Mixed
Themes:
How audiences can be manipulated by the marketing.
Narrative Structure:
Single strand
linear
factual documentary
Binary opposition – ugly V pretty (beauty and the beast)
Camerawork:
low angle of radio city music hall – establishing shot
P.O.V shot into press conference – audience positioned as being part of process
Handheld effect
Still images – close up of pictures and pans across to keep the audience interested
Mise en Scene:
Meatloaf performing at a concert in background
CD as background
logo
Meatloaf in recording studio
costume – code of attire connotes authority
Sound:
Voice over narration – plain exposition direct address commentary/description – non diagetic
sinister, dramatic, orchestral soundtrack
sinister music talking about CD – non diagetic
diagetic/non diagetic Meatloaf music
Editing:
cuts
montage – keeps focusing on name Meatloaf brand
jumps from marketing room to long take of production to show that it is being created
shot-reverse-shot – dissolves
Archive material:
Grammy Awards
Brit Awards
Press Conference
Behind the scenes on video
newspapers
Top of the Pops
The news
Graphics:
Magazine article template
Slow motion
Documentary Analysis 4- My Shocking Story
Type of Documentary:
Mixed - Interviews, Actuality Footage, Archive Material.
Themes:
Obesity and the problems it can cause in later life. (Americans).
Narrative Structure:
Single Strand - The documentary is about one topic - obesity in children. Closed narrative - All the loose ends are tied up at the end of the documentary, the audience wern't left asking any questions, all answers were given.
Camera Work:
Interviews were filmed to either the left or right hand side of the screen and were shot in Close-up or Medium Close-up. Over the shoulder shots were used throughout the documentary. Point of view shot over the state of Texas, America. Fast motion is used as children walk past.
Mise-en-scene:
CHROMAKEY - Blue or green screen used as the backdrop for some of the interviews. Eyeline of the interviews was approximately 1/3 of the way up the screen. The boy Dexter has a very boyish bedroom; blue walls, football posters etc.
Sound:
Voiceover - the narrator of the programme is male, old and speaks satndard English. No clear accent, he is used as the glue to hold the narrative together - he is used to tell the story and anchor the meaning. Relaxing, soothing music is used in the background. A train is heard going past at one point in the documentary.
Editing:
Cut and cross cutting were the main editing used in this documentary, they used simple editing to keep the audiences attention on the story rather than them being distracted by too much fancy editing.
Archive Material:
Canteen
Library
Fat Acadamy
Graphics:
Graphics used to anchor who the people being interviewed were and their relevance to the topic. The text was always on the opposite side of the screen than the interviewee. The font and colour were plain (white) to prevent to much focus on them.
Documentary Analysis 5- 911 Faker
Type Of Documentary: mixed - narrator and interviews
Theme: tragedy, terrorism
Narrative: serious toned voice over
Camera Work: closed up of barbed fence of ground zero to show intensity, steady cam when filming all interviews shows that it is personal between interviewee and audience, wide shot of people being interviewed, long shot showing the whole of NYC
Mise en Scene: interviewees in natural settings e.g. office, at home, setting for interview usually calm and relaxed and not much going on in background
Sound: end of opening sequence there are screams which represents the effect the terrorist attack had on the public, dramatic music when describing tragic events, non-diagetic sound of voices in an office behind voice over - juxtaposed with office setting, voice over reinacting womans statement of her tragic event at 9/11, voice over of extract of womans email
Editing: cuts - linking scenes together
Archieve Material: actuality footage of the events which happened on 9/11, footage of a press conference, actuality footage of journalists
Graphics: still images, name and subtitle under interviewee, opening titles, credits
(Channel 4, Saturday 12 September 2009, Also now on 4OD)
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