Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Existing Documentaries

Existing Documentaries

In The Teeth Of Jaws (Part 1)
  • Begins with title
  • Flashes banner beneath to say who they are
  • Medium still shots
  • Talking past the camera into space
  • Some animation
  • Sound effects
  • Natural background setting
  • Animated banner
  • Cuts to different people talking
  • Animation relating to the film Jaws
  • Backdrops of pictures of Jaws
  • Flipping through real script
Simpsons 20th Anniversary On Ice
  • Banner showing actors name and character played
  • Clips from the cartoon
  • Fox logo in right hand corner
  • Cardboard cut outs in background
Codes And Conventions
  • Interviewing various people
  • Cut away shots - suggested by what someone says
  • Framed to the left or right - alternating (E.g. The man below is framed at the right hand side of the screen)
  • Looks at person interviewing - talking into space
  • No questions are asked on screen
  • Mise en scene is important
  • Medium, close-up framing (E.g. The woman below has her upper-body and face on display)
  • Graphics used to anchor meaning