Maria Younes

ASSIGNMENT #4: ANALYSIS OF A TV DOCUMENTARY

What is it about?

Lifers is about prisoners who have committed a crime which resulted in them being prisoned for life.

Whast channel was it on?

This documentary was shown on channel 4.

Who is the target audience?

The target audience for this documentary would be from an age of 18+ as the documentary showed people who ranged from that age.

When was it shown?

Monday 25th of June 2012

LIFERS

When was it shown?

Monday 25th of June

• Hand held camera• Natural lighting• Interviews

• Archival footage/pictures• Voice over

• Background music • Titles showing date and location

• Selection of footage• Real life setting

• Supportive images and footage • Presence/personal bias of film maker

• Quoted material• Style – theorists/theory

• Interviews with experts or public

CONVENTIONS OF DOCUMENTARIES

Establishing shot to show location Apply different special affects

Statistics Volume control

Structure Montage editing

CONVENTIONS

Using the convention of interviewing a murderer, the person involved.

USING THE CONVENTION OF VOICEOVER

They use a voiceover in order to interact with the audience.

SHOTS

Different shots to show location and what is

going on.

TITLES

Titles to give the audience more

information about the criminal.

FLY ON THE WALL

Fly on the wall, allows the

audience to see everything going

on.