Fahrenheit 9/11	I swear I can’t help it	Ross Kemp: In search of Pirates
What sub-genre of documentary would each fall into? Why? What conventions of this subgenre do they display?	Investigative documentary because he is investigating George Bush	Fly on the wall because we watch their everyday life to see how they cope with tourettes and how they feel about it.	Fly on the Wall because they are observing their sea lives and not getting in their way. Personality documentary because Ross Kemp takes us through every step of their journey and is mainly on the screen for most of the documentary.
Look at the documentary modes. Which modes fit these documentaries? Why?	Reflexive Mode, because it increases our awareness that George Bush is responsible for the bad war in Iraq.	Observational Mode, because it is observing the extraordinary life of being a torettes sufferers, displaying real life and their opinions.	Observational Mode, they follow the ship’s crew around the sea to see how they deal with the attack of the pirates.
Which institution has produced them?	Dog Eat Dog Production	BBC	Sky One
What connected documentaries have there been? Can you think of any others on a similar subject matter?	FahrenHYPE 9/11	I Have Tourettes But Tourettes Doesn’t Have Me.	It’s the most recent documentary by Ross Kemp, other documentary’s he has done are: Ross Kemp on Gangs, Ross Kemp in Afghanistan and Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan.
Who do you think the intended audience is and why?	It is aimed mostly at the working classes of the American public, Michael wants to show them what their family members/ friends are fighting for and have voted for.	Basically for everyone and for people who don’t know what tourettes is.	For everyone basically, it’s for people who are interested in pirates and for people who know nothing about them.
How did each documentary target its intended audience effectively?	9/11 was the only attack that has happened in the United States of America which made the documentary very personal for the US public.	They gave them a follow up to the people they had leant about 7 years ago and it showed how they had lived with their condition over the years.	It makes them realise that people are doing something to stop pirates but it shows them the many challenges they face in order to stop them.
What do you think was the most effective element of the documentary and why?	The scandal against G. Bush, for example 45% of his 1st year of presidency was spent on holiday, people who are shocked because if that was them they would have been fired by now.	Exposing people to this disease showing how people really suffer from it. They wanted to show people that they shouldn’t laugh at these people they don’t want it can can’t help it.	Seeing what the crew live in and how long they live out at sea. Also hearing the civilians that had had their ship taken over by pirates, and the Captain saying that ‘we can’t help them.’
What impact do you think the maker intended to have?	A big one, it’s a twist of the truth	It’s a big impact on people who don’t have it gives them the chance to understand the disease and know how to react if they say someone with the disease.	A moderate impact it doesn’t really affect the target audience but it will shock people to see that pirates are actually real.

Documentary Research

A2 Media Coursework

TV Documentary Coursework: Tourettes, I Swear I Can't Help It

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Whilst watching the TV Documentary: Tourettes, I swear I can't help it, I learnt a lot about what conventions TV documentaries use in order to put across what they are analysing or discussing.

The show starts with a voice over/ narration guiding us through the lives of the two Tourette sufferers and linking each scene/ person together. The tone of the voice over gives the Documentary and more authoritative feel

She also tells us that this is the follow up from the 1st documentary that was made 7 years ago.

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The range of camera angles and shots that are used are very limited, they use only mid-shots, close-ups, long and wide angle shot. They only use a small range of shots because they want the audience to focus on what is being said and also by using them they keep the feel of the documentary very realistic and doesn't hollywoodise it, they keep it true to what the show is about.

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The editing is very slow, there are no fancy transitions between scenes, it flows at a normal speed allowing us to focus on what is being said and not be distracted by the unimportance of how we get to the next scene. In addition the way the documentary is structured,

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They also include interviews from the two sufferers, recent ones and also some of the ones taken from the documentary 7 years ago. They are used to give a first hand look at how these people live with their condition and how they have changed since the last documentary. But more importantly they are there so the audience can sit and hear/ see how this illness that could affect anyone, has changed their lives.

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The non-diegetic music is sometimes used to reflect the madness of what is happening on the screen. For example, when John is walking his dog and shouting in the streets, the music is very light hearted with a comic feel to it to show that even though what is happening is heartbreaking it is also funny. But other times the non-diegtic music is used to amplify

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The locations are not big television studio sets, they take place in that person's living room or bedroom. This is so we can see John and Greg's condition affects their everyday lives and also gives us a chance to see how their family and friends react to their outbursts.

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They use archive footage from the documentary 7 years ago, to compare how much the lives of Greg and John had changed over the years.

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Sound Recording (diegetic sounds)