First documentary
The twins who share a brain
Type of documentary
This document is narrated with interviews. The narration is an offscreen voice over and gives the real facts about what the documentary is about, the story behind and what's currently going on at the time throughout the 48 minutes.
Themes
The theme of the documentary is showing the medical illnesses and conditions that are going on all over the world.
Narrative structure
The narrative structure shows both linear and non linear because the documentary is showing the twins from birth to their life now. It is the whole story. It shows it throughout their life. Their is also non linear as the documentary will flash backwards to other events that arent meant at that time.
Camerawork
There are alot of different camera angles and shots. They have long shots of how the mother and father are getting along so that they can have their privacy with no camera in their face but so there relationship can be seen. They have close up shots of the children playing so you can see in detail what and how they to do stuff. They have an extreme close up of the babys face to show their happiness. These camera shots are there so that the audience can feel what they do and they get to see exactly whats happening in full detail throughout the whole story. They have a long shot of them in their car driving down the road to show that they are moving on to another place. The interviews shown in the documentary are in middle shot so that they can get the whole interviewee in the camera.
Mise-en-scene
This documentary at the beginning shows the place of where in Canada they live so that the audience can know what environment they are living in. It shows the mountains and roads of Western Canada to show you what its like around there. At the beginning the narrator mentions that it is a little town to show that many people will know about the twins. They show scenes of the hospital to show where the twins had been born so that they can get a sense of being there and how everyone coped. Its to give the audience more sense of actually feeling like they know whats happening. It shows the house of where they live to show how the children do stuff at home and how they live.
Sound
The twins who share a brain has non diagetic and diagetic sound. Non diagetic sound is the hospital music at the beginning and throughout to show that its a medical based documentary. When the hospital music is fast it means that something could go wrong and when its slow it means that something good is about to happen. Whilst the twins are in surgery to feel better and get their heart improved the radio is playing over it as a cutaway. The radio is talking about the babies and what is happening to them as the shot is of them getting the surgery. There is also diagetic music which is the ambulance sirons whilst they are filming the street. It gives a sense of the twins environment is like and what the documentary is about. When the twins are being born in the hospital they have the sound of all the equipment going on to show whats happening.
Editing
They go from images of the twins to an animated image of them to zooming into their head to see how they share a brain and the different things going on in their head. The interview will take place then they will have a cutaway then back to the interview then footage. They have a view of Canada as what it looks like in the day and then will go in fast mode till it reaches night time and then carrys on untill it gets to day time again. This shows that it is the next day.
Archive material
They show actual footage of the other conjoined twins names the Shapelle twins and also there are 3D images of inside the childrens head showing the audience how they share a brain and all the different things that are going on through their head like how they share sight. They also show this as still moving images. They're are cutaways of the brain inside their house and showing the images of the Shapelle twins.
Graphics
The documentary has on screen text. They showed scenes of canada and then had the name of the place on screen to show the setting of where they are living. They also show whose being interviewed with the name of the interviewee and who they are or what their job is. At the end of the documentary they have credits that scroll down the screen which also shows "with special thanks too the Hogan family"
These are the twins that share the brain. Tatiana and Krista Hogan.
This is the link to watch the documentary: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bodyshock/4od#3080381
Second documentary
The devil made me do it
Type of documentary
Fully narrated
Themes
- Death because of the nun
- Manson anti-establishment
- Religion
- Good vs Evil - Jesus is framed! (iconography)
- Kids vs parents (generation gap)
- Influence of media on youth (music)
Narrative structure
- Explains what has happened and the story in full details
- When theres a language that they didn't know they was a translator in english
- Non linear
- Single strand
Camerawork
They have point of view shots as if they were holding the camera. They use it at the time when the nun dies. They have got long shots of the scenery such as the dark street so that they can make it look bigger and give the audience the sense of pysco giving an impression of power and so they can see everything. They also try showing power through naturalistic lighting. They have a side on, close up of the loyer with a shadow. They also use a shadow on Marilyn Manson to try and give the impression that he is evil. An extreme close up is used on the teenagers at the concert to show their agression and how they feel. There is a camera outside the voyer which is watching and observing. The camerawork in the interviews are conventional and the interviewees are either on the left or the right. They have low angle shots which show Marilyn has power and also medium close ups.
