LO2: Footage in the style & conventions of the chosen genre

In this post I will demonstrate that I have followed codes and conventions of documentaries and the style of genre. 

In looking at inspiration for my documentary I heavily looked at 'War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita', this being a BBC 1 documentary it was a high-end and professional documentary looking at very similar topics to me including how to reduce waste and the damage of plastic. 

Example 1: Vox Pops 

In the series I have found similarities that demonstrate I have followed documentary styles. 

In this first  example it shows Vox Pops, this being a method of asking strangers there opinion on a topic relating to your documentary, both pictures below depict this and by including this style of interview it allows interaction with the audience and perspectives from people who the audience can easily relate to.

Example 2: Interview

Here depicts another type of interview along side a Vox Pop, you can tell they're different to a vox pop normally in audio/visual quality and location. 

In both interviews we can see talking space in the composition of the shot, this convention of filming interviews allows the shot to look much more professional and denotes to the audience the type of shot they're watching.

By shooting the interview from a medium close up the viewers feel engaged but not uncomfortably close as they may do if it was a close up. Both interviewee's are looking off camera whilst answering questions this is another convention I have followed to make sure its more comfortable for the audience to watch.

 Example 3: B - Roll/ Establishing 

Here are B-rolls inserted into both documentaries whilst a voice over is talking to the audience, by having these establishing shots playing whilst a voiceover is playing it allows the audience to not be distracted visually from the audio but is still visually pleasing so the audience doesn't get bored.
Both the shots are establishing shots that contain a strong lighting presence, the strong lighting allows a more aesthetic element to the shot whilst showing an urban area this relating to the problem of plastic and waste as these are often found in very dense populated areas.