2. Introduction
- 24 Hours in A&E is a British medical documentary set initially in King's
College Hospital, and then St George's Hospital, which began airing on
Channel 4 in 2011.
- 91 cameras filmed round the clock for 28 days, 24 hours a day in A&E it
offers unprecedented access to one of Britain's busiest A&E departments.
3. Audience
- The main audience of 24 Hours in A&E are people who want to gain an
insight into what goes on inside an A&E department. This may include
people who may be able to relate to the stories being shown throughout
each episode.
4. Narrative
- There is a linear narrative throughout each episode.
- Each episode has 3 or 4 different stories shown, which happen in the same
24 hour period, following their time in A&E from the moment they arrive to
when they go home/ what happens next.
- The stories are shown in order, every now and again,
a clock will appear between cuts to show how long a
patient has been in the hospital.
5. Key Features
- This documentary is mainly observational, as
there is a lot of hidden cameras (fly on the wall)
showing the patients and doctors. Around 91
cameras are placed around the A&E
department to capture everything. A lot of high
angles are used throughout, this may be
because as an audience, you do not want to
feel like you are intruding.
6. Key Features
- The documentary is also expository.
- There is little narration from a voice over to
keep the viewer informed even though the
majority is explained by the doctors and nurses
to the patients.
- There are a few interviews with doctors and
family members of patients, who talk about
what is going on and how it affected them.
7. Opening
- Each episode of a series starts off with the same montage – giving an
introduction to what the documentary is about.
- During the documentary, the editing matches the mood of what is being
shown. For example, the editing becomes fast paced if the hospital is busy,
and the editing can become slow if there is a sad storyline, such as a
patient dying.
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