Monday 13 September 2010

Documentary Analysis

Title of programme: 911/state of emergency

Type of documentary:
Fly on the wall also sometime self reflexive


Themes:
Death, Self awareness, Sadness


Narrative Structure:
Talks us through there for omniscient (voice of god)
Single strand


Camerawork:
Real footage used. Many different types of footage used. Many re-filmed footage of scenes that could not be filmed. There were also cutaway scenes of planes flying.
Rule of three used when recording the interviews.
Also close up used when trying to get the feel of people’s emotions.


Mise-En-Scene:
During the interview in the background it is dark with a red light which I feel may symbolism emergency and danger, it is also used when interviewing the people who lost their loved one. Which again think may symbols there love? All the footage is real footage apart from a few missing scenes. Rule of three is also used.


Sound:
Real voice calls used from people from airplanes ringing. People who rang their loved ones were also used. Non digetic sound is used such a piano music, which was quite sad. Beater music was used which would be to get the audience on the edge and nervous.


Editing:
Many scenes have had to be re-filmed. Real footage is used to try and get the audience the feel of what really happened. Phone calls from real people I also edited in. Non digetic music edited in.


Archive material:
Re-constructed filming of scenes. An example of this was when trapped in the building of one of the towers. Another example is when people on the phone when saying goodbye to their last words to their loved ones.


Graphics:
These where used to explain who people where. Graphics where also used to say where the scene was based.

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