The document discusses various technical aspects of shooting a documentary, including camera angles, sound, and lighting. Camera angles included stationary shots for interviews as well as close-ups. Background music was used to set the tone, while interviews had a quiet piano soundtrack. Lighting was generally standard but brighter to convey a lighthearted feel, and exposure was adjusted for an interview shot in a dark house.

1. Shooting the
documentary
By Callum Pearce

2. Camera Angles
The camera angles throughout the documentary varied
due the amount of different shots that there needed to be.
The main stationary shot was the same for both of the 2
interviews which portrayed both the presenter and
interviewee in the shot. An additional camera was used to
get a second angle giving close ups of the characters
talking. For the montage at the beginning, it felt
appropriate to use close ups of the dogs in action as this
gave the audience a feel for the topic of the documentary
instantly.

3. Sound
Having an upbeat background music for the introduction
of the documentary gave an indication of the style that the
documentary was going to be presented. We used the
non diegetic background music throughout the whole
documentary (except parts of Sarah and Wheat interview)
as this seemed more of a serious interview, hence putting
a quiet piano soundtrack behind the talking when talking
about her condition. Other sounds included the voice over
by the presenter which was recorded using a Rode
VideoMic.

4. Lighting
We used a very standard lighting throughout the
documentary to ensure that it was either not too dark or
not too bright on the eye. However, as the documentary
was set out as ‘lighthearted’, we did feel that it was
necessary to make the lighting slightly bright to present
the documentary in a ‘happier’ way. In the interview with
Sarah, the lighting in her house was a bit too dark than
what we anticipated, because of this we adjusted the ISO
and exposure of the camera to achieve a brighter feel to
the interview.