Assignment 2# introduction to documentaries.

Luara Pires

The three documentaries I will do.

Body shock Out on a limo Sound of the 70’s

The part of the documentary I’m looking at is about the smallest man on earth.

This documentary is about celebrations in a limo and how it has changed over time.

This documentary is about the music of the 70’s it goes back to various singers and bands and researches about them.

Body shock

Some interesting topics ?

• How the smallest man on earth lives.

• He's daily life routine• How he's life changed after

going into the Guinness book.

What I like about this documentary?

How we get to see how he livesThe difficulties he hadHow he’s life change.The interview with the director of the Guinness book/

Channel 4.

Conventions seen in The body shock.

They introduce the story first.What I like about it ? It allows us to have a primary understanding of what is going on.

The title comes later on.What I like about it ? You understand what the title has to do with the documentary

• Voice over.

• Background music to set the mood.

• Archival footage.

Natural lightingWhat I like about it ? it gives you a real and natural feeling of the setting.

Interview with experts.What I like about it ? you can rely on the information you are getting, and also it proves points.

Intervals/ breaksWhat I like about it ? It reminds you the name of the documentary you are watching and keeps you wanting to watch.

Out on a limo.

Some interesting topics. What I like about this documentary.• How the use of limo has

changed.• What the drivers go

through.• What can happen inside a

limo.

• Drivers opinions.• What people do inside the limo.• Newly wedded couples stories.• Sweet 16’s stories.

Channel 4.

Conventions seen in Out on a Limo.

Variety of different shots of people in a limo to introduce what the documentary is about. ( introduce the story first)

Title shown after the introduction. Interview with the experts. Every break ends with a title.

Conventions : - voice over - Natural lighting- Non diabetic - Music / Ambient sound

Channel 4 Documentaries.

It can be seen that channel 4 documentaries usually begin the same way :

• by introducing the story then having titles

• have intervals the same way

• Uses voice over.

• Looks for experts opinions.

Sound of the 70’s

Some interesting topics. What I like about this documentary.

• Goes back in time.• Interviews people that has

been essential at the time.• The change of the music

industry• How music was back then.

• The information you get of olden days.

• How you get to know people you wouldn’t know.

• The topics talked about.

Conventions seen in Sound of the 70’s.

Documentaries starts with the title.

Use of picture The use of text to introduce the people.

Documentary already starts with the title.

-voice over-back ground music-artificial lighting -artificial sounds-ambient sounds-interview from professionals

BBC AND CHANNEL 5

as it can be seen documentaries from channel 4 and BBC are both structured differently:

• channel 4 has intervals - BBC doesn’t

• -channel 4 doesn’t use a lot of text input - BBC does

• channel four uses a lot of natural sounds - BBC uses a lot of non diegetic music.