Firstly, we use the eyeline rule in all of our interviews. This ensured that all the interviewees would be sat on one third of the camera screen and be looking into the empty space next to the camera and not dirsctly at it. Drawing one underneath is an example of how this is achieved:
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Following the list of codes and conventions, we decided that we must use cutaways relevant to the topic, as all the documentaries that we had studied as research did the same. Our topic was fears and phobias, therefore we chose things that people are most commonly scared of like clowns and spiders.
We also used cutaways in our documentary to make all the transitions much smoother by avoiding the jump cuts between each shot, this made sure that our product looked of a high quality.
Montages are commonly used in documentaries as they allow all the different views and opinions of the public, to be quickly shown. We used a montage in the opening of our documentary to get the point across, that everyone is scared of something, whether it be something serious or something less important.
Most documentaries use a voiceover to either lead the narrative or just to give the audience an extra bit of information.
We too used a voiceover, but to give the audience a better knowledge of what is and what can cause a phobia. Because the topic of our documentary is quite serious, we used a formal but sympathetic tone of voice, as this related to our target audience.
The graphics in most documenatries are simple and do not detract from what is happening or being said on screen. Also the interviewees details are shown once, usually the first time they are seen or speaking. We followed this rule and used simple graphics with a colour relevant to the theme - we used red as this has connotations of blood and danger, both of which are usually related with phobias.
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