hearing dog owner interview

On Tuesday 6th November the 3 of us in the group had the chance to interview a woman who was partially deaf. As this was in our media lesson and we only had 50 minutes we had to do the interview in a meeting room in school. The woman also brought her hearing dog along with her which meant we were able to get cutaways which was great.

The questions were as follows;


How long have you been deaf?

How long have you had your hearing dog?

Tell me about your dog? (breed)

How loyal is your hearing dog to you?

Are there any difficulties with owning a hearing dog?

How different would your life be without a hearing dog?

What kind of things does your hearing dog do to help you on a day to day basis?

What is the best experience you have had with a dog?

Do you see your dog as a companion or a pet?

Have you had more than one hearing dog, if so how many?

Do you think you could live without your dog?

If you could be any breed of dog what would it be and why?

Questions for dog owner - lorryns mum

On 8th November Alex and i interviewed Tammy who is a dog owner who also dresses up her dog. We knew this and therefore based our questions around this. We took many pictures of her dog dressed up in various outfits.

The questions are as follows;


How long have you owned dogs?

What breed is your dog?

How long have you had the dog you have now?

Does your dog have a certain personality?

Tell me about the behaviours of your dog?

What is the best experience you have had while owning a dog?

What is the worst experience you have had while owning a dog?

Do you think you could live without your dog?

Do you see your dog as part of the family or as a pet?

Why did you choose to have a dog over any other animal?

Are there any difficulties with your dog?

Do you dress up your dog?

Why do you dress up your dog?

Does your dog enjoy being dressed up?

What is your favourite outfit for your dog?

People say owners look like their dogs, do you agree?

If you could be any breed of dog what would it be and why? 

Questions for dog owner - Alexs sister

On Saturday 3rd November Alex and I interviewed Lyndsey, Alexs sister, at her home. Although we knew she didnt own a dog at the time we knew that she had previously owned a dog and therefore based our queations around this to find out a little more about the situation.

The questions we asked are as follows;

 

 

How many dogs have you owned?

What were the breeds of your latest dogs?

How long did you have your dog?

Did your dog have a certain personality?

Tell me about the behaviours of your dog?

Why did you get rid of your dog?

Do you regret getting rid of your dog?

Did you see your dog as part of the family or as a pet?

How did you get rid of your dog? Where is it now?

Why did you choose to have a dog over any other animal?

Would you ever get another dog? Would you change the breed?

People say owners look like their dogs, do you agree?

 

If you could be any breed of dog what would it be and why? 

Questions for guide dog owner

On Saturday 3rd November Alex and I attended a guide dog fundraiser at a local church hall. We thought it would be a great opportunity to interview blind or partically blind people who owned guide dogs. Thankfully we were able to ask a man who was blind from birth a few questions about his guide dog and how his life differs with the dog and how he would cope without the dog.

The questions are as follows;

How long have you been blind?

How long have you had your guide dog?

Tell me about your guide dog? (breed)

How loyal is your guide dog to you?

Are there any difficulties with owning a guide dog?

How different would your life be without a guide dog?

What kind of things does your guide dog do to help you on a day to day basis?

What is the best experience you have had with a dog?

Do you see your dog as a companion or a pet?

Have you had more than one guide dog, if so how many?

Do you think you could live without your dog?

If you could be any breed of dog what would it be and why?

Questions for Barks Pet shop

On Wednesday 17th October Alex, Molly and I went to Barks Pets in our area to interview the shop owner who is also  a dog owner as well. This trip proved useful as we were able to film the cutaways there and then. We filmed the inside and outside the shop and her dog as well

 

Tell me about how you got involved in working at the pet shop?

This interview took place at Barks Pets Shop in wallasey village on...

 

How long have you been working there?

-          And what has kept you there?

Which dog product sells the most in your pet shop?

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Have you ever or would you ever sell dogs in your pet shop?

Tell me about your dog? (Age, breed, personality, name, how long you have had your dog)

What made you choose that type of dog?

Are there any difficulties with your dog?

How does your dog adapt to spending the day in the pet shop with all the different animals?

What is the best memory you have had with your dog?

What the best part about owning a dog?

Dog walker questions

This interview took place at Stephens home on... Alex, Molly and I all attended the interview as it was our first one in the process of making the documentary. We had found Stephen on the internet as we were researching possible interviews. We read his website and this then give us an idea of what questions to ask. The interview went very well and it also led to cutaways which were filmed on... when he took Jake on a walk to the local park.

Tell me about how you got into dog walking?
How long have you been walking dogs?
What does your job consist of?
What are the difficulties of dog walking, if any?
Tell me about the weekly rountine of a dog walker?
Do you see dog walking as a profession or a passion?
Do the prices range depending on the breed of dog and if so what are they?
On your individual walks what activities take place?
WHat is the most memorable dog walk you have ever had?
How do you adapt to the dogs personalities?
Whats the funniest thing you have experienced with a dog?
Do you have a dog of your own?
If you could be any breed of dog what would you be and why?
Why does your job exist?
Do you have regular customers?
Tell us about your dog sitting duties?

Formal proposal

Working Title-Paws for Thought

Topic-Dogs

Type of Documentary- Mixed as it will include interviews, archive material, voiceover and observation

Style of Documentary- It will be done in Standard English and informal to engage to the audience

Channel and Scheduling- Channel 4, Sunday 27^th. 6:30pm

Target Audience- Will be for families but they do not have to own a dog.

Primary Research needed:

- Potential interviewee`s which include Paul O`Grady, dog owners, vets, people who work at kennels, people who are dog walkers or dog groomers, people who look like their dogs, people who breed dogs, people who participate in dog shows  and people who either use guide dogs or who train them.

- Source archive material. E.g. from films that include dogs or are about dogs.

-Cutaways. E.g. will be mostly of dogs

- Locations for filming

 

Secondary Research needed:

-History will be on breeding and what that entails, guide dogs( training them and using them), and agility lessons (when did they start)

-Statistics about dogs and about breeding, guide dogs, agility lessons and the cost of having a dog

 

Narrative Structure:

-Closed ending

- Non-Linear as the documentary will not be in chronological order

-Single-Strand

 

Outline of Content:

-Footage and interviews of/at Kennels, RSPCA, vets, dog grooomers, Paul O`Grady, dog owners, people who are dog walkers, people who look like their dogs, people who breed dogs, people who participate in dog shows  and people who either use guide dogs or who train them.

-Filmed at places where dogs are taken. For example The RSPCA, kennels, dog grooming places, the vets, park, at home, and dog shows

- Archive Material will be used in places. This will include footage of dogs in films which will represent how popular dogs are, dog shows and The Paul O`Grady show.

-Vox pop

 

Resource Requirements:

-HD Video Camera and memory card

-Lights

-Microphone

-PC and Adobe premiere pro CS3

-Radio Studio