Codes & Conventions

Codes & Conventions

For the start of this assignment learned the different types of techniques for 'Codes & Conventions'.

• Voice over
• Interviews - Semi structured/Structured
• Cut aways
• Presenter(s)
• Sequence
• Open and closed
• Factual/non-factual
• Graphics
• Content Magazine style
• Informal/Formal Language
• Name Tags
• Lead Presenter/Secondary Presenter/Location Presenter
• Credits
• Background Music
• Opinions
• Video clips - factual/non-factual
• Camera position - Hand held/tripod
• Diagrams
• Evidence

Presenters

Lead presenter: The lead presenter opens the show by informing the audience of what topics the episode is going to cover. The lead presenter then pass it over to the secondary presenter that will review the topic. Once  the topic has been reviewed, the show then gets passed back to lead presenter to introduce a different topic. 

Secondary presenter: The secondary presenter is usually in a different location than the lead presenter.   

The secondary presenter is covered as a voice over throughout the documentary. The secondary presenter covers the topics by informing the audience what is happening in the event of the documentary.

Voice over: The voice over is used to inform the audience of what is happening in the scene of event.

Cut Aways: Cut aways are used to display different shots of suitable and linkable scenes for the viewing.

Graphics: Graphics are used to display a good scenery and to link with the topic.

Interviews: Interviews are used to portrait a viewing opinion and knowledge of the interviewee.

Informal & Formal Language: Informal and formal language is used to inform knowledge in a certain way of linking and communicating with the audience, depending on the genre of the documentary.

Name Tags: Name tags are to inform the audience of their personal who is being displayed, this includes their name and what they specialist in.

Camera position: Camera positioning is used for displaying the shots and scenes of the production.

Background Music: Background music is used to link and fill in the audio of the documentary and to give an effect for the audience.

Credits: Credits are used to give credit to the people who were responsible for the making of the certain film.

Diagrams: Diagrams are used to give a visual informing description of what idea the presenters are trying to get across to the audience.

I viewed the three following Documentaries;

• BBC- Click
• VICE
• BBC - Coast

BBC - Click

This documentary is a magazine styled show that displays all the topics that the show will cover.This documentary covers technology devices mainly next-gen devices. The program also has a lead presenter and a secondary presenter.

The documentary uses:

• Voice overs
• Cut aways
• Graphics
• Evidence
• Factual videos
• Structured interviews
• diagrams
• Open & Closed
• Name Tags
• Informal language
• Background music
• Credits

Vice - Documentaries

This documentary uses mainly evidence, including events and interviews. The documentary doesn't use any presentations, only follows up on the interviewee's. This documentary isn't a magazine style film, the documentary is more of a journey documentary which covers society issues or time and events.

This documentary uses:

• Evidence
• Voice overs
• Interviews - structured
• Cut aways
• Factual
• Graphics
• Name Tags
• Informal
• Credits

BBC Coast

The documentary is a factual documentary which uses factual information and objects to provide evidence for the documentary.  

                                                                                                              

This documentary uses geographic shots, which are shot from a helicopter that gives a birds eye view which can reflect with their subjected title.  This documentary also uses a magazine style show, which is used to introduce the topics that the documentary will cover. They use this to inform the audience of what topics the documentary is presenting, this is also used to grab the audiences attention by viewing topic that will interest them. 

This documentary uses:

• Lead Presenter
• Secondary Presenter
• Voice overs
• Cut aways
• Diagrams
• Name tags
• Background music
• Interviews - structured
• Demonstrations
• Evidence
• Open & Closed
• Factual
• Credits

This documentary uses a magazine style of presenting. The Documentary uses factual information and factual objects to provide a poof of evidence to make it factual. The documentary also uses demonstrations including reenactments.

The documentary uses reenactments to create an interesting feature to documentary and to demonstrate visually to the audience how and why the event was caused. They use a visual demonstration to turn it into a miniature film, which mainly makes the documentary more entertaining.

This documentary uses:

• Lead Presenter
• Cut aways
• Video clips - Factual/Evidence
• Interviews - Structured
• Demonstrations/Reonactments
• Factual Information
• Voice overs
• Graphics
• Background Music
• Introduction clip - signature to the documentary
• Name Tags
• Secondary Presenters
• Diagrams
• Open & Closed
• Credits