Codes and Conventions
Print• 1 strong image
• Minimum amount of words used
• Scheduling information
• Channel logo
• Slogan in large font (usually at top of the page)
• Title of programme in medium font (usually middle to bottom third of page)
• Day and time smaller font under the title programme
• Image has to fit with radio content
• Landscape – half page print ad
• Portrait – full page print ad
Radio• Title
• Scheduling (usually mentioned last in the trailer) – day, time and finally (always!) channel
• Music Bed – relevant music track under laying, extracts from the documentary, snips of interviews – key elements “actuality footage”
• Usually 30 – 40 seconds
• Voiceover
o outlines the narrative
o sometimes posed as questions which will be later addressed in the documentary
o sometimes are used to tease the audience
o sometimes humorous/hilarious
o has to be appropriate to the documentary
Friday, 27 November 2009
Storyboarding and logging sheets
STORYBOARDING
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Filming
Filming and Editing Log
During the coursework, my involvement in the practical side has included filming, interviewing, editing and setting up equipment. I also took photos of my group members to show evidence of involvement.
Firstly, I filmed the 1st take of the ‘Goths’ interview, but a problem occurred whilst we were filming. There was a technical fault with the cameras microphone. I only realised this when I had to capture this interview on Adobe Premiere. The second take of this interview, I conducted the interview for the ‘Goth – Callum McInness’.
Whilst other interviews were being conducted by my fellow group members, I took over editing. I edited interviews that had already been captured. I edited the interviews following the running order for the first 5 minutes of the documentary to make sense of what point was being made in our documentary.
During the coursework, my involvement in the practical side has included filming, interviewing, editing and setting up equipment. I also took photos of my group members to show evidence of involvement.
Firstly, I filmed the 1st take of the ‘Goths’ interview, but a problem occurred whilst we were filming. There was a technical fault with the cameras microphone. I only realised this when I had to capture this interview on Adobe Premiere. The second take of this interview, I conducted the interview for the ‘Goth – Callum McInness’.
Whilst other interviews were being conducted by my fellow group members, I took over editing. I edited interviews that had already been captured. I edited the interviews following the running order for the first 5 minutes of the documentary to make sense of what point was being made in our documentary.
voice over script and filming
Media Studies
Voiceover Script
Opening Title Images play- “Goths, Punks, Scallies,Moshers, all names given to groups of teenagers today, groups in society called subcultures, so what is a subculture?”
Opening Title
Voxpop
“There is a lot of stereotyping of teenagers today, and most teenagers conform to that stereotype because they are part of one of the subculture groups but why do teenagers feel the need to be apart of a group?”
Mr.Quinn Interview
“What do the people who have been stereotyped in the past think?”
Callum McIness interview
Dean Carr Interview
Lee Farragher interview
Lisa Smeadley interview
“So there are people who conform to these subcultures for a feeling of belonging and to give themselves an identity but is peer pressure something that exists in these groups? Take the story of Rhys Jones for example, he was shot and killed by Sean Mercer after he was caught up in a crossfire between two groups, groups that conformed to one of the stereotypes of subculture.”
Voiceover Script
Opening Title Images play- “Goths, Punks, Scallies,Moshers, all names given to groups of teenagers today, groups in society called subcultures, so what is a subculture?”
Opening Title
Voxpop
“There is a lot of stereotyping of teenagers today, and most teenagers conform to that stereotype because they are part of one of the subculture groups but why do teenagers feel the need to be apart of a group?”
Mr.Quinn Interview
“What do the people who have been stereotyped in the past think?”
Callum McIness interview
Dean Carr Interview
Lee Farragher interview
Lisa Smeadley interview
“So there are people who conform to these subcultures for a feeling of belonging and to give themselves an identity but is peer pressure something that exists in these groups? Take the story of Rhys Jones for example, he was shot and killed by Sean Mercer after he was caught up in a crossfire between two groups, groups that conformed to one of the stereotypes of subculture.”
Planning interview questions
Interview Questions For:
Callum McInnes
- Do you think it is fair to be stereotyped?
