SO these were some of my learning pointers from lecture and below were some examples shown in lecture:
1. Bob dylan “don’t look back”
It was very nicely paced in terms of cutaways and continuity, nicely cut to suit voiceovers and video archival inserts. Visual archives included pictures and videos which added a nice warm and authentic touch to the interviewee’s story.
Wide Eye lines were seen in shot whilst interviewing Jones in her Apartment. It’s good to have a professional Interviewee like Jones so the interview tone can be easily constructed by prepping the interviewee, and the topic conversations and details will be so much more in-depth.
Wide Eye Lines also makes the Interviewee more present and real.
2. Morris: Fog of war (interview based documentary)
Directly into the lens (eyeliner)- auto:cue
1st person effect from the interviewee – It was impactful as interviewee looked straight into the camera.
3. 4 count basie
No less engaging when interviewee did not look straight into the camera; There’s no wrong eyeline depending on the appropriate scene
4. Georges Bidault
Two Tracking Shots, Lateral ad tracking out shot for the eyelines. Tracking in zoom shot can help to amplify words or expressions.
Theses were some of the other documentaries shown during the lecture:
Battle of Chile
Vernon Florida Arron Morris
Dam Busters
ZiDANE
Adaptation Nicholas Cage
Clockwork Orange (1st Person VO)
Barry Lyndon (VO that frames the dramatisation)
Band of Outsiders- Robert Mccay
Love Actually (VO) – Statement of the theme (Authorial)
Geri by Molly Dineen
Basically, for our documentary proposal we have yet to set in place the type of desired tone and setting. I think ultimately we might get one where the interviewee doesnt look straight into the camera but we will ensure that the background images captured will be of strong relevance and adds impact/credibility to the documentary.
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