GENRE ANALYSIS-Summary of Codes and Conventions of Documentaries

• Interviews
• Voice overs(Voice-of-God)
• Narrative structure
• Graphics(subtitles)
• Archive Material
• Diegetic and non-diegetic material
• Style of documentary matches the genre of/subject of documentary
• Images relating to.illustrating voice-over
• Narrator/presenter
• Interviewee looks off camera with a space next to them (same side as they look into -'looking space')
• Documentary type suits the tv channel and audience
• Talking head interviews
• Music(non-diegetic sound) matches ganre and/or audience
• Mise-en-scene signifies what the subject is/documentary
• Handheld camera work, to make the audience feel involved
• Cutaways, to keep the audience interested(not just interviews)
• Factual and informative