2. ABOUT THE SHOW
Behind the scenes of one of the most arduous basic military training
programmes in the world
A Drill Instructor’s primary role is to deliver the vital basic training
necessary to transform civilians into Royal Marines
Follows a new troop’s journey through training at a camp in Limpstone.
OBSERVATIONAL- Following a journey
3. AUDIENCE EFFECTS
Emotional: The soldiers sometimes become emotional through missing
their families or exhausted through the hard work, which therefore makes
the audience feel emotional for them and pity them, if the audience have
related to the soldiers.
Humorous: Some elements of the programme are humorous such as
filming the banter between the boys or the one on one interviews they take
part in where they express their true feelings towards what is happening.
This makes the show more light-hearted and more comfortable to watch.
Informative: Not many people are exposed to how hard this type of training
is so it highlights many things the soldiers do that people may not know
before they watch the show.
4. STYLISTIC FEATURES
Features Effect
First camera shot of the series is of the
road sign stating it’s the Royal Marines
training camp
This is an establishing shot, showing the
audience immediately where abouts the
episode is set.
Montage of fast paced clips of
highlights of the series
Some funny, some emotional: draws the
reader in and introduces them to what
the programme will be like
Voiceover begins, introducing the series
and giving background statistics on the
subject matter
Again, giving the reader some
background information and informing
them of what the series will be like.
Music and voice stop; black screen with
title written in white.
Finishing the introduction and moving
on to that specific episode
First scene starts, with title of episode at
top of screen and hashtag at the
bottom
Allows the reader to become engaged
with the series and heightens publicity
5. STYLISTIC FEATURES
Feature Effect
One on one interviews away from the
scene being shown. No documentarian
is sheen or heard, and unusually, the
interviewee is looking directly into the
camera as opposed to a person next to
it.
Allows the audience to receive a deeper
insight into the character’s thoughts on
each situation, enabling them to relate
to the people more.
