Documentary Analysis

Inside Job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzrBurlJUNk

Inside Job is a documentary that focuses around the 2008 economic crisis. The stylistic elements of the film include: a voiceover done by Matt Damon, interviews with severeal people involved with economic and industry matters, and music used to support the nature of the film. The audience for this film would be a global audience, aged 18-40 as it covers the financial interests of people.

Exit Through The Gift Shop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIGVkBDqDNE&feature=fvst
Exit Through The Gift Shop is a documentary that focuses on the world famous graffiti artist, Banksy, and other infamous graffiti artists such as Invader. The stylistic elements of the film contain: music and interviews with people such as Banksy himself, although he does not show his face at all. The audience for this film would be aged 15-30 as it covers graffiti art, something many young people are fascinated by and has exclusive interviews with infamous artists like Banksy himself.

Gasland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZe1AeH0Qz8

Gasland is a documentary that focuses on the contamination of water by natural gases through hydraulic fracturing. The stylistic elements of this film include: interviews, voiceovers and animation to explain processes such as hydraulic fracturing to viewers. The audience for this documentary would be mainly adults of ages 20-50, but it would be intended for a global audience to inform them.

Restrepo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjqR6OucBc&feature=related

Restrepo is a documentary that focuses on a 15 man platoon in Afghanistan and their experience in one of the most deadly placements in the US Military - Korangal Valley. There are very few stylistic elements in this film, the only outstanding element is the use of interviews. The audience for this film would be people of ages 18-40 as this is the main age of people who are interested in the war. The film is said to just want the audience to simply feel as if they have "just had a 90 minute deployment".


The definition of 'Documentary' - A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews often accompanied by narration. Humour is often used to gain the audience's interest.