Now that we are only using Jake for our documentary, we can now create a story to run throughout our documentary - almost as if we are following his journey as well as learning about his lifestyle.
We wanted to not only learn the life of Jake, but try to create a story from something which may happen. This is to make sure that our audience don't become bored or less interested and so that we also are building tension throughout the documentary, keeping the audience engaged.
This is when we thought we could use the tattoo as the story. Although this is only minor and the climax (getting the tattoo) isn't entirely big, this would still be more entertaining and interesting if we didn't base it around a story. How can we make it a story? We could show stages of Jake preparing for his tattoo - him showing us what tattoo he wanted, tweeting Lady Gaga saying he is getting one, etc.
Additionally, this is where we could add in Jake having a 'night out'. It adds to the story as well as making the whole documentary seem less forced, and more as if we are following Jake. Not only this, but this entices well with the documentary itself, as the audience whilst following Jake on his journey will obviously be learning what a superfan is, and what makes one etc.
Below is a brief of how we could make this into a story:
1. Introducing Jake. Learning a little about him i.e. where he works. This can then lead into him telling us (not us asking!) about all of his Gaga products, such as his artwork, clothing, posters, etc.
2. After this, Jake can then begin to tell us about his tattoo. What is it he's having? Why? He could then possibly tweet Gaga saying he is getting a tattoo, or generally tweet about anything which carries on this story.
3. We could then follow Jake on a night out. See whether he requests any Gaga songs, and more importantly letting the audience learn what he's like almost as if its off camera. See whether he does any Gaga moves or generally anything which is entertaining.
4. This could then lead up to the day of his tattoo. We follow him walking to the tattoo parlour seeing whether he is nervous or excited, etc.
5. Of course now is when he gets the tattoo. This should be towards the end of the documentary meaning tension would've built up for this moment - the climax of the story.
6. Now is the aftermath. This is when the emotive side of the documentary begins to kick in, as the tattoo could spiral into making Jake think about how Gaga has made him feel more secure about himself, etc. This generally gives the audience space to think more about super fans and how effective their heroes actually are to them, which furthermore should make the narrative seem more effective.
7. Then the conclusion, the ending. This is basically a summary of his journey to get his tattoo as well as talking about his future with Gaga or any upcoming tattoos/gigs, and generally talking about super fans in general.
As mentioned earlier, the climax itself isn't exactly anything dramatic - we know what we are expecting so the audience aren't going to be surprised at all. However, the whole point of having a story is purely to make the documentary more dramatic and entertaining but still remaining factual. A similar example would be 'Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents' - the audience learn about the holidays of young teenagers and what they get up to however it is made into a story by adding their parents into it. Thus, because this is only for one character, the documentary should feel more emotive and effective for the audience as they are given the time and the content to learn about Jake as a person.
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