Outline

What are they doing?  What questions do you need to ask?  Who do you have to call?  What locations should you use?  When can this be done?  What visuals will be needed?  When is it most convenient for the subject to be filmed?  What style do you want to attempt while filming?  Know all of this information (not just in your head, make an outline and story board) before you even think about grabbing a camera. 

I want to film a documentary at either a police station or a fire station and i would like to sit them down in a room and have them talk to me about the job i want to film around the station or house whatever it is i want to film them on the job too as much as i can I will start with calling the hilliard police and fire station i=first and expanding outward if i need too i would like to do all of this this weekend ill talk to the guys or girls their about when it will be convent for them and i want the style to look sweet and interesting and overall kickass

15 things

1 I would like to film at a police and fire station                 
2 Filming a police officer

3filming a fire fighter

4film the place where fire fighters hang out when they aren't on the job
5Film the police station
6film a story that the police man has to tell
7film a crazy story from a fire fighter
8 film them on the job as much as i can
9  film the equipment that they use
10 film something that most people dont know about the job
11 how they go this profession
12 advise they have
13 how they feel about being in a career that is dangerous
14 how much the paper work sucks
15 there favorite moment on the job.
16 i know it will be hard to work around their schedual
17 i know that i wont be able to get all the shoots i want
18 i know that i am probably not wanted there
19 i know that they are just people too
20 i know that for every person i talk to i need to thank them sinserley
21 i know that their jobs are dangerous
22 i know that their jobs are difficult
23 i know it is probably hard being away from your family on a dangerous job
24 i know that i need lots of footage
25 i know that i need two cameras
26 i know that i want multiple shoots
27 i know that i wanna have a more interesting video than everyone else
28 i know that i need to get this done soon so i can start editing
29 i know that i need to work around their schedule
30 i know this project is harder than it sounds

ideas for a documentary

1 john petz (magician, works with make a wish foundation)
2 the sun
3 My uncle
4 interviewing a bunch of people on one topic