I wanted to do this so we can contact him as soon as we can and inform him of what we're going to be doing and seeing how far we can go with him - what he will be comfortable with. Once we know this information we will be able to plan our 2 and 10 minute docs in greater detail because at the minute we don't know what we can and can't include.
Once we know Tango is happy with our idea I also want to find out what his match day routine is - how he gets here, where does he go, where does he sit etc and also does he ever come to Sheffield on non-match days.
I also discussed with Paul what I'd like him to ask the football club - if we can have permission to film and if not can we take still and record sound instead etc because having permission for this will also determine much of our plans for the documentaries. If they say no then we could then look at possibly asking other clubs that SWFC will play away for their permission - on previous post have listed all home and away matches.
I've also asked Paul to try and get in contact with the SWFC band as this could be a good option for music in our film. I've found that they have a website for the England band but they originate from Sheffield Weds and also play at all of their matches too - http://www.englandband.com/index.shtml.
The angle I want to approach this documentary with is I want to try and show an unknown perhaps nicer side to the infamous Tango man who is probably seen as a bit of a football hooligan and loud mouth who can make a nuisance of himself. While researching him I came across conflicting stories about him - some showing a more negative side with him swearing and being banned from matches (no reason really stated) and others more positive saying he has a disabled friend who Tango always takes to the matches and that he is more of a peacemaker than trouble maker - footage on YouTube posted by fan shows him trying to calm some friction between police and lary SW fans. If he will let us I think it was be interesting to find out about more of his personal side and the man behind the big belly, that he likes to get out at every match. I still want to show the side as most people will know him for but I want to contrast it with the other side.
My idea for the 2 minute poetic piece was to start off with an image of Tango (dressed normally) walking down a street and while this is happening there will be a voice over the top saying this is Paul Gregory and then carries on telling the audience a bit about him which could possibly random facts and info about him or maybe about what he does for a living (Transport Manager). The aim for the first 30 seconds or so is not to give anything away about the football side of Tango. After the voice over has told us a bit about Tango he is going to stop walking and look up and the camera will then pan up to show the Sheffield Wednesday stadium and a the voice over will then say something like this is Paul Gregory also known as Tango man and that will then go into a montage of him doing things that he is known for e.g. at the match chanting and shouting, taking his top off, newspaper article quotes about him, possibly still photos and then it will end on a shot of the Kop end at the football ground (where Tango sits) when it is empty and over the top there will be the sound of Tango singing and shouting at a match.
A good thing about filming Tango is from the pictures, videos and what I've seen and heard myself I know he will be quite a character and also that this will not just be him playing up to cameras because this is his personality anyway.
Things that could be included in documentaries:
- Interviews - Tango, friends, fans, someone/spokesperson from SWFC, a football player...
- Footage within and around the ground on match day
- Sounds within the ground - atmos, band
- Photos/stills
- Newspaper article quotes, headlines, pictures of Tango - copyright?
- Footage of Tango travelling to Sheffield - Supporters coach, train, drive?
- Footage within his home/home-town Wolverhampton (working, shopping, socialising, hobbies etc)
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