PLUS SIZED WARS

THEMESSocial Media

Fashion

Body Positivity

RetailBeauty Standards

Social History

Feminity

TYPE OF DOCUMENTARY

MIXED

Interviews

Archive footage

Narration

Observational footage

NARRATIVE STRUCTURE

• Non-Linear- It doesn’t follow a timeline.

• Single stranded- focuses on one topic (plus sized women)

• Segmented- There are lots of different subtopics, eg modelling, clothing, fitness.

• Open- It is still an ongoing issue.

CAMERAWORK

InterviewsRule of thirds,

interviewee is positioned to one side of the screen.

Medium close up

Eye level

No direct eye contact, looking at the interviewer off-screen.

Relevant mise en scene- he is the manager of a clothing store and there are clothes behind him. Establishing shots of clothing

stores

Pans and tracking shots of clothing

Observational footage of meetings and photoshootsZooms on

people’s instagrams

MISE EN SCENEHome settings are used for some of the interviews which makes it seem more personal.

The documentary is about fashion, so there are lots of shots of clothing.

Social media is a big focus in the documentary so there are lots of shots of people’s instagrams.

There are shots of mannequins to reflect the theme of fashion.

SOUND

Diegetic sound is used in interviews and observational footage, where the sound matches the visuals.

Narration• Voice of God narration• Female• Standard English• Purpose is to give information, keep

the audience engaged, tie things together, give facts and introduce topics.

Non diegetic, upbeat music is used: “All About That Bass” which is relevant to the topic as it is about body positivity.

EDITINGA-ROLL B-ROLL

Cutaways are used while people are speaking, for example when they speak about Tess Holliday and the possibility of hiring her as a model, the documentary cuts away to show her Instagram.

Mostly all of the interview questions are edited out, apart from some exceptions for example the interviewer asks Andrew Killingsworth if he thinks that Tess Holliday is sexy which makes him look uncomfortable and suggests to the audience that he is shallow.

Occasionally the screen flashes to white between straight cuts,

which mimics the flash of a camera and reflects the

theme of modelling.

ARCHIVE MATERIAL

• Footage of old catwalks are used.

• Footage of the ‘Fat and Beautiful’ pageant.

• Footage of Evans in the past.

• Overall there is less archive footage than most mixed documentaries as it focuses on the present day.

GRAPHICS

The title of the documentary is used before and after the ad breaks.

Interviews have text which say the interviewee’s name and their relevance to the topic, for example Fiona Ross is the managing director of a shop that is targeted at plus sized women.

A hashtag is also used to encourage people to talk about the documentary.