Documentary Modes
The first documentary we looked at was the documentary film named 'The Emperors New Clothes'. This was released in 2015 and was made to inform people about how the rich are benefitting and the poor aren't in the UK, which can be seen as bias, evidently due to the fact a rather wealthy person is the narrator.
Director - Michael Winter Bottom
Presenter/Narrator - Russell Brand
Function of the Film - How the rich are getting 'richer' and the poor are getting poorer.
Recognisable Codes & Conventions - Generic interview, voice over, B-roll footage.
Does the film conform to our expectations of documentary? If so, how? - The documentary can be seen as bias. Firstly due to the fact there is no counter argument to oppose Brand's viewpoint, along with the fact that there is no initial investigation or reasoning to why the "rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer".
What was the mode of the documentary? - I believe that this documentary comes under expository mode, as it is bias and has a very commanding voice over, that allows no other opinion to be thought of in the process.
What was the perspective of this documentary? How do we know this? - The perspective is possibly coming from left wing politics, as it moans at the rich about the poor.
What was the perspective of this documentary? How do we know this? - The perspective is possibly coming from left wing politics, as it moans at the rich about the poor.
The Second documentary we looked at was 'Proud to be British'. This was made in 1973 and tends to promote Britain's pride in itself.
Director - Nick Broomfield
Presenter/Narrator - N/A
The function of the film - How the 3 different classes claim to be proud of their home nation of Great Britain.
List the Recognisable Codes and Conventions - Again, there is B-roll footage, along with a conventional interview. They have used rather slow editing to make sure their audience takes in all information and scenery. Furthermore, the use of B/W film tape (35mm) was also a conventional for the decade in which this was made in.
Does the film conform to our expectations of documentary? If so, how? - Yes, as it has all the codes and conventions of a standard documentary. Not a lot of bias in it as there are many classes interviewed in it.
What was the mode of this documentary and why? - This documentary probably would be observational mode, as everything tended to be more visual than the first documentary we looked at. It was exploring the pride of Britain, not promoting it as a holiday destination, so it was very un-bias, with no voice over.
What was the perspective of this documentary? How do we know this? - It was very un-bias, as they had a wide audience and amount of classes that they interviewed, leaving a more established and equal result from the interviews.
The Third documentary we had looked at was 'Once Upon a Forest'. This was made in 2013, and tends to talk about the beauty and innocence of forests. The French language is spoken in this unique and very truthful documentary.
Director - Luc Jacquet
Presenter/Narrator - Michel Papineschi
The function of the film - This is about Rainforest's, and going into the depths of how they influence life on earth. It follows the journey of a rainforest, allowing us viewers to watch it grow before our very eyes, with the narration helping us understand the process.
List the recognisable codes and conventions - There is very slow editing to allow viewers to feel as if they are there, soaking in the atmosphere of a rainforest. Slow editing is essential in this type of documentary film as the demographic need something to look at whilst taking in information from the narrator. Its very cinematic and has a distinctive voice over, another factor that engages viewers.
Does the film conform to our expectations of documentary? If so, how? - Yes and no. I believe so as there is nothing bias about it, only facts are made, which allows no opinion to counter argue with that.
What was the mode of this documentary and why? - I believe this is under Observational mode, as viewers are entitled to follow the facts of the show, and in this case, the more cinematic approach that the documentary has, putting things into perspective.
What was the perspective of this documentary? How do we know this? - I believe this documentary comes from an ecological perspective as it talks of saving the forest, and how we can do so.
The fourth and final documentary film we had looked at was 'This is me', a documentary that revolves around the transformation process from a gender to another. Created in 2015, it gives people an insight into transitions and transsexuality.
Director - Rhys Ernst
Presenter/Narrator(s) - Maya Jafer and D'lo.
The function of the film - This film revolves around accepting transsexuality and its process.
