2. Type of documentary
This is a mixed documentary which consists of interviews, narration, archive footage and
observations. Archive material are clips and footage from the past and are used to show the
progression of time in a documentary. Narration/ Voice Of God is used to give the documentary
context and help the audience to understand and follow the programme.
This is an example of an interview
which features in the documentary.
An interview is where someone is
asking the interviewee questions
and there opinion on a certain topic.
This then is an example of archive
material as it shows that they have
added these clips and images that
have already been filmed in the past.
This print screen is an example of
observational footage as it shows an
elderly lady who is driving her car.
3. Themes
Travel and Holiday-
This shows the theme of travel and
holiday as it shows a family enjoying
themselves on a beach, portraying the
idea that they are on holiday and have
travelled to this particular destination.
Countryside and Nature-
Female Independence-
Lifestyle and Leisure-
Social History-
This shows this theme as the nature of
where the documentary is filmed is
being shown, by including narrow roads
with fields and trees.
This shows observational footage of the
theme lifestyle as it shows how this
person lives, for example their breakfast.
This shows archive footage of a male sitting
next to a caravan, this shows this theme as
it shows the history of caravans.
This shows the theme of female
independence as this archive material
creates the idea that females were
sticking together and travelling on their
own without males.
4. Narrative Structure
Circular Structure-
This is an example of a circular structure that features in this documentary, a circular structure is when the programme starts in
the time period we are at now, however then refers back to different time periods. The documentary then should revert back to
the current time it started with.
Singular Structure-
This documentary is an example of an open structure as it contains only one story line in this programme. The only structure
that features in this is caravans.
Open Structure-
This structure is where the life of the people in the documentary is still going on and it does not stop when the documentary
does, meaning the story is open.
5. Camerawork
This shows that the camerawork during this documentary has used the
rule of thirds. This is when the interviewee are positioned off set from
the centre, so that they are not looking directly into the camera. The
camera is also positioned at eye level to the interviewee so that the
audience can see the person that is being interviewed. The shots that
are being during these interviews are mid- shot, mid close and close
ups.
This establishing shot of the
positioning of the caravans is
shown to create context for
the audience and to also
establish the surroundings of
where the documentary is set.
This print screen shows the hand held footage
that is used in this documentary, they use this to
create a sense of realism to bring to the
documentary.
6. Mise-en-scene
In interviews the background must be relevant to the topic in which
the interviewee is talking about for example this print screen shows
Peter Frost who is a caravan writer, he is then being interviewed in a
caravan as he is related to the topic of caravans.
This example shows Fiona Alper in her home which
relates to her, which is also a convention of
documentaries as it either has to relate to the topic
or to the person who is being interviewed.
7. Sound
Diegetic Sound-
An example of diegetic sound in this documentary is interviews, diegetic
sound is when it is part of real life and is not edited in. Interviews are a
good example of diegetic sound as they can be heard during soundbridges
of cutaways. They are also a good example as this is when the interviewer is
asking questions and it seems in documentaries that the interviewee is
talking freely about a topic, in this case it is caravans.
Non-diegetic Sound-
An example of non-diegetic sound that features in this
documentary is when the voiceover said ‘silent’ the music is
lacking to highlight the point and provide context to the
audience.
8. Editing
The questions asked to the
interviewee are edited out to
fasten the pace of the
documentary as well as it
looking like they are talking
freely about the subject of
caravans.
The cutaways are there to cover
up jumpcuts that are left when
the questions and other clips
are edited out. This also makes
it visually interesting for the
audience.
Straight cuts are used to
which are in sync with the
non-diegetic background
music which enhances the
entertainment aspect for the
consumer.
9. Archive Material
Archive material is used when interviewees are
talking about the past and the experiences they
have had with caravans, this is done so that the
audience can then see what it was caravans were
like in the past.
The archive footage also has historical
relevance as it is showing progression, for
example like a time line. Another example is
when the voiceover is talking about the war,
these are cutaways of archive material of
people in the war such as soldiers.
10. Graphics
Graphics are used during the
title at the beginning to show the
names and relevance to the
topic. They also feature at the
end of the documentary to show
who created what and how they
stared in the programme.
