Friday, 22 April 2016
Thursday, 14 April 2016
Documentary sysnopsis
My production idea
My production idea is to create a documentary about my hobby doing special effects makeup. My idea is to have a series of different images of my personal work on different people as well as myself. My plan is to have some shots of my doing the makeup on people but in post production I intend to speed up the footage of me doing the makeup with music and possibly come voice over commentary. I intend to talk about how I began my path of special effects makeup and how i plan to pursue it with some secrets and tricks.
The format of my special effects documentary will be an observational documentary; I will be filming me personally showing my work and how I do things, also documenting how the people (who am doing other makeup on) How they feel about my work. The genre I am aiming to make my documentary on is educational, I want to be able to educate people the wider things in that industry and open to people about how it is to me personally.
My primary audience I am aiming towards would be people who are interested in the media industry, wanting to know how to get into the world of film and television. This would mostly be students in collage or university with a demographic of; unemployed and students, (category E) The psychographic audience for this would be explorers. My secondary audience would be people who want to learn how to be more individualistic, who want to learn to pursue things they know they can do. My aim is for them to be my secondary audience because I want those type of people to know that regardless of the situation you may be in, there is always something to keep you, you. The demographic for my secondary audience would be: semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers. (Category D) The pschographic for my product would be Explorers also.
The aim for my documentary is to encourage people to pursue what they want to do in life. To gain more confidence and to be persistent but patient. Creating my chosen documentary I hope to achieve a high standard three minute wonder and I hope that it will inspire other people to follow on to what they want to personally do regardless of what it is.
To film my documentary I will need to film in collage, i will possibly need W16 with a green screen after collage hours to complete the makeup looks with a blank white background. I will also need an open area to film outside of collage. I may need to travel to the high street or to Great Yarmouth town centre.
I will of course be part of the documentary along with other volunteers for me to do the makeup on them. I will not be needing other crew members but I would like to get an experts opinion on special effects makeup and the industry, i think it would be beneficial to have their back story as a part of my documentary.
The only equipment I will be needing is: a DLSR camera, Tripod, Shoulder rig, 50mm lense and a microphone. I will be needing my makeup which I already obtain and possibly an alic in wonderland dress which i already obtain as well.
My proposed budget for this 3 minute wonder is £5.
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My production idea is to create a documentary about my hobby doing special effects makeup. My idea is to have a series of different images of my personal work on different people as well as myself. My plan is to have some shots of my doing the makeup on people but in post production I intend to speed up the footage of me doing the makeup with music and possibly come voice over commentary. I intend to talk about how I began my path of special effects makeup and how i plan to pursue it with some secrets and tricks.
The format of my special effects documentary will be an observational documentary; I will be filming me personally showing my work and how I do things, also documenting how the people (who am doing other makeup on) How they feel about my work. The genre I am aiming to make my documentary on is educational, I want to be able to educate people the wider things in that industry and open to people about how it is to me personally.
My primary audience I am aiming towards would be people who are interested in the media industry, wanting to know how to get into the world of film and television. This would mostly be students in collage or university with a demographic of; unemployed and students, (category E) The psychographic audience for this would be explorers. My secondary audience would be people who want to learn how to be more individualistic, who want to learn to pursue things they know they can do. My aim is for them to be my secondary audience because I want those type of people to know that regardless of the situation you may be in, there is always something to keep you, you. The demographic for my secondary audience would be: semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers. (Category D) The pschographic for my product would be Explorers also.
The aim for my documentary is to encourage people to pursue what they want to do in life. To gain more confidence and to be persistent but patient. Creating my chosen documentary I hope to achieve a high standard three minute wonder and I hope that it will inspire other people to follow on to what they want to personally do regardless of what it is.
To film my documentary I will need to film in collage, i will possibly need W16 with a green screen after collage hours to complete the makeup looks with a blank white background. I will also need an open area to film outside of collage. I may need to travel to the high street or to Great Yarmouth town centre.
I will of course be part of the documentary along with other volunteers for me to do the makeup on them. I will not be needing other crew members but I would like to get an experts opinion on special effects makeup and the industry, i think it would be beneficial to have their back story as a part of my documentary.
