assignment 2 inroduction to documentaries

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Assignment 2

Introduction to documentaries

Kaya Sumbland

Extraordinary people The girl with 90% burns

The documentaries topic follows the inspirational story of Terri Calvesbert and her recovery from the house fire that left her with 90% burns and almost ended her life at just 22 months old. The topic explores her lifenow and her relationship with herfather and step mum, while showing a first interview with her mum aboutthe fire.

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Supporting images of when she was a baby showing change from her before and after the fire

Supporting footage many clips shows to present her journey through life until the present day of how she has grown and achieved

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Interview of personal emotions She has given her own opinion on what's happened to her and presented her own emotional direct to the camera

Facts on topic from professional Doctors describing how they saved Terri teaching audience and emphasising her traumatic experience

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Voiceover Directly addressing the audience letting them into her story

Continuity Links the images and footage with what the documentary is putting across

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Supporting images

Supporting clips

Interviews

Crew interactions with subjects

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Hand held camera

Zoom into supporting images

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Interviewee positioned on either left or right of screen

Over the shoulder shot showing perspective of the subject

The documentaries topic follows the birth of many baby's in a hospital in England. They show the experience of the women giving birth and how they feel towards it while showing midwife insight. The interesting topic follows different kind of people coping with the pain of childbirth and presenting different views and Informing viewing on childbirth

One born every minute

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Fly on the wall footage clear shots of the hospital presenting it as a calm clean place

Establishment clearly showing the viewer where it is set and the surroundings

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Different experiences showing many different women's situations and how they cope with childbirth

Creating mood clearly made a mood showing shots of a calm environment

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Voiceover Directly addressing the audience letting them into her story


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Commentary on the bottom of screen to inform who the expert is

Supporting clips

Interviews

Introduction to main subject

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Background music to create calm mood

Many clips after the other presenting the different stages of childbirth

Continuity

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Shots filmed like a fly on the wall

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Close up shots

Deep focus on the baby to emphasise how special, important and rewarding they are from the pain experienced

Social Networking

Due to evolving technology many documentaries show a hash tag # word in the beginning of their documentaries so people can get involved and share comments about the show on twitter making the viewing more exciting and probably helping to spread the word of the documentary for more viewers.

Twitter

This documentary gives a voice to some of the young people who lost parents on that fateful day, many speaking out for the first time to mark the 10 year anniversary. The interesting topics follow with each individuals story in what they did and said leading to their death. Some share personal videos and heroic stories letting the viewing into their life presenting howthat fateful day changedtheir life forever

Children of 9/11

What went well

Many home video clips help the audience relate to their lost loved ones

Establishment clearly showing what happened on that day

What went well

Different experiences showing many different dealings and life changes since their parents died

Creating mood clearly made a mood showing shots of 9/11 and clips of previous ceremonial days reminiscing to their lost loved ones

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Voiceover Directly addressing the audience letting them into her story while undertone of children talking


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Letting the audience into their personal life

Supporting images

Interviews

Introduction to main subject

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Background sound of clips of the children reminiscing on dead parents

In first few minuets showing many images and introduce all children to show how many people it affected

Continuity

Available lighting

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