Task 1b final

Task 1b

Factual programming has a few different genres which can be presented a total of six different documentary modes which are expository, observational, participatory, reflexive, and performative. There are also some conventions in factual programming that are realism; dramatisation; narrativization.

Narrativization documentaries are documentaries told in the way of a story or series of story the event is acted out with a beginning ,middle and end with key points to the story it sometimes has a point or a moral depending on what you are watching. However mainly what this documentary type does is create its own reality by using these characters as a way to illustrative the subject

Realism- Shows actuality footage(real footage), techniques that would be seen would be things like; handheld camera, interviews with people involved in the topic/accident etc, statistics and graphs to support the facts. They may also show the the setting up of camera's before the filming.

Dramatisation- mainly creating a drama out of a real life situation so may include things like cliff hangers, voice overs, music and this is all done through a re-enactment of the situation.

Gangland

Gangland is an original two-part documentary that gains unprecedented access to London’s most notorious young gangs, as they document what life is really like as part of a contemporary gang. Gangland documentary is film in an expository format. An expository documentary will expose a person or a topic. Expository documentaries will have an commentator talking over the images or videos explaining the story. In gangland you can see this and hear through the documentary, as this documentary was about the most notorious young gangs it had language that most other viewers would not understand so the there was voice overs breaking down the slang used for example a guy said ‘I will probably buss case’, the voiceover said this line but added that ‘buss case’ means win the case in court. This type of documentary had a large number of views because it is an expository documentary exposing thing that most people would not know about so most of the views would find it interesting to watch. I believe that the main convention in this is realism because this is based real people and their lives with no scrips, and most of the footage in this was filmed by the gang members as none of the directors or camera men were allowed to film there self for identity reasons, there are also some re-enactments of events to show the stories to get a better picture. A Dramatisation documentary is often a dramatic twist on what happened in a previous event but illustrating the situation to make it seem more dramatic than it actually was. However this technique is effective as it brings the audience closer and engages them in the documentary. In this documentary there was a scene that was reenacted of a gun that had a shoot off with another gang the reenactment could of been acted out more dramatic that what actually happened with a twist as there was only one side of the story being told

The secret life of a five year old

The secret life of a five year old is a show set in a school which has hidden cameras that capture the daily life of the kids and also captures the tantrums and expressions when kids meet for the first time. This show is observational it observes the daily life of the children. As the children are young the director does not need to worry about the children finding out they are being recorded this also means maintaining the observational mode allowing the children to act naturally, so the audience get a better view and sense on how the children act when with other kids. The main convention of this TV program is realism as it is representing young children that shows there life and how they act and express their thoughts and feeling to other children. There is no presenter during the show as it is observational but there is a voiceover that helps explain what the situation throughout the program as the it might be confusing about what is going on, there are also experts in psychology that analyse the children behaviour.

News Report BBC Business Live 27/02/2017

The news presenters are the people that introduce the factual program. The presenter can introduce the stories in different ways, on the BBC the presenter will walk to the left side on the studio to the screen and talk about a story with the statistics popping up on the screen to give the viewer a better image. Another way to present is if they stood in front of a green screen with relevant photos in the background like a weather forecast. The dress code of a presenter is normally formal and profession in the studio but outside on live reports they will probably be dressed to suit the weather. They also talk formally and uses appropriate language that will not upset the audience. The presenters present the stories as non-bias as the BBC has regulations that won't allow them to take a side of a story. The field reporter is someone that reports from another area which corresponds with the story that the presenter present. For example in the studio they was talking with a guest about Leetchi and online platform that has 7 million users in 150 countries, then it went to a live reporter using the software with a worker from Leetchi. There are many different field reporters, some are over sea and some are local. Reporters are often granted inside information about important updates, such as injuries, because they have the credential necessary to do so. Links to the studio is where a news team in a certain studio may want to discuss a story with a different news studio to trade information that they may not have. An example of this in the news report is when the BBC had a live discussion about trinity mirror results with a guy called Michael. This is also good as the audience may feel like that are part of the discussion and feel more involved.  The mode of address to how the reporter presents and address the news to the viewer this will depend on the target audience. An example in this BBC news report it is presented using formal and precise language, whereas cbbc 60 second news is less formal because they have a different audience watching. Interviewing is when a reporter will question another person to add content to the program. There are a many types of interviews, but the type will depend on the objectives of talking to the interviewee. The BBC will sometimes do pubic interviews to get a view from the public, this helps to make the report look unbiased. In News certain stories and discussion there will be an expert in the specific area to provide facts and figures to inform the audience. This then reassures the audience, and provides them with extra information to decide on their opinion. Facts and statistics also are used to inform the audience to create a more knowledgeable approach to the factual programme. However these all are often used in specialist areas such as politics or technology. A witness is also used in stories to inform the audience but with a different approach, as it's to give more knowledgeable approach to what has happened than the facts associated with the content. The witnesses would be interviewed in order to provide the factual programme with original content. Actuality footage as the name states is footage from that has been filmed on the location a certain news story this footage creates tension in the media industry as they add certain key things to make the footage grab the audience.With commentary over the footage from the newsreader is help explains the story in further detail.

Tattoo Fixers

Tattoo Fixers is a British reality television series based in Hackney in London, broadcast on E4, from 23 June 2015. The series follows helping members of public cover up some of the rudest and crudest tattoos. Tattoo fixers is reality television program which has the main characters that are some sort of small tattoo celebrities, that have real guests with stories of their mistakes from there tatoos and how they want to fix it or change. This show is interactive as the viewers can feel involved as the stories get reactions from the main hosts and the viewers when you are watching at home. There are voice overs when they are showing the new tattoos with a recap of what it was before and how they got it again. The main convention of this TV program is a narrativization type of factual program as it has a short type of stories in the series. However mainly the show creates it own reality as there is no script for the charters.