National Geographic Channel being created, more documentaries were now being produced for this channel, with more nature, science and history documentaries being released. With the introduction of streaming sites, as well as production becoming cheaper, the popularity of the tv documentaries further increased, with Netflix investing heavily in documentaries, with more and more genres being available to watch.
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