Newsnight Documentary 1

The chosen documentary is mainly about the Conservatives.
Its an in-depth investigation and analysis of stories in recent headlines.
Jeremy Paxman is at the Conservative
party conference in Birmingham where he asks the Home Secretary
Theresa May if the Conservatives are soft on crime.

In the beginning on this documentary, the director has used
non-diegetic sound during the introduction of the documentary.
Whilst this is happening, there are cutaways of the
prime minister being shown. This was used because the subject
matter at this specific moment was about the prime minister
and his conservative view about child benefits and this
clip of him and his family creates a visual represenation

of the prime minister being portrayed as a caring, family man.

In this screen grab i have chosen this in particular to show how that

the director has used the "rule of thirds" rule, like in many other 

documentaries. By placing your subject, or a key part of your scene,

at or near a point where the lines cross a point of power you'll lead 

your viewer's eye through the image.

The director has also used this, to create a more balanced composition.

Example of Rule Of Thirds

Example of rule of thirds in documentary.

The editor has chosen to use these graphics to make the 

information being told, easier to understand whilst making 

it asethically pleasing to the audience.

In this screen grab the director has used low-key lighting to 

enhance the projector thats being shown in the background 

which is of relevance to what the presenter is talking about in

the bottom right hand corner.

The subject of the matter was about latest on warnings from security

sources in various Western countries that they are uncovering plans to

attack public targets in Europe.

The directors use of sound gave a particular 

representation of all of the interviewees. 

All the interviewees where presented as

middle-class/upper-class, this was clearly heard in their

accent as they spoke the Queens English and were very

well spoken, and also represented as very intelligent as they 

knew alot about the subject matter.

This lady in particular who was talking about child benefits

spoke in a very enthusiatic way, with different tones and

pitches at times, and this type of informative speech keeps 

audience intrigued by the subject matter, making it easier 

to focus.

The editor has used interesting editiing techniques to

help engage the audience, for example, like most documentaries 

styles, newspaper articles that discuss the matter at hand 

are shown to prove the importance and exposure of the matter

thats being spoken about. This is an important editing technique 

for documentarys as it does many things, e.g it promotes the 

newspaper, backs up the narrators point with evidence, 

and somewhat makes the audience emphasise more on the

subject matter.