- What social group would you associate with and why?
- What are your hobbies?
- Where do you socialise outside school?
- Who or what has influenced the way you dress?
- Have you ever felt any peer pressure to do something?
- How do you think older people in society view teenagers of today?
- What are your views on the scally social group?
- What are the views on the punk social group?
- Do you think it is wrong to just label people?
- What type of music do you listen to?
- Where do you tend to shop for clothes?
- Is your opinion of people affected by how they dress or what music they listen to?
- Can celebrity icons like Marilyn Manson having an influence on teenagers be deemed as a bad thing?
- Do you think you will still be dressing the same and listening to the same music in 10 years time?
- Are subcultures just a teenage thing?
- What is your understanding of the term, subculture?
- Do you think people understand you?
Media Studies
Interview Questions for Lee Farragher
Have you ever been arrested, if so what for?
What sort of people do you hang around with outside of school?
Why do you dress the way you do?
What would you say is the stereotype of a scally?
Do you think people are intimidated by you?
Do you think you are judged by what you wear?
What do you work as?
Are you bothered by people thinking you are part of this stereotype, as a scally?
Would you ever stereotype anyone for the way they dressed or for what music they listened to?
What sort of music do you listen to?
Interview Questions For:
sociologist
- What is your understanding of the term ‘subculture’?
- Is ‘subculture’ a teenage thing?
- Why are people affected by peer pressure?
- What do you think of teenagers today?
- What does the term ‘conforming’ mean?
- Why do teenagers conform to a social group, what are their motivations?
- Why is it that people conform to social groups?
- Does an icon or celebrity have the power to influence someone’s actions?
- What do you think is the stereotype of a ‘scally’?
- What would you say is the stereotype of a ‘goth’ is?
- Do you think it is fair for people to be stereotyped?
- Why are people affected by peer pressure?
- Where you ever part of social group?
- Are people affected psychologically by a group or do they feel the need to impress?
- Is being in a group part of growing up?
Interview Questions for Dean (ex – scallie)
- During your younger teenage years, did you feel that you had to be a part of a gang/group?
- Tell me what you think the stereotype of a ‘scally’ is?
- How did you act/behave when you were part of the ‘group’?
- What influenced your actions?
- Where people ever intimidated you?
- Do you think it is fair for people to be stereotyped?
- Do you think being part of a group is part of growing up?
- What did your parents think of you when you where younger?
- What did your teachers used to think of you when you where in school?
- When you left school did you drift away from your friends
- Have you quietened known now since you have left school?
- Have you ever been stopped by the police?
- What do you think of teenagers today?
Media Studies
Interview Questions for Lisa Smedley
Who would you say has inspired you and why?
Where do you like to socialize outside of school?
Would you say people are intimidated by you?
Are there people that you are intimidated by?
What do you understand by the term ‘subculture’?
Would you say you conform to any particular subculture/social group?
Why do you act the way you do?
Do you think people understand you?
Do you want people to understand you?
What sort of music do you listen to?
What do you think of the musician Marilyn Manson?
Would you say Marilyn Manson has a negative effect on teenagers?
Do you stereotype people, if so why, what makes you stereotype them?
Have you ever been arrested, if you have, what was it for?
Why do you wear the clothes that you wear?
What school do you go to?
What would you say about the environment in school?
Do you consider yourself as a sort of rebel against society?
What do you think of the social group ‘scallys’?
What do you think of Goths?
What do you think of punks?
Is there any social group you would like to be associated with?
Interview with Josh Gilroy
Questions
What type of music do you listen to?
Where do you tend to shop for clothes?
Who or what has inspired you and why?
What are your hobbies?
Where do you socialise outside of school?
Is your opinion of someone affected by the clothes they wear and the music they listen to?
Would you say ‘labelling’ somebody is a form of bullying?
Do any celebrity icons influence you?
Tell us what you know about the punk revolution
Do you think its fair to be stereotyped?
How do you think older people in society view the teenagers of today?
