Analysis of Research
The first clip i have chosen to analyse is a documentary on YouTube called 'Day In a Life of a Teenager'.
This documentary is about modern teenage life. It was added to You Tube on March 2006 by two AS Media students. The primary target audience could be teenagers themselves, as the documentary is based on teenage life, therefore, it is a documentary teenagers could reflect upon. I would expect this documentary to be presented on channel 4 as that is the institution displayed at the beggining of the documentary. Also, Channel 4 does air many documentaries. I would expect to see this documentary on Channel 4's 'Dispatches' which is aired around 8.30pm- 9.00pm.
The camerawork is done is correspondant of typical conventions of documentary as shakey hand-held cameras are used in interviews. Soundtracks are used over scenes too, producing typical documentary conventions. The music is all parallel as it is music that will appeal to teenagers. Many scenes are set within a school, which is suitable for the context of this documentary as it is about teenagers. Teen activity is shown in this documentary, such as binge drinking, smoking, school, etc- which is typical conventions of its genre. The statistics used in this documentary are similar to our documentary because we would like to introduce subjects with statistics.
The second documentary is called Paedophilia in the Catholic Church.
This documentary is about paedophilia in Catholic churches, as the title states. It was added to YouTube in December 2006 by a random member of the public. The target audience are intended to be adults. This could be because adults might want to be aware of who they leave their children with in the church or generally be aware of strange happenings at the church. I would expect this documentary to be aired on BBC One as it aims to educate the audience and is a serious and, somewhat, political issue. I expect this film to be shown after the watershed because of its disturbing scenes.
In this documentary, some scene are taken using a handheld camera which emphasises the documentary convention. Also, daylight is used in the documentary, which could be seen as ironic as daylight symbolises purity- whilst the voice-over is speaking of vile actions. Also, religious items and symbols are being shown throughout the narration of the victims, which also shown contradiction. Non- deigtic music of the wind-blowing can be heard in the background of the parallel, hallow music. This creates an eerie effect and emphasises on abnormalities. The context of this documentary is the same as ours, this is why i have chosen to analyse this documentary.
Lastly, I have analysed 'Dying to be Thin'
This documentary is directed and produced by Larkin McPhee. It is based on the issue of anorexia. The target audience are young females. I know this because the documentary features stories about anorexia at puberty and then stories about women in their thirties suffering from anorexia. I believe that this documentary should be shown on BBC One as it educates the audience. This documentary should also be shown after the watershed due to the serious and insightful nature.
The camera work in this documentary shows many shots where the subject is being filmed from head to toe. This glamourises the model and ballet dancers in the documentary. Also, low-angle shots were used to show the ballet dancers, making them, once again, look glamorous. Ballet music is used in many scenes which calms down the sensitivity of the issues. The elements we could appropriate for our documentary is the fly-on-wall techniques used to show the ballet dancers dancing. We could use this in the scenes where we show someone using the computer.
Nikki Sahota
This documentary is about modern teenage life. It was added to You Tube on March 2006 by two AS Media students. The primary target audience could be teenagers themselves, as the documentary is based on teenage life, therefore, it is a documentary teenagers could reflect upon. I would expect this documentary to be presented on channel 4 as that is the institution displayed at the beggining of the documentary. Also, Channel 4 does air many documentaries. I would expect to see this documentary on Channel 4's 'Dispatches' which is aired around 8.30pm- 9.00pm.
The camerawork is done is correspondant of typical conventions of documentary as shakey hand-held cameras are used in interviews. Soundtracks are used over scenes too, producing typical documentary conventions. The music is all parallel as it is music that will appeal to teenagers. Many scenes are set within a school, which is suitable for the context of this documentary as it is about teenagers. Teen activity is shown in this documentary, such as binge drinking, smoking, school, etc- which is typical conventions of its genre. The statistics used in this documentary are similar to our documentary because we would like to introduce subjects with statistics.
The second documentary is called Paedophilia in the Catholic Church.
This documentary is about paedophilia in Catholic churches, as the title states. It was added to YouTube in December 2006 by a random member of the public. The target audience are intended to be adults. This could be because adults might want to be aware of who they leave their children with in the church or generally be aware of strange happenings at the church. I would expect this documentary to be aired on BBC One as it aims to educate the audience and is a serious and, somewhat, political issue. I expect this film to be shown after the watershed because of its disturbing scenes.
In this documentary, some scene are taken using a handheld camera which emphasises the documentary convention. Also, daylight is used in the documentary, which could be seen as ironic as daylight symbolises purity- whilst the voice-over is speaking of vile actions. Also, religious items and symbols are being shown throughout the narration of the victims, which also shown contradiction. Non- deigtic music of the wind-blowing can be heard in the background of the parallel, hallow music. This creates an eerie effect and emphasises on abnormalities. The context of this documentary is the same as ours, this is why i have chosen to analyse this documentary.
Lastly, I have analysed 'Dying to be Thin'
This documentary is directed and produced by Larkin McPhee. It is based on the issue of anorexia. The target audience are young females. I know this because the documentary features stories about anorexia at puberty and then stories about women in their thirties suffering from anorexia. I believe that this documentary should be shown on BBC One as it educates the audience. This documentary should also be shown after the watershed due to the serious and insightful nature.
The camera work in this documentary shows many shots where the subject is being filmed from head to toe. This glamourises the model and ballet dancers in the documentary. Also, low-angle shots were used to show the ballet dancers, making them, once again, look glamorous. Ballet music is used in many scenes which calms down the sensitivity of the issues. The elements we could appropriate for our documentary is the fly-on-wall techniques used to show the ballet dancers dancing. We could use this in the scenes where we show someone using the computer.
Nikki Sahota
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