Analysis of Similar Texts

Joseph.M.Toyer

Educating Yorkshire

O This programme is broadcasted on

Channel 4, Thursdays at 9pm.

O It’s a mixed documentary as it uses the fly

on the wall technique and interviews.

O The school life for students and teachers

alike is the subject of exploration, being

presented in several points of view,

dependant on who each episode is about.

Educating Yorkshire

O This show uses narration, the narration being used to establish the story or scene.

O The students and teachers are interviewed occasionally to receive their point of view on the matter at hand, as an example when Bailey explains why she wears a lot of makeup.

O This is the sort of documentary used to tell stories and express reality (although likely to be re-interpreted in the editing stages to hide some details).

O I intend to use interviews in my documentary, as these I believe would be the best way to receive information that could be helpful in receiving answers in my documentary.

T.O.W.I.EThe Only Way Is Essex

O This programme is broadcasted on ITV Be

(as of October 2014), Wednesdays.

O This is a drama documentary as this

documentary is also classed as a soap

drama.

O Celebrities in Essex are observed, usually

going about their business.

T.O.W.I.EThe Only Way Is Essex

O When a character is introduced to the

story, their name dissolves onto the

screen, having this been edited after

filming.

O This is a feature I would like to use in my

documentary, though I would most likely

need the permission of those featured on

screen before their names could be edited

onto the footage.

The Dealership

O This programme is broadcasted on

Channel 4, Thursdays at 8pm.

O It’s a mixed documentary as it uses

interviews and narrated stories like the

voice of god technique.

O This documentary goes into depth of car

sellers and their job.

The Dealership

O As said on the previous slide, this

documentary uses interviews as cutaways

from the story.

O There is only narration to establish the

scene or explain anything unclear allowing

the story to flow digeticly.

O I doubt I will use any of the techniques

found in this documentary.