The introduction to my A2 Media Studies Evaluation

1. A2 MEDIA
FINAL EVALUATION OF MY ADVANCED PORTFOLIO – DOCUMENTARY.
LEVI HODGE

2. BREAKTHROUGH MENTORING

3. THE INITIAL TASK – WHAT I WAS REQUIRED TO DO
As part of constructing my Advanced Portfolio I had to create a five minute section of a
documentary. This meant that I had to research the different types of documentaries and
the key codes and conventions, produce the documentary and edit it myself in post
production.
As part of my research I watched the observational documentaries Grizzly
Man and Undefeated, as well as the expository documentaries Supersize Me
and Blackfish. Whilst watching the documentaries I took detailed notes on
the key conventions used to allow me to strengthen my knowledge and write
an essay showing the codes and conventions used.
This was crucial that I was aware and learned this because it allowed me to have the opportunity of included different
ones in my documentary, Breakthrough Mentoring. The key codes and conventions that were repetitive throughout the
different documentaries were the voice of God narration, the voice of authority narration, interviews, archive footage
and generic conventions such as different camera shots and styles.
So this made me aware that I needed to include as many as possible.