2. Conventions List
Conventio
n
Example in another
documentary
Use?
Develop?
Challenge
?
How will it be applied to
my documentary?
Presenter Catfish Use The documentary sub
modes I will be using
means I will need a
presenter to be expository
and also a participant along
with the subject. i.e.
interviews
Expert
Interviews
The X Games: The Movie/
The End of the Line
? I’m not quite sure if I will be
able to get the expert
interviews that I would want
for my documentary – I
could interview
veterinarians who work with
animals.
3. Conventions List
Conventions Example in another
documentary
Use?
Develop?
Challenge?
How will it be applied
to my documentary
Public
Interviews
Use I will be interviewing
many people from
different ethnicities etc.
to view their opinion.
Animation Attenborough's Ark / The
X Games: The Movie
Use I like the whole way in
Attenborough's
documentary of how he
used animation to show
the 10 animals for his
ark.
I will apply animation like
a timeline that leads up
to animal extinction.
4. Conventions Example in another
documentary
Use?
Develop?
Challenge
?
How will it be applied to
my documentary?
Archival
Footage
The End of the Line Develop I would try to get footage
from organisations sites
such as Burberry,
McDonalds and show the
audience all things that
happen to animals
Credits Shelter Me Use I will use the credits to
introduce the experts
interviewees.
5. Conventions Example in another
documentary
Use?
Develop?
Challenge?
How will it be
applied to my
documentary?
Establishing
shots
The X Games: The
Movie
Develop I will use this when
the presenter is
talking outside an
organisation with
the sign in the
background. I will
then film inside that
organisation when I
am interviewing the
experts.