Genre

Research By Megan Vincent, Rebecca

Astill and Prajwol Khamcha

Genr

e

To decide what genre our short documentary is to be.

We looked at articles about

documentary modes that provided us with a varied

style of documentary modes.

After discussing how we want

our documentary to be we

discussed ideas for it, this

was by mix and matching

Documentary modes from

Group A & Group B, to create

the most appropriate documentary possible for our

target audience.

IDEA

1

Expository Have a voiceover, depending on our audience,

we need to understand at what pitch of voice

they require for it to be appealing to them.

That comes in the Audience Profiling.

Arguments and Facts are inputted in

Voiceovers. Use of Interviews to create a well balanced

argument and make our documentary more

valid to the sophisticated.

Voiceover addresses the audience directly to

make it seem more personal to them=

Relatable. Reflexive Voiceover can question the type of food we

eat. Asking rhetorical questions, emphasises

the points made, thus engaging our audience

more. Participatory Use of Archive Material E.g. News

Footage/Newspapers etc. helps to back up the

evidence found out and can help t o compare

facts.

Idea

2

Expository Voiceover addresses the audience directly to

make it seem more personal to them=

Relatable. Participatory Documentary Maker and Crew interact with

the subject. Use of Archived Material, makes our

documentary more relevant, it helps us to

compare facts. Synchronous Sound Recording.

Reflexive Post Modern Editing E.g. Jump Cuts make our Documentary more

dramatic. Question and Uncertain about the future of

fast food, rather than be authoritative.

Performative Documentary Maker and crew interact with

the Subject. Comments on the process of production of the

documentary.

Over

all

We liked the idea of Number 1, as it meant that we were only going to be involved in the background process of making the documentary.

This could mean that we were in control of the documentary production and we were happy that the modes we selected were suitable for us.