1. Assignment 18:
Mode Theory
Topic: Have video games evolved for the better or for the worse?
Pamela Younes
Jodie Foster-Pilia
Abigail Menzies
Laura Cuk

2. The modes…
Mode
Basic description
Examples
Expository
Voice of God
Blue Planet
Observational
Fly on the wall
Lifers
Participatory
Present filmmaker as well as subject
Food unwrapped
Performative
Filmmaker as participant
Supersize me
Reflexive
Aware of process
Catfish

3. We are most interested in the
following modes…
• Participatory mode because we want our
presenter to be a participant in our
documentary topic.
• Expository mode because we can use this
mode to explain to the audience of what we
will be showing them on the screen, for
example; statistics & animations.

4. Participatory mode
Applying this mode
How & why?
Inspiration from other
documentary
Public interviews &
Expert interviews
The presenter will be a
participant in the interviews with
the interviewees.
Bowling for Columbine
Experiments
The experiments we will do in regards
to video games, will keep the audience
engaged
Supersize Me ( 30 day trial eating
only McDonalds)
Human Swarm
Case studies
The participatory mode will be present
in case study as, we have to follow a
particular individual and how video
games effect them
Catfish
Presenter
There will be a presenter, present in
the documentary instead of just using
a voice over
Good hair

5. Expository mode
Applying this mode
How & why?
Inspiration from other
documentary
Statistics
When showing the statistics of
this documentary topic, we will
apply a voice over to describe
what the viewer will be seeing.
End of The Line
Animation
Narrators voice will cover
over the animation to explain
like the historical timeline of
the video gaming evolution.
Food Inc.
Archival footage
Voice over will be used to
explain what is happening in
photograph
Branding a witch

6. Link to purpose
The purpose of our documentary is to educate, inform
the audience of the pros and cons that video games
have on society
1) Our choice of mode connects to the purpose because
the presenter will be an involvement in the documentary
and speaking to the audience directly, whereby they will
be easily informed.
2) The fact that there is a presenter means that the
audience are able to see the facial expressions of the
presenter, and are able to be aware of the process
because the presenter is.

7. Link to audience
• We think we would like to attract a mass target
audience; they will generally be female parents
aged
• Our choice of participatory mode connects to our
target audience because we will be connecting to
the audience if the presenter is more participant
instead of just being a voice of God
• Our choice of expository mode connects to our
target audience because the presenter will be
talking towards the audience.