I Will Be Analysing A Documentry And How They Use The Four Technical Aspects , Cinematography, Editing, Mise-En-Scene And Sound.
I have chosen The Documentry ‘Ross Kemp on Gangs’ in The USA, part one of five. I will be analysing sound First and how it Connects with the images and shots within the extract I Am Viewing. Firstly the extract shows a Medium Close Up establishing shot Of The American Flag This follows With A Fade Away That Reveals A Long Shot of the Country that is Being introduced.
After the opening sequence Of The American Flag An Establishing Shot Of A Gun Is Used With The Famous Sound Of Police Sirens Being Used As Non-Digetic Sound.
The Establishing Shot Of The American Flag.
A Fade Away Leads To A Image Of The City Of America.
At The Beginning Ross Kemp States 'That America Is The Breeding Ground Of Some Of The Toughest Gangs In The Usa'. By Saying This It Intrests The Audience As They Will Now Be Thinking That Ross Kemp Will Be Investigating These Gangs In The USA.
Sound Is essential in a documentary because it allows the images To flow and It Also makes sense To Its Viewers. Audiences are Also Likely To Remain Intreseted If The Sound Is Clear Throughout The Documentry.
This Is A Medium Close Up Of Police Officers Arresting Members Of A Gang.
Ross kemp’s voice over allows The Viewers to understand the documentary in much more Immense detail As Its Clear About The Facts That Are included, By Using The Voice Over It Connects with the storyline and engages It's Audience. As This Documentry is about Gangs Surrounding The USA, A Clear And Deep Masculine Voice Is Needed. By Using Ross Kemp's Voice It Helps Connotes To The Audience The Image Of A Tough Man. The voiceover play a key Part When Directing And Producing A Documentry As The Storyline And The Images Need To Connect With One Another.
This Is A Medium Long Shot Of Ross Kemp And Young Children On The Streets Of America.
As Fopr The Mise-En-Scene The Costumes The Gangs Members Are Wearing Portray To The Audience That They Are Part Of A Breeding Gang. As They Have Metal Teeth And Chains That Hang Half Way Down Their Necks. These Props Connote To The Audience That The Men Can Be Dangerous. They do carry weapons Aswell (I.e Guns). The Audience Could Spot A Gang Member From Afar In This Documentry As They All Have Tattoos That Are Associated With Someone's Death, And Also Wear Thugish Clothing, Which An Audience Would Normally Associate With A Thug Or A Gang Member. The audience see footage of gang members in the gym, they are working hard on the boxing bags, this connotes to the audience that they are training for fighting.
This Is A Close Up Of Writing On The Floor That Reads 'Blood' This Connotes To The Audience That The Gangs In America Are Looking For War With Other Gangs.
Cinematography Is Essential To Any Documentry, As It Is The Way The Shots Are Put Together To Connect With The Sound And Different Shots. The juxtapose Of Shots Is Vital In Any Documentry As That Is What Binds It All Together And Helps The Audience To Relate To The Storyline. The Use Of Cutaways In This Documentry Portrays To The Audience Violence Of The Gangs In America And Also Creates Suspense. Cutaways shot are Always important In A Documentry Because They Help The Audience Relate To The Topic That Is Being Filmed. By Using A Cutaway In This Documentry It Gives Us The Audience An Idea Of What It Is Going To Be About, It Allows The Audience To See The Cutaways While Listening To A Interview Or Voice-Over. For example, A Birds Eye View Of The Capital Of New York Is Being Shown, Whilst The Voice Over Is Ross Kemp Talking About The Crimes The Gangs Get Up Too.
Editing Is The Main Part Of This Documentry About Ross Kemp On Gangs. The Way The Documentry Has Been Editing Makes It Seem More Real Life Aswell. The Match On Action Shot That Is Used When Ross Is Talking About The Weapons Portrays To The Audience That It Is Real And That He Has Taken His Time In Going Over To America To Analyse The Gangs.