The only equipment I will be needing is: a DLSR camera, Tripod, Shoulder rig, 50mm lense and a microphone. I will be needing my makeup which I already obtain and possibly an alic in wonderland dress which i already obtain as well.
My proposed budget for this 3 minute wonder is £5.
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3 minute wonder
What is a three minute wonder?
A three minute wonder is a piece of moving image text which lasts for as long as three minutes.
What is the aim/purpose of a three minute wonder?
The aim of a three minute wonder is to create a media text which lasts for three minutes in total. The purpose of a three minute wonder is to create a mini documentary to allow the audience to see the makers opinions and interests.
What sort of topic would you expect to see in a three minute wonder?
The sort of topic you wold expect to see in a three minute wonder would typically be documentaries about anything what can interest that certain individual; you usually see a lot of documentaries based around the historical stories about things or places.
The reason why I like this particular documentary, is because I am personally particularly interested in tattoos and body modifications. From watching this mini documentary I have learnt that despite getting tattoos now, they can be covered up later on in life to mean more to that person. This documentary is the format of an observational documentary. I think that this is because the maker of the documentary included a few different techniques instead of letting the camera roll.
The reason why I like this documentary because the piece is supposedly meant to be a piece of art. I like hearing different peoples opinions on the matter. From this I have learnt that the open minded people enjoy looking at something from different perspectives as well as expressing their own. This documentary is an interactive documentary because you can hear someone asking the others in front of the camera but you can't see the person asking the question.
The reason why I like this documentary is because there are more shots of the different views from where the subject was. I thought that it allowed the audience to see the meaningfulness of the documentary and allows the audience to form their own opinion with no influences. From this I have learnt that people with a life threatening problem still have their liking, they still have those things which keep them happy and keep them content despite knowing the danger which they are in. I think that this documentary is in an expository documentary because there is voice over commentary with other images of something other than the main subject. I think that this documentary is both descriptive and informative.
Market research into the documentary format and its current viability
In the first five channels, from 3:00pm to 8:00pm there are a lot of factual programmes shown. Most of the factual programmes are shown on the BBC one channel. BBC two also show a lot of factual programmes throughout the period of time but not as much as BBC one. I also think that channel 4 shows a lot of factual programmes throughout the peak time however channel 5 doesn't, that channel shows more soaps and game shows.
These are the BARB figures for the factual programmes on channel 4.
A three minute wonder is a piece of moving image text which lasts for as long as three minutes.
What is the aim/purpose of a three minute wonder?
The aim of a three minute wonder is to create a media text which lasts for three minutes in total. The purpose of a three minute wonder is to create a mini documentary to allow the audience to see the makers opinions and interests.
What sort of topic would you expect to see in a three minute wonder?
The sort of topic you wold expect to see in a three minute wonder would typically be documentaries about anything what can interest that certain individual; you usually see a lot of documentaries based around the historical stories about things or places.
Examples of three minute wonders
The reason why I like this particular documentary, is because I am personally particularly interested in tattoos and body modifications. From watching this mini documentary I have learnt that despite getting tattoos now, they can be covered up later on in life to mean more to that person. This documentary is the format of an observational documentary. I think that this is because the maker of the documentary included a few different techniques instead of letting the camera roll.
The reason why I like this documentary because the piece is supposedly meant to be a piece of art. I like hearing different peoples opinions on the matter. From this I have learnt that the open minded people enjoy looking at something from different perspectives as well as expressing their own. This documentary is an interactive documentary because you can hear someone asking the others in front of the camera but you can't see the person asking the question.
The reason why I like this documentary is because there are more shots of the different views from where the subject was. I thought that it allowed the audience to see the meaningfulness of the documentary and allows the audience to form their own opinion with no influences. From this I have learnt that people with a life threatening problem still have their liking, they still have those things which keep them happy and keep them content despite knowing the danger which they are in. I think that this documentary is in an expository documentary because there is voice over commentary with other images of something other than the main subject. I think that this documentary is both descriptive and informative.
Market research into the documentary format and its current viability
In the first five channels, from 3:00pm to 8:00pm there are a lot of factual programmes shown. Most of the factual programmes are shown on the BBC one channel. BBC two also show a lot of factual programmes throughout the period of time but not as much as BBC one. I also think that channel 4 shows a lot of factual programmes throughout the peak time however channel 5 doesn't, that channel shows more soaps and game shows.