Mise-en-scene
The opening sequence features scenes of the town in daylight so they can get a sense of what it is like. They give shots and scenery of where they live so that they can give a view of the background. Its also trying to give the audience the chance to see if the environment they are living in could be blamed. They film the dark street so that they can show where the death happened.
Sound
They have diagetic sound and non diagetic sound. Non diagetic sound is like the translator's voice as the person that is speaking a different language is there but the translator is not and is recorded through editing over the interviewee's voice. They have gentle music whilst the people are talking to give a sense of what the documentary is about. They also have scary, choir music and oprah singing to show the religious side of the documentary. When it gets to upbeat moments such as finding out things the sound of a heartbeat will go on in the background to get the sense somethings going to happen. There is a male voiceover who speaks more than the one language. There isnt much diagetic sound except from the people speaking in the interviews and the cut aways of the court and meetings.
Editing
They have a young translator so that they can get through to the young viewers. There is juxtoposition of shots and cutaways. They have got quick cuts and elliptical editing as they show the scenes fade to black. Slow motion is also used to give more effect.
Archive material
They have cutaways of music videos to show why they blame Marilyn and to give more sense of what he does. They have a reannactment of a nun walking down the corridor. Its euthentic without a translator becaiuse its showing the truth. There are shots of the teenagers going crazy and singing to Marilyns lyrics which is showing the effect that the singer actually has on the teenagers. They have graphics on the screen and viewings of the concerts. There are talk shows on American radio.
Graphics
They have subtitles of Marilyn Manson's lyrics so that they can show the audience the violence of the lyrics. They also have subtitles of the translations. The subtitles are allinged, white, left, San Sereq writing and on the bottom. The dates and place is also put at the bottom. They also have credits at the end of the documentary.
Third documentary
The marketing of Meatloaf
Type of documentary
Mixed
Themes
- Music business/industry
- Construction of images
- Manipulation of audience
- Marketing
Narrative structure
- Non linear
- Circular
- Closed narrative structure
- Single strand
Camerawork
They do a low angle shot at the music premiere (Brits award 1994). There are point of view shots as the camera goes round the award meeting looking at everything and also at the bookies. The interviews are a medium close up of the interviewee which is at a angle that the interviewee is not looking at the camera. The close ups are conventional and they are either sat on the left or the right of the screen. There are long shots where they will zoom in and quite a few fly on the wall’s to give an insight of as if we were actually there. A handheld camera is used in the awards as if someone has taken it whilst watching them. The camera uses panning and zooming too.
Mise-en-scene
The Brit awards show that it is a music documentary. They have got images of Meatloaf in the background of the interviews. There are different, still images. Some are cardboard and some are used through the chroma key (the green screen). The music studio is used for the interviews. They also show the place where the music video was made.
Sound
The documentary has a male narrator that speaks in Standard English, is sarcastic and is Jorgen opinionated. There is scary music which is kind of rock and roll and fantasy like dragons. Meatloaf’s soundtrack is on in the background whilst the narrator is talking. You can hear the phone ringing in the office. When they are talking about the charts they have the YMCA song playing as it was number one. There is tense music, and Christmas songs to show what month it is.
Editing
- The man just appearing in the studio and then disappearing (dissolving)
- Text moving on screen whilst image is back
- Images moving
- Flickers to another scene
- Questions took out so the answers are clear and full sentences (conventional)
- Show cuts
- Fast motion
- Slow motion
Archive material
- Award ceremonies
- Old videos such as top of the pops
- All different newspapers and magazines about Meatloaf Music videos
- YMCA
Cutaways
- Meatloaf singing (silent and non silent clips)
- Old film clips (slow motion)
- Logos and magazine articles
- Old TV shows
Graphics
- Onscreen text
- Interviewees name and who they are
- logo
- status
- time/location
- the title is scrolled across the screen which is unconventional.
