Assignment 4 analysis of a tv documetary
- 1. ASSIGNMENT #4: ANALYSIS OF A TV DOCUMENTARY Maria Younes
- 2. LIFERS What is it about? Lifers is about prisoners who have committed a crime which resulted in them being prisoned for life. Whast channel was it on? This documentary was shown on channel 4. Who is the target audience? The target audience for this documentary would be from an age of 18+ as the documentary showed people who ranged from that age. When was it shown? Monday 25th of June 2012
- 3. When was it shown? Monday 25th of June
- 4. CONVENTIONS OF DOCUMENTARIES • Hand held camera • Natural lighting • Interviews • Archival footage/pictures • Voice over • Background music • Titles showing date and location • Selection of footage • Real life setting • Supportive images and footage • Presence/personal bias of film maker • Quoted material • Style – theorists/theory • Interviews with experts or public
- 5. Establishing shot to show location Apply different special affects Statistics Volume control Structure Montage editing
- 6. CONVENTIONS
- 7. USING THE CONVENTION OF VOICEOVER
- 8. SHOTS Different shots to show location and what is going on.
- 9. TITLES Titles to give the audience more information about the criminal.
- 10. FLY ON THE WALL Fly on the wall, allows the audience to see everything going on.