Would you say you come across intimidating to people?
Do you think people ‘understand’ you?
What do you think of Marilyn Manson?
What do you think of the band Green Day?
Callum McInnes
- Do you think it is fair to be stereotyped?
- What social group would you associate with and why?
- What are your hobbies?
- Where do you socialise outside school?
- Who or what has influenced the way you dress?
- Have you ever felt any peer pressure to do something?
- How do you think older people in society view teenagers of today?
- What are your views on the scally social group?
- What are the views on the punk social group?
- Do you think it is wrong to just label people?
- What type of music do you listen to?
- Where do you tend to shop for clothes?
- Is your opinion of people affected by how they dress or what music they listen to?
- Can celebrity icons like Marilyn Manson having an influence on teenagers be deemed as a bad thing?
- Do you think you will still be dressing the same and listening to the same music in 10 years time?
- Are subcultures just a teenage thing?
- What is your understanding of the term, subculture?
- Do you think people understand you?
Media Studies
Interview Questions for Lee Farragher
Have you ever been arrested, if so what for?
What sort of people do you hang around with outside of school?
Why do you dress the way you do?
What would you say is the stereotype of a scally?
Do you think people are intimidated by you?
Do you think you are judged by what you wear?
What do you work as?
Are you bothered by people thinking you are part of this stereotype, as a scally?
Would you ever stereotype anyone for the way they dressed or for what music they listened to?
What sort of music do you listen to?
Interview Questions For:
sociologist
- What is your understanding of the term ‘subculture’?
- Is ‘subculture’ a teenage thing?
- Why are people affected by peer pressure?
- What do you think of teenagers today?
- What does the term ‘conforming’ mean?
- Why do teenagers conform to a social group, what are their motivations?
- Why is it that people conform to social groups?
- Does an icon or celebrity have the power to influence someone’s actions?
- What do you think is the stereotype of a ‘scally’?
- What would you say is the stereotype of a ‘goth’ is?
- Do you think it is fair for people to be stereotyped?
- Why are people affected by peer pressure?
- Where you ever part of social group?
- Are people affected psychologically by a group or do they feel the need to impress?
- Is being in a group part of growing up?
Interview Questions for Dean (ex – scallie)
- During your younger teenage years, did you feel that you had to be a part of a gang/group?
- Tell me what you think the stereotype of a ‘scally’ is?
- How did you act/behave when you were part of the ‘group’?
- What influenced your actions?
- Where people ever intimidated you?
- Do you think it is fair for people to be stereotyped?
- Do you think being part of a group is part of growing up?
- What did your parents think of you when you where younger?
- What did your teachers used to think of you when you where in school?
- When you left school did you drift away from your friends
- Have you quietened known now since you have left school?
- Have you ever been stopped by the police?
- What do you think of teenagers today?
Media Studies
Interview Questions for Lisa Smedley
Who would you say has inspired you and why?
Where do you like to socialize outside of school?
Would you say people are intimidated by you?
Are there people that you are intimidated by?
What do you understand by the term ‘subculture’?
Would you say you conform to any particular subculture/social group?
Why do you act the way you do?
Do you think people understand you?
Do you want people to understand you?
What sort of music do you listen to?
What do you think of the musician Marilyn Manson?
Would you say Marilyn Manson has a negative effect on teenagers?
Do you stereotype people, if so why, what makes you stereotype them?
Have you ever been arrested, if you have, what was it for?
Why do you wear the clothes that you wear?
What school do you go to?
What would you say about the environment in school?
Do you consider yourself as a sort of rebel against society?
What do you think of the social group ‘scallys’?
What do you think of Goths?
What do you think of punks?
Is there any social group you would like to be associated with?
Interview with Josh Gilroy
Questions
What type of music do you listen to?
Where do you tend to shop for clothes?
Who or what has inspired you and why?
What are your hobbies?
Where do you socialise outside of school?
Is your opinion of someone affected by the clothes they wear and the music they listen to?
Would you say ‘labelling’ somebody is a form of bullying?
Do any celebrity icons influence you?
