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Analysis of two documentary extracts
1. Extract from Fried Chicken shop
Mode of documentary This documentary is an Institutional Documentary which shows the day to day life of
the workers in a fast food restaurant/takeaway as a fly-on-the-wall insight.
Interview/narration/ voiceover style: (Formal,
informal/ scripted/ spontaneous)
Voice over of a male, in a informal way and is scripted.
Media
Language
Camera Work - Quick cut aways from shot to shot.
- Close ups of the people in the shop.
- Over the shoulder shot of the owner having an interview
- Close up of the food and the workers handling and cooking the food.
Editing - No editing just straight cut aways from shot to shot.
- fade in and out of a plain black background saying the title of the show.
Sound - Male voice over
- Chatting and loud noises of the drunk people in the shop.
- Music which give it a tense vibe.
Mise-en-scene/
iconography
- In a uniform for the actual shop.
- Tables and chairs in the restaurant.
Differing Styles of Documentaries: Making notes about how language is adapted to fit the
genre/form/mode/subject matter
2. Extract from Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
Mode of documentary/music video This documentary is in the style of a docusoap documentary, this documentary follows the
lives of the travelling community.
Interview/narration/ voiceover style: (Formal,
informal/ scripted/ spontaneous)
A formal and scripted female voiceover.
Media
Language
Camera Work - Quick snap shots , that are just jump cuts from one to the other.
- Medium shots to get all their body in.
- Over the shoulder interview shots when they ask them and they talk about there way of
life.
Editing - Straight jump cuts from one shot to another.
- No editing as it gives it a real sense of it being real.
- Fade in and out of the title page.
Sound - Upbeat music that you instantly makes you think of the travelling community.
Mise-en-scene/
iconography
- Big fancy pretty dresses.
- Lots of them (big crowd)
- Long hair
- Fancy make-up.
- Lots of shots of the big posh scenery, showing you the royalty at the races.