Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Roger Genocide Baby Documentary

Type of documentary:

* Mixed

Themes:

* Genocide
* Death
* Family
* Understanding
* Sadness
* Discovery

Narrative Structure:

* Closed
* Non-Linear
* Single Strand

Camerawork:

* Interviewees on the left or the right of the screen and always lookingat the interviewer not the camera
* Wide Shot
* Close Up
* Over the shoulder
* High Angle
* Low Angle
* Tracking
* Long Shot
* Handheld camerawork
* Zooming in on interviewee

Mise-en-scene:

* Bright Lighting
* Greenery, shows peaceful area he lives in now
* Clips of Rwanda to show where the suffering happened
* Clips of their house shows their social class and contrasts to the video clips tp show the improvement in their lives now that they are away from Rwanda

Sound:

* Voiceover - Male, young, uses standard english
* Music - Upbeat and inspirational
* Gun trigger clicking
* People shouting and screaming

Editing:

* Slide in from the left
* Fast cuts
* Out of focus background

Archive Material:

* Video Footage
* Pictures
* News Footage
* Home Videos

Graphics:

* Black
* Typewriter font
* Tilted
* Dates
* Important words that are being said
* White, Sans Serif font for the subtitles

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