Tell us what you know about the punk revolution
Do you think its fair to be stereotyped?
How do you think older people in society view the teenagers of today?
Would you say you come across intimidating to people?
Do you think people ‘understand’ you?
What do you think of Marilyn Manson?
What do you think of the band Green Day?
Audience research
1. What is your gender?
Male Female
4. What channels do you watch the most? (please ring one)
Other (please state) ¬¬¬___________
5. What times do you watch tv?
- Breakfast time (morning) - Daytime (daytime)
- Peak time (evening) - Post watershed (after 9 ‘o clock)
6. What is your favourite style of music?
(please state) _______________
7. What does the term ‘subculture’ mean to you?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________¬_________
8. Who is your favourite band?
(please state) ___________________________________________
9. Where do you socialise?
(please state) ___________________________________________
10. Which clothes shop do you use regularly?
(please state) ___________________________________________
11. Have you ever felt pressure to conform to a social group?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. What 3 words would you use to describe each of the following?
Punks __________ __________ __________
Emos __________ __________ __________
Goths __________ __________ __________
Scallies __________ __________ __________
Male Female
3. What is your favourite colour?
Red Pink Green Blue Yellow
Other (please state) ___________
Red Pink Green Blue Yellow
Other (please state) ___________
4. What channels do you watch the most? (please ring one)
Other (please state) ¬¬¬___________
5. What times do you watch tv?
- Breakfast time (morning) - Daytime (daytime)
- Peak time (evening) - Post watershed (after 9 ‘o clock)
6. What is your favourite style of music?
(please state) _______________
7. What does the term ‘subculture’ mean to you?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________¬_________
8. Who is your favourite band?
(please state) ___________________________________________
9. Where do you socialise?
(please state) ___________________________________________
10. Which clothes shop do you use regularly?
(please state) ___________________________________________
11. Have you ever felt pressure to conform to a social group?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. What 3 words would you use to describe each of the following?
Punks __________ __________ __________
Emos __________ __________ __________
Goths __________ __________ __________
Scallies __________ __________ __________
Planning
In Class we all wrote down what topics that can come into making a documentary, ,after the task we all got divided into groups of three to make a documentary of our own.
pic of doc, topics..............
pic of doc, topics..............
In my group of three we came up with a topic that we could do our documentary on,as a group we discussed and decided what we thought would be appropriate for all of us to do. We eventually chose to do subcultures, as it involves varies of different of social groups what we all would find interesting. We then wrote down in a brainstorm our ideas what we would associate social groups with/
We then wrote out a questionnaire to get information of people .
We then wrote out a questionnaire to get information of people .
Brian A2 media
Media A2 blog
Monday 7th September
Documentaries
The Purpose of documentaries; record of events to document example report with evidence something that had actually happened, it can show this by using actuality footage or reconstructions- (real) mediated information
Types of documentaries
The Six main types are:
Fully narrated which is an-off screen voice over which is used to narrate the programme. It makes sense of the visuals and anchors their meaning. The voice over links everything together link to the narrative.
Fly on the wall -The origin cinema truth “verite” example of this is the Katie and peter documentary, when the camera is observing , and is filming real life, this is a true honest type of documentary .
Mixed -Is a Combination of interviews, observation and narration to advance the narrative.
Self reflect- when the subject of the documentary acknowledges the presence of the camera and often speak directly to the film maker for example Bear Gryls.
Docudrama (drama documentary) a re enactment or reconstruction of events as they are supposed.
Docusoap- documentary and soap recent phenomenor. This follows a group of people
Tuesday 8th September
Construction of reality –edited
Gate keeping- selection of rejection of information
Different types of narrative structure
Open; VS
Their of loose ends and questions unanswered
The audience is left to make up their own mind
Closed; all ends are tied up, no questions remaining
Single strand VS
One narrative running throughout
Multistrand
More than one narrative they sometimes crossover or coverage
Linear VS
Chronological order, events follow the order of time example things happen in order.
Non linear
Doesn’t follow order out time example use of flashback and flash-forward.
