2. The three documentaries I will do.
Body shock Out on a limo Sound of the 70’s
The part of the This documentary is This documentary is
documentary I’m about celebrations in a about the music of the
looking at is about limo and how it has 70’s it goes back to
the smallest man on changed over time. various singers and
earth. bands and researches
about them.
3. Body shock
Channel 4.
Some interesting topics ? What I like about this documentary?
• How the smallest man on How we get to see how he lives
earth lives. The difficulties he had
• He's daily life routine How he’s life change.
• How he's life changed after The interview with the director of the Guinness
going into the Guinness book. book/
4. Conventions seen in The body shock.
They introduce the story first. Natural lighting Intervals/ breaks
What I like about it ? It allows us to have a What I like about it ? it gives you a real and What I like about it ? It reminds you the
primary understanding of what is going on. natural feeling of the setting. name of the documentary you are watching
and keeps you wanting to watch.
• Voice over.
• Background music to
set the mood.
The title comes later on. Interview with experts. • Archival footage.
What I like about it ? You understand what the What I like about it ? you can rely on the
title has to do with the documentary information you are getting, and also it proves
points.
5. Out on a limo.
Channel 4.
Some interesting topics. What I like about this documentary.
• How the use of limo has
changed. • Drivers opinions.
• What the drivers go • What people do inside the limo.
through. • Newly wedded couples stories.
• What can happen inside a • Sweet 16’s stories.
limo.
6. Conventions seen in Out on a Limo.
Variety of different shots of people in a limo to introduce what the documentary is about.
( introduce the story first)
Title shown after the introduction. Interview with the experts. Every break ends with a title.
Conventions :
- voice over - Natural lighting
- Non diabetic - Music / Ambient sound
7. Channel 4 Documentaries.
It can be seen that channel 4 documentaries usually
begin the same way :
• by introducing the story then having titles
• have intervals the same way
• Uses voice over.
• Looks for experts opinions.
8. Sound of the 70’s
Some interesting topics. What I like about this documentary.
• Goes back in time. • The information you get of
• Interviews people that has olden days.
been essential at the time. • How you get to know people
• The change of the music you wouldn’t know.
industry • The topics talked about.
• How music was back then.
9. Conventions seen in Sound of the 70’s.
Use of picture
The use of text to introduce the people.
-voice over
-back ground music
-artificial lighting
-artificial sounds
-ambient sounds
Documentaries starts with the
-interview from professionals
title.
Documentary already starts with the title.
10. BBC AND CHANNEL 5
as it can be seen documentaries from channel 4 and BBC are both
structured differently:
• channel 4 has intervals - BBC doesn’t
• -channel 4 doesn’t use a lot of text input - BBC does
• channel four uses a lot of natural sounds - BBC uses a lot of non diegetic music.
