Voiceover is the first convention of a documentary. The voiceover encourages the audience to think that they know more about it then they do. It gives them the idea they have some kind of specialist knowledge. This is because the voiceover is authoritative.
The second convention is the ‘real’ footage of events. Documentaries will add in as much footage as they can, so that there documentary will seem as real as possible to the audience. Documentaries are seen as non-fiction by audiences. The footage is always made to look as real as possible to the audience by editing and having a voice over.
The third convention is the technicality of realism. This is natural lighting and sound to make the documentary seem as real as possible.
The fourth is archive footage and stills. This will create information that the film maker may be unable to use or find themselves. It all helps with making the documentary look more non-fiction.
The fifth convention is interviews with experts. This is used to help authenticate the views in the documentary.
The sixth convention is text. Text is always believed as being true as you see it, remember it and it’s there in bold. It is easy with labels, dates and names.
Sound is the seventh convention. Is id diegetic sound or non-diegetic sound? Ha it been added or was it on location? Is sound used as a transition between scenes?
Set-up is the eighth convention. Even if something is true and did happen, the film crew will recreate the scene to make it look real but it isnt as it is being recreated.
Visual coding is the ninth and last convention. Visual coding are things like mise-en-scene and props. Soemthing that shows who someone is viually, weather it be a white coat for a doctor or a briefcase and tie for a business man.
Visual coding is the ninth and last convention. Visual coding are things like mise-en-scene and props. Soemthing that shows who someone is viually, weather it be a white coat for a doctor or a briefcase and tie for a business man.
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