2. Documentary's I Will Use
The Triumph of The Will (1935) Lifers (2012)
This documentary is a post WWII film This is a TV documentary
(released in Cinemas) Shows Europe's largest prison and its
Made by Leni Riefenstahl to shad light offenders
on the propaganda used by Hitler to Documentary surrounds the issue of
gain his fellow Germans support murder and whether they should be let
The film is aimed at mature adults and back into society
historians , people who are highly Its audience is driven towards adult
educated
3. Conventions
Voice over Interviews from the public
Presenter Current debatable topics
Archive footage (photos, Titles
newspapers etc.)
Supporting footage Text
First hand experiences Credits (animation, colour,
Score music size, placement and roles)
Natural Lighting Establishing shot
No actors Quoted material
One camera Statistics
Pans Real life setting (natural)
Montage Ambient sounds
4. Conventions of ‘The Triumph of The
Will (1935)’
The documentary begins with
a prologue which is the only
commentary throughout the
film
It challenges documentary's of
today. Making the audience
pay full attention
5. Conventions of ‘The Triumph of The
Will (1935)’
The credits are in greyish
white bold writing
This challenge - due to the
lack of animations or fun
colours its sends a clear
message of importance
6. Conventions of ‘The Triumph of The
Will (1935)’
Real life setting
This Uses – Everything was
shot at the time and was
natural
It was just observation to
show that world
7. Conventions of ‘ Lifers ’
Interviews
Use – To give info and
more in-depth
understanding to the
viewer
Allows viewers to
become emotionally
invested
8. Conventions of ‘The Triumph of The
Will (1935)’
Camera shots and Angles
Challenges/uses – The are only
straight cuts
Long and short worth the
occasional Ariel and close up
9. Conventions of ‘ Lifers ’
First hand
experiences/ Footage
Use – To give info and
more in-depth
understanding to the
viewer
10. Conventions of ‘ Lifers ’
Current debatable topics
& Statistics
Challenge - Not only
brings the issue of
murder but ethics and
psychology
The statistics make it
more real
11. Conventions of ‘ Lifers ’
Text
Develops -The text is normal
(upper and lower case)
white text which gives a
message of cold and clinical
But does it fit the topic?
12. Similarities and differences
Similarities Differences
First hand experiences Text
Current debateable topics Editing
Real Life setting Effects
Colour ( one is black and white
the other in colour )
statistics