List the recognisable codes and conventions - There is B-roll footage to give a shot emotion, along with conventional interviews. This documentary is also cinematic, as it creates an emotional and moving piece of work that glues viewers into the hard-thought process that people have to go through when not feeling comfortable with not only their characteristics, but themselves.
Does the film conform to our expectations of documentary? If so, how? - Yes, as it is slightly bias, only showing the viewpoint of only a couple of people. Very conventional, allows audience opinion and a thought process.
What was the mode of this documentary and why? - The mode of this documentary was poetic, as it was visual as the narrative was told by the two interviewees and their past experiences.
What was the perspective of this documentary? How do we know this? - The perspective of this documentary was from experience. The two narrators are both transexual and have experienced the transition.
Presenter/Narrator - N/A
The function of the film - How the 3 different classes claim to be proud of their home nation of Great Britain.
List the Recognisable Codes and Conventions - Again, there is B-roll footage, along with a conventional interview. They have used rather slow editing to make sure their audience takes in all information and scenery. Furthermore, the use of B/W film tape (35mm) was also a conventional for the decade in which this was made in.
Does the film conform to our expectations of documentary? If so, how? - Yes, as it has all the codes and conventions of a standard documentary. Not a lot of bias in it as there are many classes interviewed in it.
What was the mode of this documentary and why? - This documentary probably would be observational mode, as everything tended to be more visual than the first documentary we looked at. It was exploring the pride of Britain, not promoting it as a holiday destination, so it was very un-bias, with no voice over.
What was the perspective of this documentary? How do we know this? - It was very un-bias, as they had a wide audience and amount of classes that they interviewed, leaving a more established and equal result from the interviews.
The Third documentary we had looked at was 'Once Upon a Forest'. This was made in 2013, and tends to talk about the beauty and innocence of forests. The French language is spoken in this unique and very truthful documentary.
Director - Luc Jacquet
Presenter/Narrator - Michel Papineschi
The function of the film - This is about Rainforest's, and going into the depths of how they influence life on earth. It follows the journey of a rainforest, allowing us viewers to watch it grow before our very eyes, with the narration helping us understand the process.
List the recognisable codes and conventions - There is very slow editing to allow viewers to feel as if they are there, soaking in the atmosphere of a rainforest. Slow editing is essential in this type of documentary film as the demographic need something to look at whilst taking in information from the narrator. Its very cinematic and has a distinctive voice over, another factor that engages viewers.
Does the film conform to our expectations of documentary? If so, how? - Yes and no. I believe so as there is nothing bias about it, only facts are made, which allows no opinion to counter argue with that.
What was the mode of this documentary and why? - I believe this is under Observational mode, as viewers are entitled to follow the facts of the show, and in this case, the more cinematic approach that the documentary has, putting things into perspective.
What was the perspective of this documentary? How do we know this? - I believe this documentary comes from an ecological perspective as it talks of saving the forest, and how we can do so.
The fourth and final documentary film we had looked at was 'This is me', a documentary that revolves around the transformation process from a gender to another. Created in 2015, it gives people an insight into transitions and transsexuality.
Director - Rhys Ernst
Presenter/Narrator(s) - Maya Jafer and D'lo.
The function of the film - This film revolves around accepting transsexuality and its process.
List the recognisable codes and conventions - There is B-roll footage to give a shot emotion, along with conventional interviews. This documentary is also cinematic, as it creates an emotional and moving piece of work that glues viewers into the hard-thought process that people have to go through when not feeling comfortable with not only their characteristics, but themselves.
Does the film conform to our expectations of documentary? If so, how? - Yes, as it is slightly bias, only showing the viewpoint of only a couple of people. Very conventional, allows audience opinion and a thought process.
What was the mode of this documentary and why? - The mode of this documentary was poetic, as it was visual as the narrative was told by the two interviewees and their past experiences.
What was the perspective of this documentary? How do we know this? - The perspective of this documentary was from experience. The two narrators are both transexual and have experienced the transition.
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