2. Title: ‘Cake Glorious Cake’
Topic: Cake
Type: Mixed- the documentary will contain a combination of:
interviews, narration and archive footage.
Style: It will be an informal documentary due to the light-
hearted topic of cakes.
Channel & Scheduling: BBC3 at 19:30 and will be
featured as a ‘pre-echo’ of ‘The Great British Bake Off’ on
BBC2.
Target Audience: 16-34 year old women.
Narrative Structure: it will have a closed narrative
structure, it will be single stranded and will have a non-linear
3. Research
Primary
Possible Interviews: Industry
professionals & Various
Cake shop
owners/bakers), Vox
Pop’s, Super Markets
(Morrisons/ASDA), Wedding
Fair Cake stands, Buyers/
students/ People who can’t
have cake e.g.
Diabetic’s, Celiac’s and Food
Technology teachers.
Cut aways: cakes being
made, different types of
cakes, cake shops, people
eating cakes and people
buying cakes.
Secondary
YouTube Clips
Google: History/ background
of cakes.
News Articles
Music
4. Outline of content
The History of cakes
Trends: Afternoon tea, Fashion cakes and Cupcakes
Interviews with: Industry professionals (Mary Berry, Jane
Asher, Paul Hollywood & Various Cake shop
owners/bakers), Buyers, Vox Pop’s, Super Market
(Morrisons/ASDA), and Food Technology teachers.
What does your cake say about you?
What celebrations involve cake?
Cake baking courses- becoming a professional
The culture and tradition behind different types of cakes.
‘Let them eat cake’- Marie Antoinette
5. Outline of content
Archive Material
History/ background of cakes, news articles, video
clips: YouTube/ TV shows e.g. Cake Boss, Great
British Bake Off, Come Dine With Me, Friends, Skoda
Fabia Advert (Cake Car).
Music
Eileen Barton- If I Knew You Were Coming...
Pat a Cake
Food Glorious Food (Instrumental)
Actuality Footage
Cakes being made, different types of cakes, cake
shops, people eating cakes and people buying cakes.
6. Resource Requirements
SLR Camera
Computer
Adobe PremierePro CS6, Audition and
Photoshop
HD Video Camera & SD Memory Card
Voice Recorder
Microphones
Lights
Recording Studio
Tripod
