Mobile phone documentary Evaluation

Use of A-Roll and B-Roll

The B-Roll in our Documentary was used throughout the video. For starters, the B-Roll was placed right at the start of the Documentaryand inbetween the interviews. The B-Roll was placed in these particular places was due to the fact of covering up jumpcuts in the interviews, this would create a smooth run through the interview. The B-Roll at the start of the Documentary was used so it could introduce the Documentary,a lot of documentarys do this usually at the beginning of their documentarys. The A-Roll in the Documentary was the usage of the interviews. All ready we had four interviews, but i decided to add the two so it could be under atleast 2 mins max. The interviews consisted of the same questions being asked but were edited to match the answers.

Framing of interviews

The framing of the interviews were from a close up point of view, so we could see the interviewee clearly in the shot. Using the rule of thirds, The interviewee appears far from center on either the left or right side of the camera (depending on the position of the interviewer). The interviewee also could not look directly into the camera as this would not look realistic and look more fictious and acted.

Mise en Scene of the interviews
The documentary was filmed in priestley college, emphasizing the youth of the people interviewd (I.E adolescence) The use of B-roll of the mobile phones also related back to the interview as the B-roll played through each interview.

Editing of interviews to remove questions
I mainly took out most of the questions i asked, but placed some questions deliberatly in so it could make sense in the interview. The questions were usually asked at the start of the interviews to make sense of the answers but most of the questions i cut out and put B-roll over them.

Use of stills and Archive footage
There was only one archive footage i used in the entire sequence and that was of the angry birds gameplay. Using this would have relations to mobile phone use as mainly people with iphones or androids play the game. It is also a very popular game making it recognizeable to other people.

Sound and music
The music used through out the documentary were two songs by the artists Daft Punk, the first song which appeared at the start and credits was called "Human after all" and the second song was called "Digital love". The use of these songs were used because Daft Punk are known for their robotic act and the use of technological references. This would make reference to technology like mobile phones and such.