To make SuRe that our D0cU-dRaMa is sucCeSsFuL... wE haVe to maKe suRe tHat We haVe ReSeaRchEd anD AnaLySeD pReVi0uS d0Cu-DraMa's WhIch MaY c0NtaIn SoMe Of The TecHniQuEs oR ConVenTiOnz We WiLL bE iNcLuDinG...
I ResEaRchEd iNto a TexT WhIcH I CaMe acR0sS...ThiS waS...
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*A tv SeRiEs wHich FoLL0wz D0cu-dRaMa ConVenTi0Nz...
- "The Last Dragon"
"The Last Dragon" is a docu-drama made by "Animal Planet." The purpose of the Drama was to inform the public about a "creature" which never existed.
After viewing the drama itself, i noticed how the docu-drama creators followed various techniques to make the docu-drama look realistic.
Many of the techniques and conventions we would like to use in our docu-drama were included in this drama.
There were four differnt types of Dragons which were shown in this drama. Whenever a Dragon was Shown and described what made it so powerful, we would see close-ups of its features. There was a voiceover of the drama which narrated the story. This was used because of the fact that there weren't any specific roles for any one, but there was a voiceover which helped keep the audience on track of what is happening.
Many of the shots were Long/Medium/Close-up shots, as well as, high angle and low angle shots.
The type of music used in the drama was parallel most of the times. Actually, I don't remember seeing a clip which had contrapuntal sound to it.
ThE dRaMa waS n0t SomEthIng That I w0uLd wAtCh, bUt aFtEr I diD waTch ThiS d0cU-dRaMa I th0uGht thAt it heLpeD mE a Lot. ThIs waS beCauSe iT c0ntAinEd soMe oF tHe c0nVenTioNz thAt wE wiLL bE foLLowiNg foR ouR pRoDucTioN.
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It Iz SoOo HaRd To AcTuaLy FiNd a Docu-dRaMa, WhIcH is SiMiLaR To OuRz, But whilst ReaSeaRchInG dOcUdRaMaz I came acRoSs a TeXt, WhiCh Is a DocuDraMa fiLm. ThiS fiLm uSeS maNy DocuMenTaRy TecHniQueS aNd ConVenTioNz. ThEy haVe aLL bEeN uSeD weLL buT aRe aLs0 uSeD in a wAy thAt we doN’t acTuaLLy ReaLisE it May HavE docuMenTaRy EleMenTs in…unLesS youR an A-leVel MEDIA stuDent!!
The film I researched was “Borat” which was released on November 1st 2006. It is a story about a young man called “Borat” who is about to leave his home in Kazakhstan so that he can go to the USA and actually record a documentary. Whilst he is out on his jo
urney from his home country out into a totally different world, the main focus is to see how “Borat” will actually cope with his documentary.
He uses different styles of interviewing people, as he cannot communicate well, it is hard for others to understand what he is saying. The film uses documentary techniques such as Interviews; we see Borat trying to interview politicians, African American youths etc.
The way the characters appearance comes across is very funny. It actually creates a sense of authenticity, because it seems so real. The way the character has been presented shows us how elements of mockumentary have been used so that it can create humour. Many different types of shots were used throughout this whole film. Different camera work was used like, low angle, high angle shots. Silhouette shots were used to make the actors look more glamorous. All the music used in the film, fitted well with the scenes. I think that we may contain some elements, which were used in this film in terms of the camera work, interview and the background music used.
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