Post #2- "Starting 5" Documentary Research (cinematography)

This documentary, entitled "Starting 5" is a sports documentary about the NBA. After watching an excerpt of this documentary, I have taken away many techniques and elements that I can utilize in my documentary excerpt.

CINEMATOGRAPHY:

The first shots of this documentary are closeups, mid shots, and two shots that reveal athletes body language and provide more detail to the viewers. This is a technique that I will certainly include in my documentary so I can ensure that audiences understand the purpose of the documentary as well as what it is like to be a part of a team. By using close ups and mid shots the athletes' emotions and feelings towards one another will be highlighted

There are then several master shots/establishing shots that display the large crowds at these NBA games. This is a good technique to include in my documentary excerpt because it will clearly express the primary purpose of the documentary which is to inform the audience of Hudson High Schools cheer teams huge victories. By showing that there are large crowds at their cheer competitions, it expresses that they are popular amongst the community due to their success.

During the interview portions of the documentary, the producer decided to utilize close ups on each of the athletes being interviewed. This helps develop the characters, which enables viewers to fully connect with the documentary and the information being distributed. This will be a major tool in my documentary to ensure the information is being decoded in the proper way. I will encode themes of being victorious yet remaining humble through micro elements such as cinematography. By doing this, audiences are encouraged to decode the information actively. This idea is known as Stuart Halls reception theory. Using closeups during interviews expresses the key points of the documentary very clearly.

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