2. There are many similarities between our documentary and famous worldwide
documentaries presented by the likes of Louis Theroux and Ross Kemp etc. In our
documentary we decided to choose the expository mode to express the facts, the prices
and the history of both Craven Cottage and Stamford Bridge. One key feature of an
expository mode documentary is that the presenter directly addresses the audience and
aims to persuade viewers by appealing to common sense and logic, a typical feature of a
Louis Theroux documentary and we thought that this style would suit the points we are
trying to get across to the viewers. Also being key sportsmen and having a vast interest in
a range of sports we wanted to look into and research the prices, the history and other
information about both clubs and their stadiums and felt a need to present these facts
and figures to the audience, being interested in sport gave us an extra incentive to get the
right information and create the best possible documentary. Other modes such as the
reflexive, poetic, participatory and observational didn't appeal to us as much as the
expository because for obvious reasons the participatory mode involves us participating in
the subject itself so it did not appeal to us. The reflexive mode wasn't a considerable
option because it involves and emotional approach to the audience, something which is
unnecessary to our subject. The poetic and observational modes again were fairly
conclusive as we are not observing the subject and we are not looking for an artistic and
personal approach.

3. Similar to real media products we included a range of typical
conventions such as facts, figures, interviews, photos,
voiceovers and we gave the audience the chance to develop
knowledge about the subject. These conventions gave a sense
of realism to the documentary and ensured it was informative
but at the same time entertaining. I did some personal
research on the conventions and made a blog post about the
different conventions that are typical in a documentary which
was extremely useful when thinking about what to include in
the documentary.

4. In our documentary interviews were effectively used to show a
subjective account of a season ticket holder at each football
club. The interviews allowed us to ask a series of questions
relating to the stadium through a range of camera angles and
shots and in return we got a opinionated answer that
developed audience knowledge and knowledge for ourselves.
The interviews also gave us an understanding to what perks the
season ticket holder would get. We used an over the shoulder
shot, a close up, an extreme close up and a two shot
throughout both interviews. This kept the audiences attention
and the close ups recognized the facial expression and emotion
of each season ticket holder whilst the two shot showed the
relationship between the two and set the scene.

5. The voiceover was an effective convention used in our
documentary. Although it only took place for just under 20 seconds
it enabled us to have a panning shot of the stadium whilst talking
over the top about the current prices for tickets and how many
people the ground can hold. It was extremely effective because the
voiceover and the image on screen had a significant relationship
and the image also set the scene and identified to the viewers
what the voiceover was talking about. It is a typical feature of a
documentary therefore it added a sense of realism to our final
task.

6. For our documentary music was a vital part for keeping the attention
of the audience, supporting the general mood of the documentary and
adding to the background of scenes when relevant. For example when
Jamie arrives at Stamford Bridge for the first time the song "We are the
Champions" is heard in the background because Jamie is mentioning
the trophies Chelsea FC have won and in the background a poster
reading "Champions of Europe" can be seen. The music at the
beginning of the documentary acted as an introduction to the subject
adding entertainment and drama then as Jamie introduces what is
going to happen in the documentary, a tension building track is played
behind Jamie's voice to build up to the first stadium. Elsewhere in the
documentary there is music played over the voiceover to create a calm
atmosphere; the music is played at the perfect volume as the voice can
be heard clearly and the music acts as a background calming effect.

7. The title "Stadiums: Head 2 Head" was a long thought process, we
wanted to make it as realistic as possible and after doing some
research into other documentary titles we decided that the use of
having "2" instead of "to" was important as it identified that two
stadiums would be involved and created a competitive feeling to
the documentary. The title clearly shows that it is going to be a
documentary that involves one stadium competing against another
and the use of "Stadium" at the start immediately justifies what the
documentary is going to be about. Although the issue of the
audience not knowing which sport the stadiums will be referring to,
pictures of each stadium are present when the title appears on
screen to let the viewers immediately know that the documentary
is about Football Stadiums.

8. The credits at the end are a professional and regular feature of any
documentary or film. The credits tell the audience who starred in
the documentary, who was in charge of the camera, who
edited, who else participated in the makings of the documentary
and who we had to thank for letting the documentary be
broadcasted, in this case it was Sky Sports 1. We didn't feel the
need to make it stylish, we just familiarised the credits to how real
media products do.

9. We presented the names of the interviewees in the bottom
left hand corner when they are first focused on by the
camera. In the Chelsea interview the first question is asked
but it isn't until the season ticket holder is seen on camera
and begins to answer the question till we see what his name
is. The same applies for the Fulham interview, the interview
begins with a two shot but then an over the shoulder shot
introduces Jasby to the audience.

10. The idea for our documentary came after doing some research
and looking into other documentaries related to sport.
Immediately after being asked what documentary we wanted to
produce, we both thought about Sport, this narrowed down our
choices and after deciding that we wanted to base it on football
we started to look at past documentaries from different years
and observing what they chose. After considerable research we
came to the decision that a documentary on Stadiums would be
ideal and interesting for both of us as it met the criteria and it
was something that we hadn't seen before on Television so it had
a unique value to it that would attract a wide range of audiences.