Q1

Documentary

As shown below the first code and convention that we have followed within making our was poisoning of our interviewee’s as show ‘In the teeth of Jaws’ and ‘Keep me posted’ both interviewee’s are on the left hand side a third down the frame. We have used both close ups and/or medium close ups.

However where we have challged the conventions is within the graphics. As show ‘In the teeth of jaws’ they have placed their name and occupation within a long title box across the frame. They have also used a different colour font and font style. We have used white San serif font. By doing this the graphics are easy to read and clear on the screen.

We have also used archive footage within our documentary just like ‘In the teeth of jaws’ have. By doing it firstly breaks up a section if there is to much narrative. And secondly if their is a jump cut with in the documentary then by placing achieve footage their it helps the documentary to flow better therefore being easier and more enjoyable to watch.

Another way that we have formed to the codes and conventions is in the way we had do then opening titles. Again we have used graphics by going this the title clearly stands out and so is very clear for the viewer.

Why’s making our documentary we tried hard to sick to the forms and conventions of a documentary and i feel that we meet a lot of what was needed to make a good product.

The next code and convention within our documentary is the following of the Mise en scene. Everything seen within a frame from the settings and props to the scenery and lighting anchor's the theme within the media. Therefore makes for easy watching as the audience will be able to follow the narrative better as they can see what the documentary is all about.

The camerawork though out also follows the form and conventions. The interviewee is in a close up ,medium close up and big close up. The rule divides the frame into nice sections. The points of interest occur at 1/3 or 2/3 of the way up or across the frame rather than in the centre.

The documentary also consists of well known camera techniques such as:

•Pan•Zoom in •Zoom out•Tracking

Our documentary is a mixed type, therefore consisting of narration, interviews and observations though out .It is in non chronological order with a open narrative as it leaves the viewers with the question ‘can you keep up with the pace’. The theme is strong though out and can be clearly seen.

Radio

I feel that we followed many codes and conventions when making our radio advert. Firstly we used the same voice over as what was in our documentary. By doing this it then links our two products together. We used extracts from documentary in advert therefore showing the viewer what is to come. Voiceover is also intercut.

Secondly we had dated the scheduling at the end of our advert. Our adv last 30-40 seconds long which is the normal running time. The narrator we have used within both our radio and documentary was standard English and his pitch and tone changed though out both.

The music that we used was the same in both the radio and documentary we made sure that the music fitted the style of the documentary therefore we chose the song ‘Power’. Music bed relates to our topic and does not over shadow the voice over.

The radio advert and the print advert same theme and slogan therefore linking them together.

Print advert

We have used one main image which is eye-catching and strong, the image also creates a narrative. The image shows an insight into what the documentary is about. Minimal amount of words have been used within the poster to avoid boredom. The colour from title links in with logo or part of image. By doing this it makes the advert clear and better to understand. Title has block behind it to stand out and spans halfway across the image. The channel 4 logo is on the right hand side, so it doesn't get in the way of the main image on the advert. The slogan we have chosen is short and catchy.

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