Thursday, September 23, 2010

Documentary Analysis: Inside 9/11



Type of Documentary
Mixed documentary - Features interviews, archive and actality footage

Themes
Terrorism

Narrative Structure
Single strand, linear, closed

Camerawork
Standard framing during interview: Close ups and medium close ups used, positioned to the left or right of the screen, eyeline a 3rd of the way down the screen
POV shot going into airport
Crabshot going through airport terminal
Tracking, panning, zooming and other various camera movements used to film people in airport

Mise-en-scene
Black backgrounds during interviews - doesnt distract viewers
Filming on plane and airport - relevant settings to the topic

Sound
Fast paced eerie music
Voiceover - Standard english, Male, Calm and clear delivery, American accent
As voiceover tells the story of the hijacking the music builds up and quickens in pace

Editing
Flash edits
Fastmotion - tracking through plane
Dissolves
Slowmotion - planes taking off and moving along runway
Cuts
Wipes

Archive Material
Terrorist videos
Footage from attacks
Terrorist training videos
CCTV footage
Phone call from air steward to air traffic control
Satellite images
Radio shows on the morning of the attack

Graphics
White font - subtitles and dates
Red font title with newspaper background over an image of the new york skyline
During interview with name and relevance to topic
Times of day - white font that flashes onto screen
Showing routes of planes


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