1. AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 MINUTES
Eliana Hajicosta
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ymjkt/Around_the_World_i
n_60_Minutes/#programme-info

2. Introduction
 Broadcasted on BBC Four on Monday 14 March 2011.
 David Morrissey narrates a unique journey around the weird and
wonderful planet that we call home (earth). The documentary
reveals breathtaking views from space. We hear from British-
born astronaut Piers Sellers on what it's like to live and work in
space.
David Morrissey is an English
actor/director/producer/screen-writer
and narrator.
David Morrissey produced short British films
and the television dramas such as Sweet
Revenge, Passer By and Don’t Worry About Me.
Morrissey’s voice is enhanced, edited and heard
throughout the documentary in the non-diegetic
voiceover to inform the viewers and also give a sense
of atmosphere.

3. Cinematography
The opening shot reveals a close up of the The next shot we see is an establishing shot of the
rocket’s exhaust highlighting it’s about to take off rocket about to take off. The extreme long shot
as we see flames. The shot establishes the emphasizes the gigantic frame of the rocket.
opening of the story and a new idea and suggests
what the documentary is going to be based on.
David Morrissey’s non-diegetic voice over is
counting down from 10 which gives us a
sense that the documentary is about to
begin. We hear diegetic ambient sounds of
the rocket as well as the voice over to The colours in this close up shot of the rockets exhaust
emphasize the greatness and loudness of represents danger. The fire colour gives the audience
the rocket. the impression that the rocket is powerful.

4. The extreme long shot establishing the These two extreme long shots make the
scenery includes an extreme close up of the rocket look small in comparison to the sky
top of the rocket in the foreground which and how technology is nothing compared
emphasizes the fact the rocket is big and to the BIG earth we live in. However the
what a significant trip to space this will be. blue sky contrasts with the rocket’s
flames. The colour blue has connotations
to calm and cool whereas orange/red has
connotations of danger and aggression.
The birds eye view emphasizes how powerful the
rocket is as it reaches a great height. It also makes the
earth look small in comparison to space.

5. Interviews
Piers Sellers – British born astronaut has been interviewed
to inform the viewers on facts about space and his
experiences. The medium close up shot allows us to focus
on him and his hand gestures. He has been positioned to
the right of the camera as this gives away what his job is
due to what he is wearing, the computers and space
technology in the background.

6. Interviews
The interviews have been shot in a medium close up to allow the viewers to focus on the people who
are being interviewed and what they’re saying. Interviews are essential in documentaries as they
inform the audiences with factual information. The captions below tell the audience who they are
and what they do, therefore they have both been positioned to the left and right of the camera
frames, allowing the audiences to see what they specialise in. We hear very quiet non diegetic music
which is played in the background to give a sense of the atmosphere of the documentary.

7. Archive Footage
Archive footage is an essential element which is used in documentaries. Archive footage is
usually used to create a realism effect from certain point of views.
This is an example of archive footage from the This is an example of archive footage from a
documentary. A camera has been placed inside the camera which has been set up in space, showing
rocket to show the audiences what is going on. It has the audiences what is going on up there.
been used to create a realism effect.

8. Editing
The use of captions has been used to inform the
audience about further information of what David
Morrissey will be speaking about next.
Sound
The sound used in this documentary makes space feel fascinating by using high pitched, quiet
keyboard sounds.
However, there is diegetic ambient sounds which create realism to the documentary. The diegetic
ambient sounds are present in scenes which show the spaceship and also in archive footage.