Tuesday, 9 July 2013

In the Teeth of Jaws documentary review

Documentary:
Camera:
.Close ups,medium shots for each interviewee
.Very little B-roll over interviews..
.Location shots.
. Most of the documentary is interview editted together.

Editing:
.Clips and small snipets from the movie.
.jump shots from interviews.
panning shots of still images, I.E photos and pictures.

Sound:
.The theme of jaws at the beginning of the documentary.
.Interviewee voice sounds.
.Very little music in documentary.

Archive Material:
.Movie clips from the movie Jaws.
.Photographs and posters.
.Still images of the actors,usually photos.
.footage from the making of.
.A lot of stills.

Graphics:
.Shark at the start of the Documentary swimming towards camera, very low CGI in the scene.
.Banner at the bottom of the interviewee to tell name and occupation. This also has the banner covered in water and the CGI shark on it as well.

Subject of Documentary:
.Jaws the movie-The making of Jaws.

Themes:
.Production work on the movie it self.
.The making of the movie.
.Behind the scenes of the movie.

Your/Audience responses:
The audience in response to the documentary feel intrigued towards how the movie was made. The documentary is interesting in not only at the time one of the best movies made, but the difficulty of making the movie it self. It is interesting looking at the work behind the scenes, and to most of the audience from the comments, is rather avid amongst the fans of Jaws.

Structure/Narrative:
.The interviews are structured well together becasue each interview relates to each one, the interviewees talk about thwe same topic to get their perspective of what was going on.
.Goes in at least three stages of the documentary:
.First it is the concept of the movie and the novel in the first place.
.Then its the making and production on props, actors, setting, budget, ect.
.Finally it is about releasing the movie and how it got popular and where it is today.

Mise en Scene:
.Images of water relate to the setting of Jaws and whetre the shark lurks.
.Cartoon-esque shark in the background is an obvious relation to Jaws itself.
.Blue is a connotation of the water.

Thursday, 4 July 2013

SKIN Documentary review

Documentary:

Camera: Camera consist of the following in the documentary-

.Extreme close ups showing is modifications like his eye, tattoos, piercings, ect.
.Narrow focus which look at his body art.
.Handheld camera, is typical for some documentaries, but for an interview in breaks away from normal conventions, emphasizing the interviewees individuality.
.Long shots.

Editing:
.Fast/slow motion.
.fades to and from black at beginning and end to show the start and ending of the documentary.
Jump cuts, which are mostly covered up by B-roll shots to hide away the edits.
Transition effect, the use of the broken film at the beginning title of the documentary.
Sound:
Continuous track all the way through the documentary, covers silences and makes it more lively.
A mordern/urban soundtrack emphasizing the interviewees lifestyle and occupation.
Interview voicing from the interviewee himself.
Archive Material:
No archive footage present in film.
Graphics:
.Title at the start of the documentary.
.Various images in the title flashing, I.E roll of film and brickwork.
Subject of documentary:
Body Modification, Tattoos, piercings, extreme implants ,ect.
Themes:
.Youth/modern culture
.Urban/ extreme lifestyle
.Diversity in people.
Your/Audience responses:
.People who respect his lifestyle are usually supportive
.Some people who go by his lifestyle or think it is very appealing think that the interviewee is a respected individual.
.A lot of people comment that his is very knowledgeable.
.There is some controversy but most people think the interviewee is interesting and down to earth.
Structure/Narrative:
.Beginning tells us what he does.
.Middle tells us about his life and his parents.
.Near end tells us the diffuculty society as viewed is looks, I.E school and work.
.Ending tells us his contentment with his life now and where he works.
Mise en scene:
.Low key lighting emphasizes mystery
.Background behind him gives off and urban/ artistic essence relating to himself and his profession.
.Costume, his piercings, modifications, ect.