Influences and Inspriations

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'Our Nations Sons'

What question was the director trying to answer with the film?

With this film the director was perhaps trying to answer the question of: What do teenagers really look like, now a days?

How did they tell the stroy visually?

Visually they told their story by making sure that we, as the audience, saw the process of what they were trying to create. For example the panning shot of when they were putting up the image of the boy on the wall, reflected on how much they felt about this issue on such a large scale. the different close up shots of each boy, made the audience feel connected to the issue and almost respected them for this documentary straight away. The lighting of the film allowed the audience to see every thing very clearly, which could reflect on what they were trying to say, that the older generation should see teenagers in a different and more clear light.

How did sound and music contribute to their narrative?

I thought that the music wasnt to over the top, it was at a good level constantly and didnt take away any meaning from what they were trying to put across. The background noise was diegetic, which gave a more 'real' feel to the documentary. In each of the boys interviews the sound was very good, in that the audience was able to hear everything that they were saying, which made the message easier to understand.

What does this documentary inspire you to do, and not do, with your documentary?

This documentary has inspired me to use the diegetic sound to an advantage, to illistrate our main issue. Also to make sure that if we do have any interviews that the different locations are chosen specifically, so that the mise en scene can relfect the issues that we will raise. This documentary has also helped identify what I should not do with my documentary which is to have more locations, to perhaps help my audience understand out issue further.