STARTERDrama Documentary

What are the codes and conventions of this form?

List some expectations of this documentary type in your pairs. (5 mins)

THIS week: drama documentary conventions and reality TV – linked to the 2 analyses for summer homework. Hand in for this is first day of term. This work will be assessed as part of your research and planning. ( 20 marks)

OUTCOMES• Must engage with

understanding the features the ‘drama documentary’ and the ‘documentary drama’.

 • Should be able to

identify and discuss some features of these 2 different types of documentary.

• Could confidently state the difference between the 2 types of doc.

Why?G324 Advanced Production Documentary Brief

AO1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media concepts, contexts and critical debates, using terminology appropriately and with accurate and coherent written expression.

G324 Advanced Production Documentary Brief: Research and Planning ( 20 marks)

Summer Homework• Write an analysis of short reality documentary extract ‘Educating

Yorkshire - Mushy - The Journey’ for summer homework. Extract 28 mins ( 1,000 words) How does this documentary conform ( match, reflect) to the codes and conventions of the reality documentary genre?

• Write an analysis of Dreams of a Life: 2011 drama-documentary: 40D. ( 1,000 words) 90 mins. How does this documentary conform to the codes and conventions of the drama documentary genre?

• Why? Will form part of your research for the Advanced Portfolio. ( 5 analyses are required.) Write down the homework ( 5 mins)

Drama Documentary

Take notes on the codes and conventions of this form? (5 mins)•Use first word to tell you the form. i.e. Drama first then drama it is. Dramatised documentary. •Usually used to present historical events or

to represent people or things that do exist – to be typical of events actually happening in society.•The point is to create an illusion of reality using

location shooting, available lighting that signify that it is similar to actual reality•Sometimes mixing fact and fiction.

Drama Documentary Further codes of this mode?

•Non actors or actors pretending to be real.

•Actors often not told what will happen next when filming the story in order to create a realistic ‘look’.

•Style is observational but fake.

•Fiction, but with a documentary ‘look’ or style.

Famous examples

• Peter Watkins is the most famous director here: ‘The War Game’ and ‘Culloden’ which he made in the 1960’s are excellent versions of this type of documentary.

• ‘Cathy Come Home’ directed by Ken Loach is another. This documentary film resulted in the setting up of Shelter for homeless people. The characters and situations were fictional but based on the circumstances of the time.

Drama DocumentaryTASK ( 10mins)

• The War Game [1965] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrGg8PfkbZw

Time in for extract -12.52• Identify and take notes on at least 3 features

of this approach. ( 10 mins)

The War Game Peter Watkins [1965]

• What did you identify? (5 mins)

Features?

• Camera doc style – very realistic• Voice over – narrator – expert provides real

data on what has actually happened.• Interviews based on reality.

Documentary Drama

• Take notes on this• dramatized re-enactments of actual events. • Camera techniques hand held – doc style.• A documentary – recreation of what actually

happened.

Documentary drama

• Murdered by My Boyfriend BBC Three full documentary drama 2014

• Identify 3 features of this approach. ( 5 mins)

Feedback What did you get?

• Lighting – drama• Drama camera- tracking.• Voice over – drama mixed with doc style.

Plenary

• Have we identified the features of these 2 types?

• Are they confusing? Yes• Analysis is needed – so most important is that

you consider how these techniques and approaches are used when writing your analysis for summer homework.

Homework analysis

• Write an analysis of Dreams of a Life: 2011 drama-documentary: 40D. ( 1,000 words) 90 mins. How does this documentary conform to the codes and conventions of the drama documentary genre?

• Why? Will form part of your research for Advance Portfolio. ( 5 analyses are required.) Write down the homework ( 5 mins)

Dreams of a Life: 2011

• Analyse first 3 mins:• What codes and conventions are used?