Friday, 24 June 2011

Analysis of A2 Documentaries

Caught on Camera 

  • Use of voiceover and interviews 
  • Filmaker not present in any shots, no direct interaction with subject matter 
  • Use of a Voice of God voiceover 
  • Use of upbeat music- made the pace lively and kept the audience interested 
  • Still shots used throughout all interviews- emphasised the serious situation 
  • Archive footage such as news reports, newspaper headlines
  • Could have used a stronger voiceover as the voice used was very weak and sounded young
Skin Deep 
  • Use of voiceover 
  • Film maker interviewed subjects from behind the character
  • modern music used alongside the very modern topic of tattooing- makes it clear that this is aimed at a younger audience 
  • could have improved in editing as the fade outs used appeared to cut the person of to soon, whcih makes it clear they have edited bits of the interview 
  • Also, the voiceover at the beginning is of a strong voice whilst later in the documentary, the voice changes this can be confusing for the audience
Secret Surveillance 
  • use of interviews 
  • Film maker very involved in the documentary 
  • Edited the colour of the shots to make it look more like real CCTV footage 
  • No archive footage used  
  • Could have improved with sound levels as there were numerous sound jolts 
  • The interviews also looked very low budget as they were set in the wrong location for a crime style like program 
Wikileaks 
  • Voiceovers 
  • Direct interviews with the film makers involvement 
  • Strong soundtrack to introduce the documentary- draws instant attention 
  • Heavy use of archive footage 
  • Interviews with important people that were very relevant to the subject matter 
  • However, the difference in definition from HD to standard camera in an interview makes the film maker appear to be in a different room than the interviewee 
  • The interviews are very long which makes the documentary appear slow 

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