These are the BARB figures for the factual programmes on channel 4.
Friday, 8 April 2016
Introduction to the news
Introduction to the news
BBC news at ten
21/03/2016
10:00pm
The stories which were covered throughout this broadcast, in chronological order include:
This is the starting title sequence for every BBC news broadcast. At the beginning of the sequence it begins with a red and white animation sequence which comes together to be the globe. I think that this is used because the BBC covers stories from around the world so I see this as appropriate for the programme. This allows the audience to recognize the programme as soon as it starts. After the opening title sequence, it cuts to inside of the BBC studio to the main office area then cuts into the presenters room where they are filmed and present the news. The audio also fits in and is used to go with the animated visual. The audio included in the sequence is authoritative and engaging. The audio makes the audience alert and aware that the broadcast is about to begin and it is recognizable to the audience. The audio is playing throughout the entire title sequence until the presenter begins to deliver the news to the audience.
News readers/ presenters
The role of a newsreader and a presenter in the industry is to inform and entertain the audience about what is happening globally. Some specific Roles include:
Bias through selection and omission means that the editor can chose whether to include specific information or not. Some details on a story can not be mentioned at all, but other information can be included to give the audience a choice of opinion.
Bias through headlines
Headlines in a newspaper are usually the first thing what people read because they are in a large and bold font, however they can sometimes be misleading. They can sometimes convey excitement and positivity when the story may be dull.
For example:
The people who make the news paper can chose to use a certain picture or not. One picture of someone may look really good and convincing but there will be others where they wont look as good. The editors chose pictures of the people involved to suit the story. The pictures chosen can influence the peoples opinions on the person or event.
For example:
Bias through names and captions
The audience can be influenced by the different uses of emotive language. Positive and negative use of words with a certain context will influence the audience's views on the story. In a news broadcast the tone of the voice of the presenter can also influence the audience's opinion.
For example:
BBC news at ten
21/03/2016
10:00pm
The stories which were covered throughout this broadcast, in chronological order include:
- The first story in the broadcast being the welfare cuts. This includes David Cameron talking about the welfare cuts in the house of parliament.
- The teenage killer, given a 20 years sentence in prison for killing a police man and running him down in a stolen car.
- Scotland yard closes down the controversial investigation about the historical allegations of a paedophile ring.
- Man rescued a baby from a sinking car, leaving five others in the car who drowned.
- Barack Obama meets Cuba's leader in the first visit by US president since the Cuban revolution.
- The sports story- England's women look for a second win in 2020. Facing the host India in a cricket tournament.
This is the starting title sequence for every BBC news broadcast. At the beginning of the sequence it begins with a red and white animation sequence which comes together to be the globe. I think that this is used because the BBC covers stories from around the world so I see this as appropriate for the programme. This allows the audience to recognize the programme as soon as it starts. After the opening title sequence, it cuts to inside of the BBC studio to the main office area then cuts into the presenters room where they are filmed and present the news. The audio also fits in and is used to go with the animated visual. The audio included in the sequence is authoritative and engaging. The audio makes the audience alert and aware that the broadcast is about to begin and it is recognizable to the audience. The audio is playing throughout the entire title sequence until the presenter begins to deliver the news to the audience.
News readers/ presenters
- Fiona Bruce
- Gender: Female
- Age: 51
- Fiona is a television journalist as well as a newsreader and a presenter.
The skills of a television newsreader/presenter
- To do this role you need to be naturally outgoing and confident along with a strong and attractive personality.
- Have a liking towards eye contact with the audience and people in general.
- Need to be able to communicate effectively.
- Have a good written and oral communication skills and presentation skills.
- Obtain performance skills and a clear voice for broadcasting.
- Have research and interviewing skills.
- Making quick decisions under pressure.
- Must have the skill to have a range of interests and hobbies.
- Have knowledge of health and safety regulations.
The role of a newsreader and a presenter in the industry is to inform and entertain the audience about what is happening globally. Some specific Roles include:
- Researching topics and background information.
- Planning and rehearsing.
- Writing and occasionally memorizing their own scripts.
- Informing other members of the broadcast and the technical team about their plan.
