VISUALS
Television is a visual medium. The programme needs to be visually stimulating and maintain the audiences interest.
ARCHIVE MATERIAL
Includes stock footage (already filmed objects/places) e.g. street scenes, open country side, motorways, city scape's, Historical footage, extracts from other TV, film and radio, Newspaper front pages.
INTERVIEWS
The most important aspect of a documentary. Interviews can be held anyplace but the mise-en-scene is important in relating the interview to the topic or issue.
VOX POPS (VOX POPULIS) THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
One question is asked to lots of people and then the most interesting/entertaining answers are used in the programme. It can get a good cross section of the audience and reflects the target audience.
THE VOICE OVER
The voice over can affect or alter the meaning. It anchors the meaning of the visuals acting like glue holding the narrative together.
GATEKEEPING
The selection and rejection of information to be included in the doctumentary. Which part of the interview will be included in the documentary? The gatekeeper will decide this.
CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY
By editing and gatekeeping media producers construct an artifical picture of reality.
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