Tuesday 27 November 2012

Analysing camerawork in a documentry

Minutes from 3:17 to 8:17.
1. Camera shots which were used in this documentary:

  • Point of view shot- Used various of times throughout documentary.
  • Cut away- From going from real life clips back to Katie being interviewed.
  • Pan- Moving along with what Katie is doing.
  • Crane- Angle of footage.
  • Zoom- Into picture s of katie.
  • Cine-verite- footage of inncident.
  • Framing- Into picture.
2. Does the camerawork add to the authenticity of the documentary?
Yes, it creates sympathy for Katie, involving slow movements of the camera, zooms into before and after pictures. Creates audience to feel and understand how brave she actually has been.

3. Does the documentary draw your attenion to the presence of the camera operator or does it attempt to conceal it?
The majority of the camera operater is very conceal as there is only slight movements. But certain things like zooming into picture is there to draw attention to what has happened.


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