- They sometimes edit some of the footage.
- News ordering- This is where you have to order the stories which will be involved in the broadcast which will appear to your audience and keep them engaged. Reports are listed in a running order.
- List of stories likely to appear on the broadcast- There is a mix of different stories during the broadcast. Stories are grouped together in what is called a news roundup.
- First story/ why is it selected?- The first story which will appear in the broadcast is the most important one. This is selected as the first one because it is the most important, so it is the first one which the audience will see and hear about. The first story is called the lead story.
- Other stories- Other stories appear further down the running order. Always after the lead story, but they aren't as long as the lead story as they are usually in the roundup.
- Why is the ability to think and act quickly important?- This is important because you have to be prepared to change the running order if the news changed or if they get new information.
- Slow news day- A slow news day is when the media organisation publishes unimportant and superficial stories due to the less of more significant stories.
- Final story and the function- The final story is called a lighter story. It is known as a 'and finally' This appears at the end of the broadcast.
- News values- News values are different types of news. Different types of news to fit the different news stories.
Negativity: Pensioner, 94, dies after falling on escalator in Sutton, M&S.
Anders Anglesey - Reporter.
Closeness to home: Arrests in Dover at immigration protest.
Peter Whittlesea - Reporter.
Recency: Brussels attacks: Flights resume at Zaventem airport.
Currency: The Madeleine McCan case.
Gordon Rayner - Chief reporter.
Continuity: Steel crisis: State ready to help on Port Talbot deal. Sajid Javid.
Joe Lynam - BBC business correspondent.
Uniqueness: New Zealand 'cat burglar' caught stealing underwear.
Mark Taylor - Reporter.
Simplicity:
Personality: Michaella McCollum: Drugs smuggler speaks about 'moment of madness'.
Wyre Davies - Reporter.
Expectedness: Banbury lorry crash death: Victim 'was refugee under vehicle'.
Hatty Collier - Reporter.
Elite nations or people: Nigel Farage 'frustrated' over UKIP policy-making.
Ross Hawkins - Reporter.
Exclusivity: Falkland Islands to the rescue for the Argentine race team.
Marco Giannangeli - Reporter.
Size/threshold: Academy plan could cost £1.3bn'.
Judith Burns - Reporter.
Anders Anglesey - Reporter.
Closeness to home: Arrests in Dover at immigration protest.
Peter Whittlesea - Reporter.
Recency: Brussels attacks: Flights resume at Zaventem airport.
3 April 2016
Gordon Rayner - Chief reporter.
Continuity: Steel crisis: State ready to help on Port Talbot deal. Sajid Javid.
Joe Lynam - BBC business correspondent.
Uniqueness: New Zealand 'cat burglar' caught stealing underwear.
Mark Taylor - Reporter.
Simplicity:
Personality: Michaella McCollum: Drugs smuggler speaks about 'moment of madness'.
Wyre Davies - Reporter.
Expectedness: Banbury lorry crash death: Victim 'was refugee under vehicle'.
Hatty Collier - Reporter.
Elite nations or people: Nigel Farage 'frustrated' over UKIP policy-making.
Ross Hawkins - Reporter.
Exclusivity: Falkland Islands to the rescue for the Argentine race team.
Marco Giannangeli - Reporter.
Size/threshold: Academy plan could cost £1.3bn'.
Judith Burns - Reporter.
What was this story about?
This story was about the case of the welfare cuts. The welfare cuts were talked about throughout the general public and dealt with in the house of parliament. David Cameron was speaking on behalf of the welfare cuts in the house of parliament dealing with the cast of the welfare cuts, this was also talked through the general public.
This story was about the case of the welfare cuts. The welfare cuts were talked about throughout the general public and dealt with in the house of parliament. David Cameron was speaking on behalf of the welfare cuts in the house of parliament dealing with the cast of the welfare cuts, this was also talked through the general public.
Who is involved in the story?
People involved in welfare cuts, the people involve include the general public, the government as well as the members of the house of parliament. The main person involved in this story was David Cameron who was shown talking in the house of parliament regarding this story.
How are the people in the story represented?
The people involved were represented as people of authority. The general public were presented as people who needed the welfare benefits, they have had them to live. They were relying on the house of parliament to fight that case.
