Documentary - Stacey Dooley

Plain and basic text

A montage of evidence to support the

point of the documentary, emphasising
the scale of the issue.

Zooms out of the picture to allow the

audience to see more victims, this
shows the amount of people affected
and emphasises the importance of
awareness to prevent more problems.

Interview at the scene of a grave on the

road side where the body was found.
Setting is important, out with evidence,
visiting places. There are often names and
occupation/relation to person that appear
during interviews.
Real people are involved instead of actors
unless there is a reconstruction of what
happened or they use an actor to protect
identities.

Establishing shots of the areas in which

they visit, highlighting poverty and causes
empathy during the monologue over the
top. This makes the audience feel
sympathetic and are more likely to pay
attention.

Showing of locations before entering helps

to allow the audience to feel as though they
are there as it helps to create realism and
also helps to show all angles of the story.
Low key lighting connotes the somber mood
of the documentary - dark topic explored.

Mid to close up shots used - simplistic,

depth of field focused on the presenter
causing what they say to have more impact
as there is no distractions in the
background. Signifies importance.

Voiceover during this montage telling

stories of the sequence - helps to entice the
audience as the montage seems
lighthearted which contrasts to the difficult
subject which is approached in the
documentary.

Hand held camera causing shaky camera

shots help to connote realism and truth -
less formal and lower budget.

Eye level shot connotes the scene being

observed by a human which adds to the
realism of the documentary.

Summing up of ideas and points,

concluding everything mentioned in the
documentary, highlighting the point of
why it was made. Followed by things to
think about in the future and
improvements that could be made to
rectify the situation.