This race in particular is significant and 'new' due to it being the final race of the Grand Prix season. I feel like this idea has a lot of merit as the race will be an event watched by many and is a good example of a real life event that is covered by the news with many live interviews.
I feel that this idea in particular will be great to do as there are many shots we can cover for a package as well as being having the possibility to get in touch with people that work at Brands Hatch (mangers, racers, people that work on the race track and make sure it is in good condition to race on etc). We can even interview the many fans that will be attending this race, especially as it is the climax of the Grand Prix season.
The form which the news show could take is rather simple. It would be a dedicated motorsports channel. There are many sports channels around that dedicate themselves to a particular sports such as football (BT Sports) and racing events such as Moto GP and World/ British Super Bikes. Development of this idea will hopefully take more a definite form upon further discussion with the group.
We have already planned, however, and worked out which days we would like to go in to film. Friday 13th October would be a quieter day than the two following days as the qualifying won't take place until the day after on the Saturday and the race itself would be on the Sunday as per usual. Friday would just be the racers practicing and getting themselves comfortable with the track. This means that we can have more time to set up shots to either cut away to during the live interviews or to form part of the package as well as giving us more mobility so we can work faster than we might if the place will be crowded. The Sunday, when the race is on, would be one of the better days to get interviews with both fans and the people who work there. This will be because the overall atmosphere will be both exciting for the fans who have come to see the race whilst being able to see the possible nervousness of the management and the racers if we are able to get in contact with them.
We would plan to get to Brands Hatch earlier rather than later so it isn't so busy for us to get into. This might still be a problem on the Sunday being as most people coming to watch the race will probably have the same idea of coming earlier to miss the traffic.
I'm hoping that I will be driving by then as I have a driving test coming up very soon, making it easier for me to get to Brands Hatch overall. However, even if I don't pass the test and am not driving by then, it still shouldn't be too much hassle for me to get there.
In terms of my interaction with the group on this matter, I feel that I have successfully communicated by enthusiasm of the idea. Out of the ideas that were put forward by each of us, I told them that this was the one I favoured being as this is a subject I have some knowledge of, seeing as I used to be a fan of Moto GP as a child. I was also able to work out with Alex how much money it will cost each of us to get in to Brands Hatch for the weekend and a good deal was struck with us all paying a certain amount. We also managed to sort out alternative plans for myself to be able to get there If I do not pass my test.
The only problem I have is the fact that I won't be able to make the shoot on the Saturday due to a night shift at my workplace from 11:00pm until 7:30am, meaning that I would be resting for half of the day. However, upon further thought, if there is still filming to be done during the afternoon, there is the possibility that I could join them again to help film during the afternoon. I haven't communicated this with them yet but shall do I see them again on Thursday. As it is, however, we do have a plan where we alternate between people coming into the shoot on certain days so it isn't too much of a problem.
Overall, I do feel that this would be the ideal shoot to do and shall work with my group to help develop this idea and tie up any loose ends.
