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Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald
Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald
Type of Documentary
In this documentary the camera is never acknowledged by Trevor McDonald or any of the inmates that he interviews. However, in one section of the documentary we do hear prisoners who are in their cells acknowledge the camera crew as they walk past their cells. Although he may not look at the camera, he does interview the inmates making the documentary a mixed documentary.
Narrative Structure
Linear- the documentary explained what was going on as the action was taking place
Open/Closed Ending- although the ending of the documentary was concluded as Trevor left the prison and ended the documentary as there was no more parts. However , the ending does stay open because their is no resolution to the documentary because prison life still continues on in the same way once the cameras have left
Themes
Crime- the main focal point for the documentary is crime as the story behind the programme is prison life inside Indiana State Prison
Justice- when on Death Row the fight for an appeal is ongoing with many of the criminals believing that they should be allowed off the row. Justice is also key because of the prison being a way of punishment for criminals who have committed unthinkable crimes
Death- the whole purpose of death row is the criminals facing their upcoming death due to the unthinkable crimes that they have committed
Camerawork
Crane Shot- before and after advertisements a popular shot was a crane shot or even a shot taken using drone which was flown over the prison. This allows the audience to see the setting of the documentary to have a better understanding of the programme
Over the Shoulder- this type of shot was used when Trevor was walking with one of the officers towards the death row cells for the first time. This allowed the audience to see what Trevor was seeing as the action was taking place
Two Shot- a very popular shot used throughout between Trevor and the criminals or the officers
Long Take- this shot allowed the audience to see the inside of the inmates cells, seeing their whole life in those four walls
Zoom- the camera would occasionally slowly zoom in on peoples faces to capture their emotions or even pieces of information like cell numbers and dates of crimes
Crab Shot- used to move around Trevor and one of the inmates on Death Row as they were walking towards the Health Office
Low Angle Shot- this was used on long takes of inmates when they were just sitting by themselves to capture their emotions but it also allowed no distractions when Trevor was speaking over the top of the shot
Pan- a slow pan around the building to further show the setting for the documentary
Drone Shot
Over the Shoulder Shot
Two Shot
Long Shot
Mise-En-Scene
Trevor- Wore a suit, Smart
Prisoner- Tattoos, casual, beige jumpsuit, green hats
Police officers- black typical police uniform, cell keys
Settings:
Indiana State Prison
Prison Barbers
Cells
Death Row
Sound
This clip has been taken from the documentary and shows the non-diegetic sound of Trevor speaking about the shot that was currently being played to the audience as he is telling a story. However at the same time, non-diegetic music is also being played to make the scene seem almost eerie to link to the shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5wdLZjA57k
Editing
Fade- this technique of editing was the most popular form of editing as most of the shots slowly faded into another shot
Long Take- almost all of the shots were long takes which allows the audience to capture the emotions on the faces of the prisoners
Cut- this was the second most popular use of editing as the shots would cut quickly or even slowly to a next shot
Time Lapse- this form of editing was used at least twice in the documentary. The camera would show time passing by to present how slow or quick the days pass in prison
Archive Material
Photos taken from crime scenes- they took photographs from the crime reports or mug shots of the criminals to back up the information that Trevor was giving at the time
New Reports- they also used new reports to reiterate what they were talking about
Graphics
Title of Documentary- this would come up after and before every advert to show the name of the documentary and what part of the programme was on
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