Media/music industry: show how to get the audience into and getting them involved/their opinion.
Forth documentary
Lara Croft
Type of documentary
Mixed
Themes
- Sexuality
- Technology
- Stereotyping of women
- Feminism
- Gender
- Female empowerment
Narrative structure
- Non linear
- Influence
- Closed narrative structure
- Single strand
Camerawork
They do a handheld shot when they are watching the people play the computer game. It is also an over the shoulder shot which is a shot from behind. When they were doing the interviews the interviewees were sat either on the left or the right with a headshot meaning that the camera was a medium close up and they also used a close up. In some parts of the documentary they used a canted frame which simply means that the camera was on a slant. In the cybercafé they used point of view shots of people playing the game on the computer from a side view which the camera zoomed in and was also tracked.
Mise-en-scene
They used chromakey in this documentary. It was for the backdrop in the interviews and was linked to what was on screen and what was being spoken about. They sometimes put the chromakey out of focus. They used low key lighting and the Lara Croft game that was being played on the chromakey was lighting up the interviewees face. They had a grainy effect like when there was a man talking in a box.
Sound
The game sound was used in the background. It was soft and not too loud. This attracted the target audience. Lara Croft had a young, male and female narrator who spoke Standard English so that they could reach the target audience. They have sound effects e.g the gun shot. Madonna’s song ray of light was being played in the background at one time with the lyrics. This is because Madonna is a powerful, female icon which is what they are trying to get across about Lara. They also played upbeat, dance music without lyrics.
Editing
- Fast motion
- Cuts
- Sounds layered
- Faces illuminated by screen
- Super imposed face onto a computer screen
Archive material
Cutaways
- Lara Croft game
- The film clips
- Website
- Advert for Nike
- Interview with Angelina Jolie (actor)
- People playing the game
- Extracts of magazines
Graphics
- Name of interviewee is on the bottom right
- Name of company is also on the bottom right
- The text is in lower case
- They have credits at the end which roll and are in speech bubbles
Fifth documentary
8 boys and wanting a girl
Type of documentary
This document is a mixed one.
Themes
- Feminism
- Health
- Gender
Narrative structure
The narrative structure is non linear because the documentary isnt in any order. It is also a closed documentary because it doesnt leave the audience to make a decision as it tells you what happened to each family.
Camerawork
In the interviews the interviewee's face is aimed at the camera but their eyes are looking somewhere else. They are sat on the left or right of the screen and it is a close up shot. The camera zooms in and out on certain parts of the documentary. They use a hand held camera too. When they are in the hospital they film the corridor using a long shot. There is an extreme close up of the parents faces in the car.
Mise-en-scene
They start the documentary in the hospital doing a baby scan which shows its got something to do with children. There are scenes in the toy shop where they will look down the girls aisle showing that they want a girl then move on to the boys aisle where the children start playing with everything. There are scenes and roads of the country to show the environment. They film alot of the interviews in girl bedroom's to show what the show is about.
Sound
There is non diagetic sound like the music in the background which is like a soft, oprah sound whilst people are talking as it shows some effect. There are hospital sounds in the hospital that are added in for an effect. There is a woman narrator that sounds like an adult's voice who speaks standard english.
Editing
- Slow motion
- Blurred shot of medication and the doctor
- Questions edited out/answers clear
- Freeze on image of man and woman hugging
- Go from one family to another family with a black out
Archive material
- There is footage of video games being played by the boys which shows what boys are like
- An american website on the things you can do to have a girl
- The baby scan
- Pictures of the families in the front room
- Cut
Graphics
The documentary has on screen text. They showed scenes of canada and then had the name of the place on screen to show the setting of where they are living. They also show whose being interviewed with the name of the interviewee and who they are or what their job is. At the end of the documentary they have credits that scroll down the screen which also shows "with special thanks too the Hogan family"
You can find this documentary through this link:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-boys-and-wanting-a-girl/4od#3052276
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