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Codes and Conventions of TV Documentaries
Interviews•Framed slightly to the left or right of frame.
• Close up, medium
close up or big close up
used.
• Questions edited out•Cutaways used to avoid jump cuts - relevant to what is being talked about - archive material: pictures, film - actuality footage• Graphics used to anchor who the person is and their relevance to the topic - name slightly bigger than their job/relevance to the topic
Voiceover• Introduce the topic• Link items together• The glue that holds the narrative together • Standard english - age and gender are relevant to the topic
• Cut is the main edit• No fancy editing• Shouldn’t notice the editing
Editing
Music• Relevant to the topic• Reconstructions - sound effects
Mise-en-scene• Background is always relevant to the person being interviewed• Actuality footage used• Cutaways used• Creative camerawork• Tripod used for all filming except where the camera needs to respond quickly to what is happening• Snappy title