The Boy with no hands.

BBC 1, Olivia BentMixed Documentary

Themes

- Living a normal childhood without hands- The story behind his amputation- Admiration on how he lives life without questions .

What are the narrative structure?

The narrative structure of the documentary is Single Strand, Linear and Closed.

Camera Work

Interviews• The interviewee’s are framed mostly in a Close up and

they are framed to the left or right of the centre.

• Some of the interviews that are filmed outside used handheld camera footage.

Other Camera Work• Establishing shots are used to show the audience what

type of environment is being shown.

• There is a quick zoom on the area where Alan’s hands should be, which reminds the viewer what the documentary is focusing on.

Mise-En-Scene-The interviewee’s are usually filmed in Alan’s home, demonstrating how he lives day to day life. However, there are some points throughout the documentary where his family is filmed outside at the park.

-The lighting is usually focused on the interviewee’s face, and they are usually in focus with a shallow depth of field.

-Alan is shown in :SchoolHomePark

SoundVoiceover-Male-Standard English

MusicThe music bed of the documentary is quite upbeat and happy,

which reinforced that Alan is a happy young boy and his disability does not phase him.

Editing

The most common edit throughout this documentary is cut. All questions from the interviews were edited out.

However, montage is used alot to show all of Alan’s baby pictures andpictures of him growing up. Here are some examples.

GraphicsGraphics that were used in this documentary were subheadings that

appeared during the interviews under the interviewees name. The font was a serif font and it was white. Here is an example to show.