How did you feel about the people in the news story?
I felt that they knew how to do their job, they are very professional regarding the situation. I felt for the public people who needed the welfare benefits.
Was the news story narrativised?
I didn't feel as though that the news event about the welfare cuts was narratavised. I felt that there wasn't enough of the background information or enough story for the audience to follow. It only felt narratavised to an extend however not enough of the story was supplied for the audience to follow.
I didn't feel as though that the news event about the welfare cuts was narratavised. I felt that there wasn't enough of the background information or enough story for the audience to follow. It only felt narratavised to an extend however not enough of the story was supplied for the audience to follow.
Bias through selection and omission
Bias through selection and omission means that the editor can chose whether to include specific information or not. Some details on a story can not be mentioned at all, but other information can be included to give the audience a choice of opinion.
For example:
Revolutionary Laser Eye Surgery Sweeping the UK.
Bias through placement / order
Where a story is placed in a magazine or in a broadcast can influence peoples opinions on the story. Stories which begin the broadcast are thought to be more important than the stories which follow on later.
For example:
For example:
Bias through headlines
Headlines in a newspaper are usually the first thing what people read because they are in a large and bold font, however they can sometimes be misleading. They can sometimes convey excitement and positivity when the story may be dull.
For example:
Rochdale men jailed for 'appalling and vile' abuse.
Bias through shot selection and camera angles
The people who make the news paper can chose to use a certain picture or not. One picture of someone may look really good and convincing but there will be others where they wont look as good. The editors chose pictures of the people involved to suit the story. The pictures chosen can influence the peoples opinions on the person or event.
For example:
A section of the public is demanding David Cameron's resignation.
Bias through names and captions
In the media, the news media often uses labels and titles to describe people, placed and even events.
For example:
For example:
'Nightmare' Rapist Who Snatched Girl Is Jailed.
Bias through use of language
The audience can be influenced by the different uses of emotive language. Positive and negative use of words with a certain context will influence the audience's views on the story. In a news broadcast the tone of the voice of the presenter can also influence the audience's opinion.
For example:
Mum Of Baby Who Died At Four Weeks Calls It 'No Big Deal'.
The mum of a four-week-old baby who died wedged between a bed and a wall has described living with the tragedy as “no big deal”.
Is the news subjective or objective?
I personally believe that the news is subjective because the stories which the news broadcast for the audience to see, influences the audiences opinion on the people involved. However, it is easy for the news to manipulate the story to convey the people involved in a possible different way.
An example of how it may have been manipulated: if there were a story about a family being evicted then the landlord would be portrayed as someone who is doing something positive because they haven't paid their financial complications so they are protecting the tenants and themselves. The tenants are portrayed as people who are doing something negative because they haven't paid their financial complications so they are living in a residential area without paying to stay there, so they may have been spending their money on things other than the priorities like drugs and alcohol.
However is it hadn't been manipulated then they wouldn't have been conveyed in that way, maybe the landlords are just evicting them without any consideration as to where they may go and stay until they are stable enough to find another area, so they in reality would be doing the on the negative argument. The tenants may be doing a positive things and have an explanation and want to create a plan for their financial issues with the landlords to sort out the financial difficulties, they may been let go from their job and just unable to pay straight away.
An example of how it may have been manipulated: if there were a story about a family being evicted then the landlord would be portrayed as someone who is doing something positive because they haven't paid their financial complications so they are protecting the tenants and themselves. The tenants are portrayed as people who are doing something negative because they haven't paid their financial complications so they are living in a residential area without paying to stay there, so they may have been spending their money on things other than the priorities like drugs and alcohol.
However is it hadn't been manipulated then they wouldn't have been conveyed in that way, maybe the landlords are just evicting them without any consideration as to where they may go and stay until they are stable enough to find another area, so they in reality would be doing the on the negative argument. The tenants may be doing a positive things and have an explanation and want to create a plan for their financial issues with the landlords to sort out the financial difficulties, they may been let go from their job and just unable to pay straight away.
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Documentry formats: texts
La sortie des usines Lumière
I find this documentary genuine. Despite the workers moving either side of the building but this may be because the camera was set up opposite the building. This could have been staged so the director said 'action' for all of the workers to walk out of the factory, or it could have been genuine like how it looks because there is a second before all of the workers walk out of the building.
