1. Chelsea
Rianne
Russ
ASSIGNMENT 2: GROUP TV DOCUMENTARY
ANALYSIS

2. FOOD, UNWRAPPED
Series or one off? Part of a TV series
Length 23:41
When aired? Monday 3rd June 2013
What time was it aired? 8:30pm
What is it rated (in relation to OFCOM)
(why?)
N/a

3. TOPIC & PURPOSE
The presenters discover whether mouldy
bread is safe to eat and how exactly
chicken gets into a Kiev.

4. AUDIENCE
• Health freaks
• Nutritionists
• Health conscious people

5. ANALYSIS OF INTRODUCTION
Structure:
- Montage
- Previews
- Animation
- Hooks the audience
- Voice over
- Range of topics explored

6. FORMS LIST
- Animation
- Voice over
- Establishing shots
- Handheld camera
- Extreme close ups
- Cheery non diegetic music
- Transitions
- Sound effects
- Narrative enigma
- Non-linear narrative structure
- Pan/tilt
- Time lapse
- Close ups
- Cut aways

7. TIME LAPSE
Time lapse to show the
stages of mould on a piece
of bread over the space of
two weeks.
The time is sped up in order
to show the bread moulding
at a fast pace, keeping the
audience engaged.

8. HANDHELD CAMERA
Handheld camera used in the
car More practical as there wouldn’t
be much space in a car for a
tripod
Used to follow the
presenter around,
meaning can quickly
move around
Useful to use handheld camera, as this
corridor is narrow and steps could be
tricky when using a tripod

9. HANDHELD CAMERA
Small/crowded spaces mean the
cameraman can navigate the
surroundings without worry of a
tripod getting in the way
Handheld camera is visible as it
shakes slightly as the presenter
is followed into the building

10. NARRATIVE ENIGMA
At the beginning of the show, there are cutaways to a
chicken and eggs. This reinforces the enigma of the
chicken and the egg theory.
The narrator makes mention of this, by making
reference to where our food comes from.
There is linear editing that shows three stages of how
chicken is produced in our supermarkets.

11. ACTIVE PRESENTER
One of the presenters goes out and
interviews people to do with food, if they
know what exactly it is they’re eating, and
the people that work in the factories.
This is another one of the presenters
researching and experimenting on the foods.

12. MONTAGE
This is an example of montage
editing. When the presenters are
being introduced, they use montage
editing to show the different places
where they are.

13. ANIMATION
Animation is used to
show the presenter
travelling
Cutaway to
keep
viewers
interested
The animation notifies
the viewer who the
presenter is calling
The animations used gives
the documentary a less
serious outlook

14. CONVENTIONS LIST
- Active presenter
- Professional interviews
- Hash tags
- Credits
- Expert interviews
- Public interviews
- Previews

15. CREDITS
All credits shown at the end
Presenters names first as they
are most important
None of the
professional credits
are shown throughout
the documentary
Images in the
background relate
to the topic
Barcode image goes
with the theme of
supermarket foods etc

16. END CREDITS
Production/distribution
companies shown last:
Most importantLonger time on
screen than
previous credits
that roll upwards
quickly
Producers
names shown
towards the
end

17. ESTABLISHING SHOTS
Establishing shots shown
before each change in
location to orientate the
audience
Allows the audience
to know where the
presenters are in
each scene
Apple farm

18. EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOTS
Extreme close up
shots of the mould
on bread to give the
audience a detailed
view of it

19. EXPERT INTERVIEWS Inter-titles aren’t used,
but the narrator
introduces Dr Hickey,
and his role/ profession
Two shot as the
doctor explains the
development of
moulds that grows
on the bread
Other people the
presenter interviewed
one on the
preservation of apples
and the other is the
cheese fermentation

20. LIST
Rianne:
- Narrative enigma
- Active presenter
- Montage
- Preview
Russ:
- Animation
- Transition
- Interviews
Chelsea:
- Time lapse
- Handheld camera
- Credits
Michaela:
- Presenter
- Voice over
- Score music
- Volume control