2. Camera shots
Immediately as the extract began a establishing
shot was use through master shots and wide shots
to show the area that they were filming in a show
to the viewer the real army camps
Two shots were used during a interview while a
observation of a injured solider took place this
shows to the audience there isn't any time to not
be at work in the army no time to stop.
At times the camera was hand held to show to the
viewer this was the real side to what happens in
the army you don’t have time to set up camera
shots etc..
3. Edit
During the extract I saw a number of cuts being used
making it basic when moving to another scene, a serious
documentary like this is not the sort where you should use
transitions as the viewer just wants to see what is happening
straight away without waiting for the time of a transition.
A number of short takes were used to show the rushed
lifestyle in the army when taking care of injured soliders you
are always on the move to try and help them as quick as
possible
Long takes were also used during the establishing shot,
reason being is so that the audience had time to take the
location in and analyse into the living area for the people
who go and fight for our country abroad.
4. Sound
Immediately we were introduced to the
diegetic sound of gun shots to show the
danger of where the soldiers are fighting, it
also shows that it never starts slow as soon as
you get to the battlefield you experience war.
Music is used during the extract mostly to
sadden to mood for example during the gun
shots music is added in with it using sound
mixing to show how what is happening is not
good.
5. Mise-en-scene
The typical army costume is used to show
what sort of uniform the soldiers have to
wear in their day to day life, this is wore
weather you are a solider, medic etc.
The location really gives you a insight to
the sort of life the solider live and lets the
audience understand what a real army
camp looks like compared to how they
imagined it or how it has been
stereotypically shown to them.
6. opinion
Likes
I liked this documentary as it showed you call
the detail and didn’t leave it out e.g. you saw a
solider with his legs blown of by a bomb this
shows to the audience the realness of what
happens in the army and shows them what
really happens
dislikes
Some of the images during the documentry
were a bit explicit and gory which may put
some people of watching.
