2. Food, Inc. is a 2008 American documentary film
directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker
Robert Kenner.
The film examines corporate farming in the United
States, concluding that agribusiness produces food
that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally
harmful and abusive of both animals and
employees.
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3. Voice over's and sound bridging:
The documentary has a lot of voice over's that help to introduce each
different topic that is being addressed. For example, at the beginning of
the film there is some historical context that helps the audience
understand what the film is about.
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Example in clip – 00:45
4. Cutaways:
In the film there are a lot of cutaways to archival footage and photographs while
there is a voice over of the narrator. For example in this clip where there is a
voice over on the footage of McDonalds.
Example in clip – 05:13
Non diegetic background score music:
This is used to set the mood/atmosphere. Volume control is used so that the
music will be louder to heighten mood (such as excitement) to sustain
audience's interest but lowered when having to focus on something such as
dialogue.
Example in clip- 01:00
5. Credits:
The credits are on screen to identify peoples names/roles
The credits are usually placed in
empty spaces on screen, and are
eye catching because of the
boldness of the font and the
contrast of colours.
Showing the roles of the
individuals also helps to
make their opinions
more valid/important
especially if they are
experts in the area.
6. Archival footage & Archival Photographs:
The archival footage helps to
support a statement made in
the film.
For example when the narrator
is talking about the effects of
GM food there is a cutaway to
the footage of news
programmes from 2002
showing places in the country
where the food has caused
illness.
7. Animation
The animation shows statistics which help the audience draw
comparisons between then and now through growth of the
colour orange on the cow.
As it is colourful and bright it helps to keep
the audience entertained, as well as get the
message across to them.
8. Statistics:
Numbers that help prove a point which make it more believable to
audience. It can be abstract or explicit.
Abstract
Abstract
9. Expert Interviews:
Within the documentary there are interviews with many
people, most of them are in natural settings (e.g where
the people work).
Most of the camera shots used during these interviews
are mid shots, close up shots and two shots and this is to
keep the audience focused on what they are saying.