NightMail
I believe that this documentary is too staged rather than filmed from a daily basis. My reasoning for this is because it is all shot on different days. They also used a toy train set when they shot an aerial shot. They also used a different set of leavers when they filmed the shot of the person rolling he leavers because otherwise they wouldn't be able to fit the camera behind the original leavers, we know this because there was a shot from in front of the leavers.
Bowling for Columbine
I feel as though that this documentary manipulated reality because in this documentary it seemed as though the process was a lot quicker and easier to obtain a firearm that it should be. I think that they used editing to make it seem like a immediate process after signing the process, when in reality it should take longer. I do not find this entirely truthful. He wanted to stress how easy it is to gain a firearm in that area but I don't believe it to be that sudden.
When Louis met Jimmy
I felt as though that this documentary was genuine. I felt that Louis already knew the answers as if he just wanted to expose the truth from Jimmy himself. After questions what had been asked, Jimmy wouldn't answer the questions promptly however Louis would allow him to continue to talk and he allowed silence to linger.
When Louis met the Nazis
I felt that this was also very truthful. I think that Louis had a strong opinion towards their views and was trying to portray that in his documentary. The people how he was interacting with also had very strong opposing views towards him. I felt that Louis was uncomfortable curing this documentary because they are very forward, but he showed us that they are also very timid and do have fears.
The thin blue line
Personally whilst watching through this documentary, it didn't make a lot of sense; the story jumped all over the place however as all crime investigations, it all came together in the end. It was genuine, despite the cutaways not being genuine footage it still showed us the situation and what happened from everyone's perspective. All of the different stories were very truthful, all of the information which was provided was very genuine to me.
We are the Lambeth boys
Watching this documentary, I thought as though this was genuine to a certain extend but it seemed rather forced. I think that the people in the documentary were genuinely doing those things however because there was a camera involved following them around, it seemed that the actors were forcing to do what they did with more emphasis.
I find this documentary genuine. Despite the workers moving either side of the building but this may be because the camera was set up opposite the building. This could have been staged so the director said 'action' for all of the workers to walk out of the factory, or it could have been genuine like how it looks because there is a second before all of the workers walk out of the building.
NightMail
I believe that this documentary is too staged rather than filmed from a daily basis. My reasoning for this is because it is all shot on different days. They also used a toy train set when they shot an aerial shot. They also used a different set of leavers when they filmed the shot of the person rolling he leavers because otherwise they wouldn't be able to fit the camera behind the original leavers, we know this because there was a shot from in front of the leavers.
Bowling for Columbine
I feel as though that this documentary manipulated reality because in this documentary it seemed as though the process was a lot quicker and easier to obtain a firearm that it should be. I think that they used editing to make it seem like a immediate process after signing the process, when in reality it should take longer. I do not find this entirely truthful. He wanted to stress how easy it is to gain a firearm in that area but I don't believe it to be that sudden.
When Louis met Jimmy
I felt as though that this documentary was genuine. I felt that Louis already knew the answers as if he just wanted to expose the truth from Jimmy himself. After questions what had been asked, Jimmy wouldn't answer the questions promptly however Louis would allow him to continue to talk and he allowed silence to linger.
When Louis met the Nazis
I felt that this was also very truthful. I think that Louis had a strong opinion towards their views and was trying to portray that in his documentary. The people how he was interacting with also had very strong opposing views towards him. I felt that Louis was uncomfortable curing this documentary because they are very forward, but he showed us that they are also very timid and do have fears.
The thin blue line
Personally whilst watching through this documentary, it didn't make a lot of sense; the story jumped all over the place however as all crime investigations, it all came together in the end. It was genuine, despite the cutaways not being genuine footage it still showed us the situation and what happened from everyone's perspective. All of the different stories were very truthful, all of the information which was provided was very genuine to me.
We are the Lambeth boys
Watching this documentary, I thought as though this was genuine to a certain extend but it seemed rather forced. I think that the people in the documentary were genuinely doing those things however because there was a camera involved following them around, it seemed that the actors were forcing to do what they did with more emphasis.
