We looked at a few different documentaries before creating our own to gain inspiration and knowledge on what appears in a documentary. We watched a documentary called ‘Airline’ and i am now going to write about what knowledge i gained from watching it!

We looked at the documentary 'Airline' for ideas on what real documentaries do, it is part of a series like ours, and however theirs is a Docusoap, which often leaves viewers on a cliff-hanger. Their documentary exaggerates customers live, but purely for the sake of entertainment. The purpose of this documentary was to inform the public what happens in an airport and the roles of the staff who work in Airports.

Camera:

They used the tripod for few shots of the airport, giving a feel to the scene that it is set in. Most of the camera work was hand held, as it was from the public's point of view. Most commonly used shots were medium close ups of the customers, to get a real feel for how they are feeling. At the start of the documentary, a crane was used to take an establishing shot to set the scene and to tell the audience where the documentary is going to be set and what will appear throughout the documentary.

Use of Sound and Graphics:

The principal source of sound in the documentary was the narrator as a voice over, and the airport sounds/dialogue from the customers. The voiceover led the viewers through the scenes and explained what was going on. The only music used was the theme song at the beginning and end of the program.