Individual Proposal

The Gym

My idea is based around the gym and the types of people that go to the gym. I will  interview a selection of randomized people that I have not spoken to before, the reason being that they will then not know me on a friend to friend basis and so will just answer with their own opinions and voice them in a serious manner. I will visit the gym at different times in order to catch as many different people as I can, the reason being I cannot guarantee that everyone will be willing to take the interview and I also will have more opportunity to meet people of different backgrounds and a range of people that do the gym either casually or religiously. 

The genre of my 3 minute wonder will be one of expository/observational origins and this is because the film makers will not be directly involved in the film but there may be a voice over of sorts. There will be an element of interviewing/talking heads as well as cuts of each person working out while their voice carries over as to keep the scenes interesting as well as provide an insight on what sort of workouts they do. 

The target audience of my production would be younger to middle aged people as these are the primary demographic associated with fitness. Even though it is based on people that go to the gym it is not necessarily aimed at people that go to the gym, instead it aims to educate people.

The overall aim of my production is to educate people on the types of person that would go to the gym and find out why people decide to go to the gym. This will hopefully help to distinguish away from the stereotypes of all people that go to the gym are dumb meat heads and  just want to stare at the women/men. 

The types of questions that I will be asking:

'Why did you start training?'

'How often do you workout?'

'Which of these would you rather be like?' (I would show pictures of different bodybuilders and fitness models ranging from slim to massive)

'Do you use any supplements and why?' 

'Do you prefer to go alone or as a social group to the gym and why?'

'Dedicated or casual?'
'Do you find the gym addictive?'
'What do you get out of going to the gym?'

I plan to film and interview at the college gym and perhaps Marina gym in Yarmouth. If I just stick to filming in the college gym it would be of great convenience since I would have easy access to it during and out of lesson times.

I plan to also interview the gym instructors as they will have their own views and Kevin is also a professional sprinter.

UPDATE AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MY TEACHER

The aim has been changed to become more focused upon the motivation behind the people that go to the gym. Why the gym specifically over other alternatives? Try to go to a gym other than just the college gym since the one at college is not typical of a gym and the three minute wonder needs to generalize the gym as a whole.