Documentary mini task
Types of documentaries
Expository documentary
An expository documentary is a film which includes an authoritative voice over (commentary) along side a sequence of images to be descriptive and also informative.
This Africa series is made by David Attenborough. The clip above is episode 2. A substantial amount of David Attenborough's work is nature and animal based, during this clip we hear a commentary of David talking the audience through what is happening during the series of clips.
The sequence of clips relates to what David is telling us about. This is because Attenborough talks specifically about the particular wildlife which is shown in the frame. However only half way through the documentary is when we see David Attenborough, but this is isn't consistent all of the way through the documentary. I think that this is a good example of an expository documentary because it shows a sequence of images to describe what David is talking about along with his voiceover to inform us on his knowledge and understanding. I personally think that this format is very truthful because David's voiceover is very authoritative which immediately leads us to trust what he is educating us on.
Reflexive documentary
This type of documentary is designed to focus more upon how the people in the documentary are filmed in the production rather than the events involved in the production and what the people in the documentary are doing. This documentary typically is used to 'expose the truth'.
I think that this is an appropriate clip for a reflexive documentary because Banksy films and is filmed in a very creative way. Despite that Banksy was able to stay anonymous for such a long time and is still anonymous. This documentary focuses more on how the documentary is filmed rather than the events what may occur. There is a sequence of different clips such as the artists creating their piece.
After watching the famous Banksy artist talk to the camera we see clips of him and his family. I think that this is a good example of a reflexive documentary because the way that Bansky is filmed in a creative way using different shots and different things in different shots rather then having the same things in each frame. I think that this documentary is very truthful, it shows the famous anonymous artist with his family with him opening taking about his work which he is happy to share.
Interactive documentary
In an interactive documentary, the film maker's presence is obvious, the film maker interacts with others who are involved with the documentary. The way the film maker interacts with the others in the production is interviews or joining them in multiple activities or just following them during the course of one or two days.
I think that this is an interactive documentary because the film makers presence is made evident as he is conversing with the other person involved. The documentary focuses on the film makers reactions to his antics and it also focuses on how the other person reacts to Louis interacting and joining with what he is doing. The film maker is conversing in the form of an interview, this is usual in an interactive documentary because it gives information and it is the typical way to interact. I think that this is a good example of an interactive documentary because the film maker is interacting and has involvement with the main person in the production. Again, I think that this documentary is only truthful to an extent however more than the performative documentary stated below, this is because the other man involved talking to Louis may not be himself during production, therefore may not exposing the entire truth.
Performative documentary
This type of documentary takes the attention away from the usual events of the world such as serious or maybe depressive events which would be more like an observational documentary and more towards the passionate and creative dimension of a film production. This type is usually made with re-enactments of past events.
I think that this is suitable for a peformative documentary because it isn't in the everyday routine that we see or read about something such as Auschwitz. I feel as though that this documentary focuses on the more creative dimension of film making. I think that this is a good example of a performative documentary because it is just visiting Auschwitz, re-enacting past events which don't exist and we don't hear or see about in our later reality. I think that this is truthful to some extent because it is what happened in the past but us as an audience don't know that because we weren't present at this event, we trust them to inform us with what happened during the time of Auschwitz.
Observational documentary
An observational documentary is trying to convey a 'slice of life', in the documentary it just simply documents something what hasn't been scripted or staged. This could be filming a convocation or filing someone during one day to see what they do. The film maker isn't shown in this type of documentary so they aren't made evident.
This is an observational documentary because the film maker isn't shown in the documentary so they aren't made evident at all. They have conveyed a natural part of life, it just won't be a part of life for everyone. In this documentary there is no commentary during, it is just the events of what happened in the hospital and the patients and doctors talking, so we know that it hasn't been manipulated or staged in any way. I think that this is a good example of a observational documentary because the film maker isn't made evident, it is just filming people as to what they are doing instead of giving them a script to follow, I feel as though that it is the only truthful way to convey anything, it is the only truthful way to convey anything, it has no manipulation and no scripts. It what we come across at some point in reality.
Personally, the observational documentary format is my favourite because it is the most truthful format as it has no scripts and it is not staged at all. It conveys todays society and reality in the best visual representation it could possibly be in along with informing and educating the audience.
