Codes and Conventions Of The Documentary Genre

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 Codes and Conventions 

 Hand held camera - Makes it seem more true for the audience watching. 

 Narrative voice over - Makes the audience feel closer, helps understand. 

 Interviews and Vox pops - Range of ideas, opinions and stories. 

 Intercutting - This helps link in key moments and scenes. 

 Archive footage - To support what is being told, makes the story come to life. 

 Surveillance - Background information. 

 Mediated culture - Encodes opinion. 

 Point of view - Different view for audience. Sense of closeness. 

 Use of establishing shot and close ups - establish setting and emotions.

 Observational, interactive - Different views. 

 Single stranded, linear - One subject is the topic.

 Hyper real, exaggerated - Makes it more interesting. 

 Mainly niche but sometimes mass audience 
Hegemonic representations 

 Lighting 

 Low key lighting
High key lighting 

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