Assignment 10: Purpose & Inspiration & Mode Theory

Chelsea Fashole-Luke

Purpose

A) What is the purpose of the documentary? (consider your target audience)To inform and educate people (mostly young people) on the effects of education on their futures.

B) What would people learn about this topic from your documentary? (consider your target audience)

People would learn about:- What it takes to become part of the working world- What qualifications – if any – are needed in certain lines of work- Whether or not having a degree dramatically impacts your chances

of having a good job.

Inspiration: Food UnwrappedFood Unwrapped:Interviews with professionals

Presenters are active, getting involved in the activities presented to them

Interviewees speak directly to the camera

Inspiration: My Tattoo Addiction

Titles match the theme of the documentary. In this case, a tattoo documentary has a tattoo style title

Inspiration: Thelma’s Gypsy Girls

Montage editing used as an introduction

Close ups used to emphasise the theme of the documentary

ModeMode Conventions & Examples Explanation of how it applies to

your documentary

Expository mode (voice of god) - A presenter is not present, instead there is a narrator who guides the documentary along

n/a

Observational mode (window of the world)

- Subjects are observed rather than directly addressed

n/a

Participatory mode (filmmaker and subject together)

- Filmmaker interviews subjects - Expert interviews- Interviews with strangers

Reflexive (aware of process) - Filmmakers do not hide other cameras etc. that are used to make documentary

n/a

Performer mode (filmmaker as participant)

- Filmmaker is involved in activities n/a

The end.