Moving image production
- 1. Introduction Format So this documentary is about a man who had lost his life due to the colour of his skin. Due to the subject being so serious. There were camera shots such as close up to show an idea of how important this case is. They have also use audio like music. The type of music they have used is sad and upsetting as it shows us that someone has lost his life and it had taken over a decade to get the right his family needed for the case. These shots and music's being played suits the situation very well. Steven Lawrence Documentary Purpose The purpose of this documentary is to allow people to think and to appreciate how precious life is. It should not be taken away by another human being for something he dislikes about the other person, It should be taken away by a natural cause by the person itself. For this reason the two members that were part of the gang had been jailed sentenced for life. Platform The platform of the documentary could involve things like upsetting and sad. As mentioned before, the teenager who had the potential of becoming a technology creator had his life taken away. His whole life was ahead of him and it was more upsetting to see all that potential being taken away from him.
- 2. Key Techniques used? • The main techniques being used inside this documentary is a ‘reconstruction’ as it was a piece of footage being shown to make it into a real life story base. It was recent footage made with different sets of characters to scene the exact same thing that happened to Steven Lawrence. • Also there has been some use of interviews however this documentary had no interviewer. Instead it only shows camera shots and camera angles of the interviewee which allows them to speak and express their feeling of how they felt over the situation at that point of time. • Lastly because the documentary had been found on Crimewatch (A Television series based on crime,) it is also know to be a reportage as at the beginning of the clip, it shows a filming studio and a group of people explaining the story and situation of what happened and what type of crime it was.
- 3. Narrative Structure • The different narrative structures and techniques being used are thing like, voiceovers. The narrator was speaking on behalf of Steven Lawrence and is also explaining the story and situation of how it occurred. The narrator also used a lot of repetition of the important sections of the documentaries to show that this is the key factor inside the story. • The documentary also shows different voice from different characters for example the voice of Steven Lawrence and his friend Dwayne. To show an idea of how the main character is feeling at this point of time.
- 4. Objective, Subjective or biased? • In my opinion, I believe that this documentary was objective as the documentary had shown both sides of the argument which makes this story a fair and predictable story. However there were some sorts of biased footage for example where the police had come and denied the fact that the white members had committed the crime due to racism and the colour of their skin.