Expository documentary
An expository documentary is a film which includes an authoritative voice over (commentary) along side a sequence of images to be descriptive and also informative.
This Africa series is made by David Attenborough. The clip above is episode 2. A substantial amount of David Attenborough's work is nature and animal based, during this clip we hear a commentary of David talking the audience through what is happening during the series of clips.
The sequence of clips relates to what David is telling us about. This is because Attenborough talks specifically about the particular wildlife which is shown in the frame. However only half way through the documentary is when we see David Attenborough, but this is isn't consistent all of the way through the documentary. I think that this is a good example of an expository documentary because it shows a sequence of images to describe what David is talking about along with his voiceover to inform us on his knowledge and understanding. I personally think that this format is very truthful because David's voiceover is very authoritative which immediately leads us to trust what he is educating us on.
Reflexive documentary
This type of documentary is designed to focus more upon how the people in the documentary are filmed in the production rather than the events involved in the production and what the people in the documentary are doing. This documentary typically is used to 'expose the truth'.
I think that this is an appropriate clip for a reflexive documentary because Banksy films and is filmed in a very creative way. Despite that Banksy was able to stay anonymous for such a long time and is still anonymous. This documentary focuses more on how the documentary is filmed rather than the events what may occur. There is a sequence of different clips such as the artists creating their piece.
After watching the famous Banksy artist talk to the camera we see clips of him and his family. I think that this is a good example of a reflexive documentary because the way that Bansky is filmed in a creative way using different shots and different things in different shots rather then having the same things in each frame. I think that this documentary is very truthful, it shows the famous anonymous artist with his family with him opening taking about his work which he is happy to share.
Interactive documentary
In an interactive documentary, the film maker's presence is obvious, the film maker interacts with others who are involved with the documentary. The way the film maker interacts with the others in the production is interviews or joining them in multiple activities or just following them during the course of one or two days.
I think that this is an interactive documentary because the film makers presence is made evident as he is conversing with the other person involved. The documentary focuses on the film makers reactions to his antics and it also focuses on how the other person reacts to Louis interacting and joining with what he is doing. The film maker is conversing in the form of an interview, this is usual in an interactive documentary because it gives information and it is the typical way to interact. I think that this is a good example of an interactive documentary because the film maker is interacting and has involvement with the main person in the production. Again, I think that this documentary is only truthful to an extent however more than the performative documentary stated below, this is because the other man involved talking to Louis may not be himself during production, therefore may not exposing the entire truth.
Performative documentary
This type of documentary takes the attention away from the usual events of the world such as serious or maybe depressive events which would be more like an observational documentary and more towards the passionate and creative dimension of a film production. This type is usually made with re-enactments of past events.
I think that this is suitable for a peformative documentary because it isn't in the everyday routine that we see or read about something such as Auschwitz. I feel as though that this documentary focuses on the more creative dimension of film making. I think that this is a good example of a performative documentary because it is just visiting Auschwitz, re-enacting past events which don't exist and we don't hear or see about in our later reality. I think that this is truthful to some extent because it is what happened in the past but us as an audience don't know that because we weren't present at this event, we trust them to inform us with what happened during the time of Auschwitz.
Observational documentary
An observational documentary is trying to convey a 'slice of life', in the documentary it just simply documents something what hasn't been scripted or staged. This could be filming a convocation or filing someone during one day to see what they do. The film maker isn't shown in this type of documentary so they aren't made evident.
This is an observational documentary because the film maker isn't shown in the documentary so they aren't made evident at all. They have conveyed a natural part of life, it just won't be a part of life for everyone. In this documentary there is no commentary during, it is just the events of what happened in the hospital and the patients and doctors talking, so we know that it hasn't been manipulated or staged in any way. I think that this is a good example of a observational documentary because the film maker isn't made evident, it is just filming people as to what they are doing instead of giving them a script to follow, I feel as though that it is the only truthful way to convey anything, it is the only truthful way to convey anything, it has no manipulation and no scripts. It what we come across at some point in reality.
Personally, the observational documentary format is my favourite because it is the most truthful format as it has no scripts and it is not staged at all. It conveys todays society and reality in the best visual representation it could possibly be in along with informing and educating the audience.
Thursday, 25 February 2016
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