The document outlines a plan for a social issue documentary about food waste contributed by the food industry in Hong Kong. It will use the expository genre to raise awareness about the issue. The filmmaker will interview representatives from charities, restaurants, and foundations to understand different perspectives on the problem. Narration and facts will be used to explain the issue and suggest solutions, with the goal of directly engaging the audience to address food waste in Hong Kong.
2. What is the SOCIAL ISSUE style?
• This type of documentary has a focus on
issues that are important within a community
in order to raise awareness.
• In our case, we are dealing with the issue of
Food Waste Contributed by the Food Industry
in our community, Hong Kong.
3. How will we do it in this way?
• We will interview different people from
restaurants and foundations as well as
charities.
• We will film in these locations.
• We will add facts and figures and use evidence
to explain the issue and to raise awareness.
• We will suggest what can be done to improve
the issue and investigate what is being done
now.
4. What is the EXPOSITORY genre?
• Usually non-fiction films
• Direct access to audience
• Social issues developed into an argumentative
frame
• Narration voice-over emphasising what is
happening with argumentative logic
• Can be used to raise awareness
5. My intention
• Take our social issue and make a documentary in
the expository genre
• Do this by providing direct access to the
audience… we can do this through ‘real footage’
and through interviews from different
perspectives
• Use narration voice-overs to provide facts and
details and to suggest solutions to the issue of
Food Waste from the Hong Kong Food Industry
6. TO INTERVIEW…
• Feeding Hong Kong Representative
• Pret a Manger Representative (Since they have
a food waste initiative)
• Mc Donalds (Because they represent a
majority market share in Hong Kong’s fast
food scene)
• Organic Waste Society