ReAsEaRCh fOr pRaCtIcAl pRoDuCtIoN…..

For my practical production reasearch i have decided to reasearch and analyis on a docudrama called "Cathy Come HOme ", i will be looking at the conventions and techniques used as well.

CaThY cOmE HoMe … ( 1966)

“Cathy come home” is a British docudrama, which was first released on November 1966 on BBC 1, it is known to be UK’s famous docudrama in the history of television. The film was produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Kenneth Loach.

The docudrama is about a couple which is played by Carol White as Cathy and Ray Brooks as Reg, They start a new life, and they have a child and move into a new modern house and live happily. Except one day when Reg losses his job and becomes unemployed and get evicted from there home and become homeless. Cathy’s children get taken off her and are put into social services. The film shows how she deals with sensitive issues based on this.

The issues that were raised after the film was released were, unemployment and homeless, and how mother’s should have the rights against been separated from there children. A few days after the film was launched, the film helped raise money and was given towards a homeless charity shelter.

The docudrama techniques and conventions used is, mostly realistic documentary style, the director mainly used 16mm film, and a video tape which was used on shots in the studios.
There were scenes which used realistic style which created an impact on the scene.
The scene he used it on mainly is when Cathy and Reg are evicted with their children by bailiffs from the home that they could not pay the rent for, and become homeless.
The techniques used are.. more conventional stuctures of dramatic narrative, they use cathy's own voice as narrator-analyst for the harsh social situation which she has to deal with and shows the realism of the docudrama. It is a Non fictional docudrama film. There are many different shots that are used such as low angle shots, high angle shots, mostly used medium shots and long shots. This docudrama is quite similar to the docudrama we will be producing as it is based on factual information and we will be using some of the techniques and conventions used from this film.

Jaz...