1. Textual Analysis
of Student Work
By H o l l y
This slideshare will consist of a
textual analysis of the final
production work on A2 students,
Gee, Daniel and Alex on their
documentary called One Force
One Leicester which gives
insight into the work on the
Leicester Police Force.
12 slides.

2. Not too much text, so not to
Analysis of Student Work - Poster reduce interest as the
documentary itself will have
Attention is conventionally the text needed, this also
drawn to the centre, giving gains the documentary
focus on the image and interest as not revealing too
therefore a more impactful, much is enigmatic.
memorable image is given.
The poster is given a dark colour
However, the policeman’s scheme top link with the night
face is darkened, loosing its scenes in the documentary, while
interest and impact slightly, the text is made simple and white
however this could of be to stand out.
done purposely to connote a Channel Four symbol is
seriousness and danger visible and given a
through his darkened , vacancy around it.
sinister expression– though
I think the policeman should Cleat associations with
be been presented more different production
positively and the companies.
documentary promotes them
in a positive light and their Mise – en – scene
hard work. represents the location
of the documentary, an
The police officer and image of Leicester
locations and use of the given a blurred , ripple
clock tower conventionally effect to possibly
link, using brands, with the connote the continually
documentary, adding to its fluctuating safety
professionalism through its situation in Leicester
conventionalism. from day to night which
the documentary gives
The Title however could have been
insight on.
made bigger and more impactful , of
focus, as the title is important for the Writing is plain and
audience to remember. easy to read.

3. Life in Leicester
footage is under-
cranking in the
beginning of the clip,
connoting the fast-pace
lives of the Leicester
people and how quick
the day goes. This is
suitable as in the
beginning the
documentary
introduces Leicester
and its inhabitants as a
whole (which the next
few shots illustrate)
then introduces the
police force that protect
it.

4. The documentary then conventionally brings in the title in the
beginning of the clip. The title is given a typewriter effect, this
effect and its sound create connotations of a ‘high-tech’,
technological and practical documentary. The shot here could be
the producers using ‘extra’ footage. We will most certainly be
collecting ‘extra’ footage as well to always stay prepared if there
are problems with other footage or the documentary isn’t long
enough– hopefully with organisation this won’t be the case.

5. To help anchor the documentaries structure and narrative,
some text is introduced in a credits form. The text gives basic
details on Leicester, connoting the main location focus of the
documentary will be Leicester. It is very conventional for
statistics relatable to your topic to be presented, and we will be
doing the same in our documentary and conventionalism can
drive the documentaries professionalism and realism.

6. The blurring of the night club could connote the state of
intoxication and hazy eyesight of the people surrounding and
enjoying themselves at the club that the police force have to
encounter at night.

7. From 0:50 to 1:00 the documentaries presents footage
within the over-crowded night club, cutting quickly the
numerous shots connoting a sense of disorientation that a
police force would often encounter and have to handle.

8. There is an under-cranking of footage from one location to another,
connoting how quickly the situation can change for the police force and
the pressure of how quickly they may have to from one location to the
next to ensure safety.
The text here conventionally helps anchor the documentary, giving
insight into the name of the event they are at in Leicester and date.

9. From 2:19 onwards there are a series of very conventional interviews of the
police force they have been documenting. The interviewee’s name and
profession are also conventionally displayed, adding to the sense of realism
through conventionality. The medium close-up and placement of the camera
to the left allows for the background to be of some focus, showing the
interviewee in his police environment, connoting that his work is always in
the back of his mind and he is constantly surrounded by this policed
environment because of his job so much that is has become a part of his
background/life.

10. One Force One Leicester have managed through organisation
to keep a quality lighting, sound and a clear picture which from
our Form Research we have touched upon and will develop on
through practise, and organisation which is greatly stressed. The
background noise does sometimes drown out what the
interviewee is saying, however with great organising of location
and securing a quiet location, which Form Research has
encouraged, we hope to avoid this problem.

11. There is then footage of the police force
at work and in their environment. The
use of the hand-held cameras to film
this footage adds to the sense of
realism documentaries aim to achieve.
The hand-held movie camera first saw
widespread use during World War II,
used in the heat of battle, so here its
usage could connote the police force in
a sense in battle for safety with the
Leicester night scene. Hand-held
cameras also help to create the ‘fly one
the wall’, observational documentary
mode which helps to create realism
through its aesthetic effect which took a
while to develop is mainstream
Hollywood.

12. The documentary ends then with conventional credits to the
producers and police force and the music comes to an end in
unison with the documentary to further connote finality. A
simple, big and clear white text is used against a black
background to stand out. The background being a standstill
shot from the documentary footage just shown to hold it in the
audience’s memory further.