Assignment 2 – introduction

to documentary task

By Gledis Dedaj

The documentaries I have chosen…

‘My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’

‘Baby Beauty Queens’

‘Teenage Vampires’

Interesting topics!

• What traditions gypsies have?

• How they are discriminated against by other members of society.

• Why they marry at such a young age.

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

“Why don’t you go back where you came from!”

Interesting topics!

• Whether or not girls of a very young age should compete in beauty competitions.

• Are these mum's trying to achieve their own dreams through their daughters?

• Should young girls wear make-up?

Baby Beauty Queens

Extreme requirements

Interesting topics!

• Vampires do exist, but not how they are portrayed in films.

• Why some people are addicted to drinking blood.

• How members of their community view them and treat them.

Teenage Vampires

What Went well:

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

• The use of a voice-over worked well.

• Good range of shots.

• Good range of interviews.

• Unique topic that hasn't been done before.

Conventions!‘My Big Fat Gypsy

Wedding’

‘Baby Beauty Queens’

‘Teenage Vampires’

• One on one interviews• Montage Footage

• Establishing shots• Titles, Texts and Credits

• Voice-overs• Interviews• Establishing Shots