Documentary's I Will UseThe Triumph of The Will (1935)
This documentary is a post WWII film (released in Cinemas)
Made by Leni Riefenstahl to shad light on the propaganda used by Hitler to gain his fellow Germans support
The film is aimed at mature adults and historians , people who are highly educated
Lifers (2012)
This is a TV documentary Shows Europe's largest prison
and its offenders Documentary surrounds the
issue of murder and whether they should be let back into society
Its audience is driven towards adult
Conventions
Voice over Presenter Archive footage (photos,
newspapers etc.) Supporting footage First hand experiences Score music Natural Lighting No actors One camera Pans Montage
Interviews from the public Current debatable topics Titles Text Credits (animation, colour,
size, placement and roles) Establishing shot Quoted material Statistics Real life setting (natural) Ambient sounds
Conventions of ‘The Triumph of The Will (1935)’
The documentary begins with a prologue which is the only commentary throughout the film
It challenges documentary's of today. Making the audience pay full attention
The credits are in greyish white bold writing
This challenge - due to the lack of animations or fun colours its sends a clear message of importance
Conventions of ‘The Triumph of The Will (1935)’
Real life setting This Uses – Everything
was shot at the time and was natural
It was just observation to show that world
Conventions of ‘The Triumph of The Will (1935)’
Interviews Use – To give info
and more in-depth understanding to the viewer
Allows viewers to become emotionally invested
Conventions of ‘ Lifers ’
Camera shots and Angles Challenges/uses – The
are only straight cuts Long and short worth the
occasional Ariel and close up
Conventions of ‘The Triumph of The Will (1935)’
First hand experiences/ Footage
Use – To give info and more in-depth understanding to the viewer
Conventions of ‘ Lifers ’
Current debatable topics & Statistics
Challenge - Not only brings the issue of murder but ethics and psychology
The statistics make it more real
Conventions of ‘ Lifers ’
Text Develops -The text is
normal (upper and lower case) white text which gives a message of cold and clinical
But does it fit the topic?
Conventions of ‘ Lifers ’
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