Elliptical editing- cuts out time
Circular narrative- open
One which begins with a question, have two sides to a question, have two sides onto a question, returns back to the end. Evidence is also provides often to sides to an argument. Starting and end points are the same,
The devil made me do it
Type of documentary
Mixed interview, activity footage, archive timetable
Themes
Good vs. evil (binary opposition tell – status)
Narrative structure
Open narrative structure question not opposition
Youth culture
The power of the medium / videos influence the behaviour of teenagers
Camerawork
Interviews – close –medium close up and framed to left or right of screen. Manson interview in low angle, make him look powerful (good vs. evil) lighting half face lit half dark half light. Jesus cross filmed low angle (power) long shots of deserted streets, high angle, slow pans of deserted town.
Various shots of religious iconography, Christ filmed in low angle.
Handheld actuality footage, purely is used so camera can respond to what is going on around them (unpredictable) camera observes other media, we are not positioned as members of that media.
At gig, cameras in audience are like what they would be like in real life. Camera tracks forward and backward, numerous camerawork are used very creative helps to create the narrative.
Mise en Scene
Interviews – the mise-en -scene shows us about the persons personality, lifestyle and who they are. Policeman is carefully constracted.
Lighting is not very bright symbolises evil.
Religious/ conography anchor the programme.
Sound
Music religious choral music- manson,s music.
Sound effects – example heartbeat, whispering, church bells, voiceover is narrator of the programme (male speaks Standard English) no slang, urms etc No clear accent; he is what holds the whole documentary together to make the whole programme.
Voiceovers – translating Italian, each voice reflected gender and age Italian accents.
Editing
Cut and crosscutting because it doesn’t get distracted, it keeps them focused on fancy editing
Fade to black, beginning and end of programme montage was used to grab audience’s attention
Juxtataposition – direct contrast between what you are using (gothic people at concert and concert music)
Archive Material
Manson music video
Italian talk shows
American television news
Newspaper cuttings
Graphics on screen text
Graphics is used at the end of the programme to tell us about the 3 girls and what they got in jail. Dates show passage of time. Lyrics translated – sans serif write text plain readable
Title is unique had a gothic appearance to it
……………………………………………………………………………..
Sound
Voice overX2
Door bangs and footsteps
Heartbeats
Cars
Dog barks which symbolises deserted place
Stabbing noises
Church bells – signifies death
Echoes
Camera
6 or seven shots
Slow pan across town at night
Cemetery
Police walking down corridor
Tilted from on ground point of view of nun dieng
Editing
PACE
Long take (pan)
Edits on heartbeat
Wednesday 16th September
Documentary of meatloaf
Type of documentary
Mixed, actuality footage of concert, archive material
Themes
Marketing and the music industry
Image creation
Monopolisation of audience/ power of the media
Narrative structure
Non linear- single strand, closed and circular.
Camerawork
Low angle interviews (left or right)
Close-up or medium close-up, interview filmed in profile to break the convention, also not looking at camera.
Handheld was on actuality footage, camera positions vs the observers, point of view shot.
TV crew observe the press at conference and also film meatloaf. Zoom and pan on still images, number of interviews with meatloaf.
Mise-en-scene
Chromakey- is used in backgrounds. Which is relevant to what has been spoken about?
Rock- scary makeup and clothing
Sound
Male Standard English narrative does hold the documentary together. He was sarcastic and always have a point. Unusual and not conventual
Meatloaf music
Classical music to make tension
Interviewer can’t hear questions background s completely silent. All edited out
Cheer of fans
Editing
Cut was common
Dissolve man dissolves in front of background
Spinning effects
Montage
Fast motion- outside HMV shot at night
Slow-motion
Fades in and out of objects
Archive material
Top of the pops
Music videos
Noels house party
Grammar rewards
Website
Graphics
Logo for title of the series. Name and job title. Relevant to the topic for the programme, graphics overlap images title scrolled at the bottom of the screen.
