With a viewing audience of 600 million people worldwide, Liverpool’s biggest single day export is infact… The Grand National, and April 14th this year will be no different. 40 finely tuned thoroughbreds will take on 4m4f (7250m) and tackle 30 fences as tall as some people in this room, to go down in history and earn the lion’s share of a prize fund just shy of £1million. This documentary will go into the reasons, why this race is so popular, what it offers Liverpool, its heritage and how it defies critic after critic to remain the UK’s most followed single sporting event each and every single year.
Our documentary will delve into the facts that will make this year’s race different to any before, in terms of its rule changes and new sanctions placed since last years running. It will move on to listing the numerous stats that show its popularity is nevertheless growing with each passing year.
We’ll show what gives it its unique appeal, and how its links to and importance to Liverpool, both historically and financially make it relevant today in its 165th renewal. Lastly we aim to hear from those closest to the event, the groundsmen, jockeys and trainers, on what its magic is, and why it’s never lost its passion despite being hounded with criticism and controversy since the media boom of the 90’s and onwards. The story we want to portray is that of a positive exciting event, appreciated for what it actually is as an achievement and it’s benefits to the society that homes it, rather than the sceptical cliché controversy documentaries, made by people who have no interest or knowledge of the ins and outs of the sport of horse racing.
The mood this documentary will want to achieve is that of the sports history and pride, the memories it gives those who are followers and that annual excitement it gives its punters (most of whom are actually purely only national day followers) We’ll wish to use colour and movement in the selected shots, I’m currently enquiring with BBC about the use of some archive action footage from past races to include. The fences, statues and the grandeur of the venue will also be a factor when shooting. We’ll want to achieve a good mix of fact, opinion, statistics, footage and personal interaction within the piece. We’ll speak to the people on the inside, fans, business owners in the local area.
Whilst the specific topics in this documentary are quite niche and suited to horse racing followers, the amount of interest in the Grand National nationwide is actually huge, around 9million people will watch it on TV this year and approx.. 50% of theadult population will place a bet on it, be it with money at a bookies, a game within a work, or just bragging rights with friends. So it’s relevance and potential audience could account for any of those. This documentary would be aimed at 4 tv stations in particularly (BBC1,Channel 4, AtTheRaces, Racing UK) or at to be placed on their websites along with (Racing Post) for around mid-April time or as part of the build-up footage to the event on the day.
Our documentary will delve into the facts that will make this year’s race different to any before, in terms of its rule changes and new sanctions placed since last years running. It will move on to listing the numerous stats that show its popularity is nevertheless growing with each passing year.
We’ll show what gives it its unique appeal, and how its links to and importance to Liverpool, both historically and financially make it relevant today in its 165th renewal. Lastly we aim to hear from those closest to the event, the groundsmen, jockeys and trainers, on what its magic is, and why it’s never lost its passion despite being hounded with criticism and controversy since the media boom of the 90’s and onwards. The story we want to portray is that of a positive exciting event, appreciated for what it actually is as an achievement and it’s benefits to the society that homes it, rather than the sceptical cliché controversy documentaries, made by people who have no interest or knowledge of the ins and outs of the sport of horse racing.
The mood this documentary will want to achieve is that of the sports history and pride, the memories it gives those who are followers and that annual excitement it gives its punters (most of whom are actually purely only national day followers) We’ll wish to use colour and movement in the selected shots, I’m currently enquiring with BBC about the use of some archive action footage from past races to include. The fences, statues and the grandeur of the venue will also be a factor when shooting. We’ll want to achieve a good mix of fact, opinion, statistics, footage and personal interaction within the piece. We’ll speak to the people on the inside, fans, business owners in the local area.
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