Friday, September 24, 2010

9/11 - After the towers fell documentary.

Type of Documentary.

Mixed.

Themes.
Terrorism.
Fight for Survival.
How peoples lives changed.
Narrative Structure.
Linear.
Closed narrative structure.
Single strand.

Camerawork.
Interviews - MCU, CU, framed right or left of screen, eyeline 1/3 way down the screen.
Birds eye view of skyline.
Tilt shot up the towers.
Handheld camera - most used because people recorded it as it happened.
Panning shot.
Zoom out of buildings.
Zoom into still images.
Tracking shot of rubble.
Wide shot of firefighters.
POV shot.
CU of firefighters badge.
Long shot of empty streets filled with rubbish.
Two shot of two firefighters.

Mise-en-scene.
Fireengines.
Firefighters.
Police.
Cameras.
Background of interview -grey.

Sound.
Voice over - male, standard english and calm.
Screams.
Phonecalls.
Music in the background.
Messages off the radio.

Editing.
Writing dissolve off screen.
Cut - different people running and screaming.
Re-construction.
Archive Material.
Radio messages.
News shows audio.
Footage of towers falling.

Graphics
Translation of audio - serif, white and yellow font.
Interview - name and title- serif and bold.
Time, date and where they are - white font, serif and bold.

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