As part of my research and planning I have been watching different short films and documentaries to help me choose a subject area for my own documentary. For instance, here is the link to a promotional video for Volunteering. I have reviewed this video and although it is not a documentary I think it is still a very effective video.
'The Power of Volunteering'
thevoluntercenter.net
- A short promotional video promoting volunteering within the community. This video describes and promotes the benefits of volunteering for individuals and society as a whole.
- The chosen narrative is effective for the purpose of the video as it shows a diverse section of society describing the variety of ways in which volunteering is possible and helpful.
I have also reviewed this documentary which was broadcast on the BBC.
'Documentary series about the only Children's hospice in South Wales, featuring a brave teenager and a family touched by warmth and kindness in their darkest hour.'
This is one episode from a series, following the families and patients at the only children's hospice in Wales. The interviews in this documentary are very effective because they are successful in portraying the everyday struggles and feelings which the patients and their families face. Cutaway shots are often used along with voiceover throughout one interview with a teenage patient. This mise-en-scene used throughout this has the effect of representing the hospice to be a place of safety and warmth, validating how she feels about the hospice and those who work there.
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