18th September 2009 Laura Croft
Type of documentary
Mixed voice over and interviews
Themes
Feminism as representation of women
Icons
Power of the media- creating strong female to look up to
Narrative structure
Closed single strand, one narrative non linear
Camerawork
Interviews are close-up, big close-up and tilted frame.
Conventional framing (left, right)
Zooms in on computer screen, pans of people playing game on computer point of view shots
Mise-en-scene
Chromakey is used as backgrounds in interviews; background was out of focus so audience doesn’t get distracted.
Front projection- person in front of screen of Laura croft (out of focus) interviews where lit brightly
(Creator is put into computer screen, is treated like a computerized characters)
Sound
Voice over in Standard English (young lad which was appropriate for the content)
Sound of music from the game , Laura croft was compared to Madonna
Dance music sends in Madonna music target audience is young
Editing
Fast motion in arcade
Cut
Archive material
Extracts from the film and the game
Website
Emails
Nike advert
In interview with Angelina Jolie
Graphics
Are always on the opposite side to the person. Conventual of writhing name bigger than description no capital letters
Title used in speech bubbles
Unique style of graphics
Codes and Conventions of documentaries
Type of documentary
Most documentary’s are mixed are most common
Mainly single strand and non linear
Narrative structure open or closed or circular
Camera Work
Eye line match of 1/3
Pan and zoom are mainly on still images
Variety of shot types used to sustain audiences interests
Handheld camera is used on actuality footage
Interviews are always on the left or right of the screen at close-up or medium close-up
Mise- en- scene
Backgrounds of interviews
Chromo key
Location
Backdrop
Lighting can be used creatively on interviews
Sound
Voice over (narrator) Standard English give which holds everything together
Concludes the narrator
Narrator has to be appropriate for the content of the documentary- introduces topic-(celebrity voiceovers)
Music is used as a music bed
Relevant to the topic
Heighten the emotion
All questions are edited out
Background news on interviews is kept to a minimum
Sound effects are used in reconstructions
Editing
Common is most common, so audience is focused o the subject matter on the screen and not how it has been made
Dissolve
Fade to black from black
Montage is used to give the audeience a flavour of the programme
Archive material
Films, videos, TV, still images, audio magazines, websites and games
Graphics
Title is unique
Name and relevance to topic anchors what interviews are
Graphics and colour are simple
Credits are conventional to go down screen
To anchor a period of time
Superimposeal are archive material
Subtitles if necessary
TV scheduling
Categorised segments of the TV programmes throughout the day and their audiences
Breakfast- differs according to channel
Daytime-children time, housewives, elderly, unemployed and students
Peak time- families has the mass audience
Post water shed- adults
What are the popular programmes on TV?
News, soaps, reality TV, strictly come dancing, Xfactor, game shows deal or no deal and cookery programmes
Give the target audience of the programmes
Each channel has a different audience:
BBC1- everyone
BBC2- minority groups
ITV1-Adults
Channel 4- minority audiences, gay , lesbian, black etc
Channel 5- everyone
What percentage of the programmes are taken up by repeats
BBC1 and ITV1- not much
BBC2 and channel 5 is
Channel 4- publish broadcaster
Which channels have more imported programmes in the schedules?
Channel 4 and 5 because it is cheaper to buy a programme rather than making their own.
What do you understand by the term the “watershed” and where does this occur in the schedules Adults only 9pm onwards, children should not be watching
Monday 7th September
Documentaries
The Purpose of documentaries; record of events to document example report with evidence something that had actually happened, it can show this by using actuality footage or reconstructions- (real) mediated information
Types of documentaries
The Six main types are:
Fully narrated which is an-off screen voice over which is used to narrate the programme. It makes sense of the visuals and anchors their meaning. The voice over links everything together link to the narrative.
Fly on the wall -The origin cinema truth “verite” example of this is the Katie and peter documentary, when the camera is observing , and is filming real life, this is a true honest type of documentary .
Mixed -Is a Combination of interviews, observation and narration to advance the narrative.
