This document provides summaries and analyses of four different TV documentaries: Man V Food, 7/7: One day in London, and One born every minute. For each documentary, the genre, air time, channel and a brief description is given. The document also analyzes some of the conventions used in each documentary such as establishing shots, interviews, titles, camera work and voiceovers.

1. Assignment 4:
Analysis a TV
Documentary
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2. Man V Food
• Genre: Food Reality
• Time: 6:30pm
• Channel: Dave
• I like this documentary because it shows various places,
and different types of food. I also like how the presenter
gets involved with the making of the documentary.

3. Man VS Food
• Presenter talks directly • Voiceover is done by the same
to camera. presenter.
• Engaging in the filming. • He seems enthusiastic as he
• Not just giving presents.
information.
• Like a participant.

4. Conventions:
• Establishing Shot of the
setting – Seattle
• Interview with the
audience.
• Titles are simple and
at the bottom of the
page.
• The title is very eye
catching.

5. 7/7: One day in London
Genre: Real life
Time: 9pm
Channel: BBC2
I liked this documentary because it relates to my life, as I
was not born in London and after staying here for a bit I
decided to live here and continue my life here.

6. Conventions:
• Handheld
camera
• Following a
person
• Titles are not
challenged and are
simply shown at
the beginning of
the documentary.

7. Conventions:
• Scene of handheld
camera
• Establishing a place
• Creating an image of
London (very busy)
• Interview with no
presenter.
• The person being
interviewed speaks
directly to the camera.
• Videos of the past about
London
• To support their point
• Gives more realism to the
documentary

8. One born every minute.
• Genre- reality television documentary.
• Conventions- real life, drama, happy at the end.
• Time: 8pm
• Channel: Channel 4
• I liked this documentary because I thought it was very
informative and it portrays a happy side to the birth and
having a baby situation.

9. Conventions
• Titles at the side
• Not to attract too much
attention
• Interview with the
nurses
• Talks directly to the
camera
• No presenters

10. Conventions:
• Effects- Zoom In from distance
• Zoom in of the baby
• After the titles come up
• Voiceover is done at
some parts.
• This part for example, in
this scene there is
voiceover.
• Showing specific scenes
• They show everything
• Follows the whole
procedure