2. My class watched the documentary
That my group and I made, in
which they given feedback on what
they liked about the documentary
and when they thought could
improve it even more. This is
shown in the following...
4. One of the points that my class said the documentary succeeded on was
the range of interviews that we included which is the same as what
professional documentaries have included as shown below. With this
they said that it was good how we included people of different ages to
give a wider range of opinions for different generations of people. This
can be linked to the Uses and Gratifications Theory because the
audience can interpret these in their own ways due to the different ages.
5. One other point that the class
said went will with the
documentary was the music
that we added to the
background. They said this
because it fit well with the
documentary and one of the
songs was even a edited
ringtone. Initially, the music
was very upbeat, they said,
which made the
documentary more
enjoyable.
6. One other point in which the class thought went well was the
use of archive material as many other professional
documentaries use archive footage to give the audience a better
understanding of the topic, examples of this is shown below. For
the archive material we used images off the internet which
related to the topic of mobile phones, and also included a
interview with a man talking about mobile phones.
7. The last point in which the class said went well with the
documentary was the intro to the clip. They said that it was
a good, fun way to start off the documentary because it
showed clearly what the documentary was about straight
away, in addition to the stack of mobile phones being
created.
9. The first thing that the class
said could be improved was
the fact that the archive
images that were added to
the sequence turned out
blurry. Initially, this made it
confusing and hard to
understand what is going on
in each image. Therefore, I
now know that when my
group and I produce our
next documentary, that we
include archive images that
are clear and well presented
for the audience to
understand.
10. Another thing that the class pointed
out that can improve the
documentary is the fact that in the
interviews there was no mise-en-
scene that resembled the theme of
mobile phones. An example of this
is shown on the right, as the man
getting interviewed is wearing a
uniform which resembles what the
documentary is about. Therefore, in
the future I will make sure to
include props (e.g. A mobile phone)
that resemble the theme. This can
be linked to the Reception Theory
because the audience may find it
helps their own understanding for
the topic when the mise-en-scene
resembles the topic, although other
may disagree and not need want it.
11. Another point that the class pointed out was that
during the interviews the audio can not be heard as
well as other times. Therefore, in the future I will
make sure that the audio is clear and that when
filming the environment that we are in is quiet.
Also, the class said that the interviews were very
jumpy and so in the future my group and I will make
sure to edit the footage that we took in a better way.
One final point that the class had about the
documentary was that it would flow better if the
interview audio was sometimes played over the
archive material. In addition to this, in the future my
group and I will consider doing this technique to help
improve the flow of the documentary.