Self reflect- when the subject of the documentary acknowledges the presence of the camera and often speak directly to the film maker for example Bear Gryls.
Docudrama (drama documentary) a re enactment or reconstruction of events as they are supposed.
Docusoap- documentary and soap recent phenomenor. This follows a group of people
Tuesday 8th September
Construction of reality –edited
Gate keeping- selection of rejection of information
Different types of narrative structure
Open; VS
Their of loose ends and questions unanswered
The audience is left to make up their own mind
Closed; all ends are tied up, no questions remaining
Single strand VS
One narrative running throughout
Multistrand
More than one narrative they sometimes crossover or coverage
Linear VS
Chronological order, events follow the order of time example things happen in order.
Non linear
Doesn’t follow order out time example use of flashback and flash-forward.
Elliptical editing- cuts out time
Circular narrative- open
One which begins with a question, have two sides to a question, have two sides onto a question, returns back to the end. Evidence is also provides often to sides to an argument. Starting and end points are the same,
The devil made me do it
Type of documentary
Mixed interview, activity footage, archive timetable
Themes
Good vs. evil (binary opposition tell – status)
Narrative structure
Open narrative structure question not opposition
Youth culture
The power of the medium / videos influence the behaviour of teenagers
Camerawork
Interviews – close –medium close up and framed to left or right of screen. Manson interview in low angle, make him look powerful (good vs. evil) lighting half face lit half dark half light. Jesus cross filmed low angle (power) long shots of deserted streets, high angle, slow pans of deserted town.
Various shots of religious iconography, Christ filmed in low angle.
Handheld actuality footage, purely is used so camera can respond to what is going on around them (unpredictable) camera observes other media, we are not positioned as members of that media.
At gig, cameras in audience are like what they would be like in real life. Camera tracks forward and backward, numerous camerawork are used very creative helps to create the narrative.
Mise en Scene
Interviews – the mise-en -scene shows us about the persons personality, lifestyle and who they are. Policeman is carefully constracted.
Lighting is not very bright symbolises evil.
Religious/ conography anchor the programme.
Sound
Music religious choral music- manson,s music.
Sound effects – example heartbeat, whispering, church bells, voiceover is narrator of the programme (male speaks Standard English) no slang, urms etc No clear accent; he is what holds the whole documentary together to make the whole programme.
Voiceovers – translating Italian, each voice reflected gender and age Italian accents.
Editing
Cut and crosscutting because it doesn’t get distracted, it keeps them focused on fancy editing
Fade to black, beginning and end of programme montage was used to grab audience’s attention
Juxtataposition – direct contrast between what you are using (gothic people at concert and concert music)
Archive Material
Manson music video
Italian talk shows
American television news
Newspaper cuttings
Graphics on screen text
Graphics is used at the end of the programme to tell us about the 3 girls and what they got in jail. Dates show passage of time. Lyrics translated – sans serif write text plain readable
Title is unique had a gothic appearance to it
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Sound
Voice overX2
Door bangs and footsteps
Heartbeats
Cars
Dog barks which symbolises deserted place
Stabbing noises
Church bells – signifies death
Echoes
Camera
6 or seven shots
Slow pan across town at night
Cemetery
Police walking down corridor
Tilted from on ground point of view of nun dieng
Editing
PACE
Long take (pan)
Edits on heartbeat
Wednesday 16th September
Documentary of meatloaf
Type of documentary
Mixed, actuality footage of concert, archive material
Themes
Marketing and the music industry
Image creation
Monopolisation of audience/ power of the media
Narrative structure
Non linear- single strand, closed and circular.
Camerawork
Low angle interviews (left or right)
Close-up or medium close-up, interview filmed in profile to break the convention, also not looking at camera.
Handheld was on actuality footage, camera positions vs the observers, point of view shot.
TV crew observe the press at conference and also film meatloaf. Zoom and pan on still images, number of interviews with meatloaf.
Mise-en-scene
Chromakey- is used in backgrounds. Which is relevant to what has been spoken about?
