Educating Essex (Similar Topic)Target Audience Adults: to see what really goes on in schools these days as they

cannot see the truth any other way. Children: at secondary school age because they can relate to

what goes on in the programme (not any younger as the programme was on after the watershed, see scheduling)

Scheduling Channel 4. 9pm contains strong language. Type Investigative/informative, educational.Style Fly on the wall, 65 fixed cameras placed all over the school.Content Montage at the beginning to summarise the different aspects of

school life. (Played before the title at the beginning of every episode.)

Voiceover narrating what is going on throughout the programme.

No presenter. No found footage or graphics. Captions when someone new is first being interviewed.

Narrative Structure Linear – chronologicalMethods Narration is done by the voiceover.

Interaction between students and staff are shown which intrigues the audience.

Captions when someone is first being interviewed. Interviews ask teacher and student opinions on the matters

addressed on the programme.Elements Opinions given from both staff and students about each other.

E.g. Mr Goddard gives his opinion on Vinni; Vinni gives his opinion on Mr Drew.

Not many facts, statistical data. The evidence is clear to see, on the screen as everything is being

filmed.Research Undertaken Research on the individual pupils they spoke about on the

programme e.g. Vinni, Charlotte. Research done into what the school has achieved. (Become an

academy and been labelled ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.Camera work, lighting, mise en scene

Interviews done in front of lockers, dark lighting. Medium close up.

Natural settings as the cameras are ignored. Christmas songs played then sound fades into the room where a

teacher is playing the song from their computer, shows time of year.

Interviews done as a medium close up to show the expression on their faces, some interviews were done with more than 1 person so in order to get 2 pupils in the frame the shot went to a medium shot.

Opening and ending Montage at the beginning, exposition tells us what is going to happen throughout the series, gives the viewer an insight into what is ‘coming up’.

School bell rings at the end of the programme to tie in with the subject of the documentary but also finalise the programme.