Rock- scary makeup and clothing
Sound
Male Standard English narrative does hold the documentary together. He was sarcastic and always have a point. Unusual and not conventual
Meatloaf music
Classical music to make tension
Interviewer can’t hear questions background s completely silent. All edited out
Cheer of fans
Editing
Cut was common
Dissolve man dissolves in front of background
Spinning effects
Montage
Fast motion- outside HMV shot at night
Slow-motion
Fades in and out of objects
Archive material
Top of the pops
Music videos
Noels house party
Grammar rewards
Website
Graphics
Logo for title of the series. Name and job title. Relevant to the topic for the programme, graphics overlap images title scrolled at the bottom of the screen.
18th September 2009 Laura Croft
Type of documentary
Mixed voice over and interviews
Themes
Feminism as representation of women
Icons
Power of the media- creating strong female to look up to
Narrative structure
Closed single strand, one narrative non linear
Camerawork
Interviews are close-up, big close-up and tilted frame.
Conventional framing (left, right)
Zooms in on computer screen, pans of people playing game on computer point of view shots
Mise-en-scene
Chromakey is used as backgrounds in interviews; background was out of focus so audience doesn’t get distracted.
Front projection- person in front of screen of Laura croft (out of focus) interviews where lit brightly
(Creator is put into computer screen, is treated like a computerized characters)
Sound
Voice over in Standard English (young lad which was appropriate for the content)
Sound of music from the game , Laura croft was compared to Madonna
Dance music sends in Madonna music target audience is young
Editing
Fast motion in arcade
Cut
Archive material
Extracts from the film and the game
Website
Emails
Nike advert
In interview with Angelina Jolie
Graphics
Are always on the opposite side to the person. Conventual of writhing name bigger than description no capital letters
Title used in speech bubbles
Unique style of graphics
Codes and Conventions of documentaries
Type of documentary
Most documentary’s are mixed are most common
Mainly single strand and non linear
Narrative structure open or closed or circular
Camera Work
Eye line match of 1/3
Pan and zoom are mainly on still images
Variety of shot types used to sustain audiences interests
Handheld camera is used on actuality footage
Interviews are always on the left or right of the screen at close-up or medium close-up
Mise- en- scene
Backgrounds of interviews
Chromo key
Location
Backdrop
Lighting can be used creatively on interviews
Sound
Voice over (narrator) Standard English give which holds everything together
Concludes the narrator
Narrator has to be appropriate for the content of the documentary- introduces topic-(celebrity voiceovers)
Music is used as a music bed
Relevant to the topic
Heighten the emotion
All questions are edited out
Background news on interviews is kept to a minimum
Sound effects are used in reconstructions
Editing
Common is most common, so audience is focused o the subject matter on the screen and not how it has been made
Dissolve
Fade to black from black
Montage is used to give the audeience a flavour of the programme
Archive material
Films, videos, TV, still images, audio magazines, websites and games
Graphics
Title is unique
Name and relevance to topic anchors what interviews are
Graphics and colour are simple
Credits are conventional to go down screen
To anchor a period of time
Superimposeal are archive material
Subtitles if necessary
TV scheduling
Categorised segments of the TV programmes throughout the day and their audiences
Breakfast- differs according to channel
Daytime-children time, housewives, elderly, unemployed and students
Peak time- families has the mass audience
Post water shed- adults
What are the popular programmes on TV?
News, soaps, reality TV, strictly come dancing, Xfactor, game shows deal or no deal and cookery programmes
Give the target audience of the programmes
Each channel has a different audience:
BBC1- everyone
BBC2- minority groups
ITV1-Adults
Channel 4- minority audiences, gay , lesbian, black etc
Channel 5- everyone
What percentage of the programmes are taken up by repeats
BBC1 and ITV1- not much
BBC2 and channel 5 is
Channel 4- publish broadcaster
Which channels have more imported programmes in the schedules?
Channel 4 and 5 because it is cheaper to buy a programme rather than making their own.
What do you understand by the term the “watershed” and where does this occur in the schedules Adults only 9pm onwards, children should not be watching
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