Research

 Here is my research for my documentary project!

1) -THE FINAL ATTACK ON WEMBLEY- || Netflix

1.  What sub-genre of crime documentary would you categorise this as?

- Sports, riots, crime

2. Who is the target audience? 

- Football fans & sports fans / English people

3. What typical documentary conventions were used?

- Location, Old pictures, Narration, Victim

4. Did this opening conform or subvert the conventions for this genre?

- Yes, it conforms this genre because it has multiple interviews of different people who are in that event.

5. How does it create suspense using the following:

- Camera: Slow pan, Crane shots, Random movements, Static shots.

- Sound: Sound effects, Crowd chants, & Commentators 

- Mise-en-scene: Messy colours, 

- Edit: Commentator sounds behind the empty field, 

6. What parts of the opening did you find inspiring?

- That it's including a sport and how it interviews a lot of people from both the fans' side and the host side? (If that's what they call it). Also it amazed me how they managed to capture real footages from the time of the event where the fans were going wild. 

2) -WORST ROOMMATE EVER- || Netflix

1.  What sub-genre of crime documentary would you categorise this as?

- Crime, Murder-attempt, Betrayal.

2. Who is the target audience? 

- Age between 17-40 years old

3. What typical documentary conventions were used?

- Location, Phone footage, Interviews

4. Did this opening conform or subvert the conventions for this genre?

- Yes, it conforms this genre.

5. How does it create suspense using the following:

- Camera: Static shots, Pan shots, Close up shots, Medium shots, 

- Sound: Tense music, earry music, 

- Mise-en-scene: Dark neighbourhood, Dark house,  

- Edit: Quick cuts, Compilations of proof of murder attempt

6. What parts of the opening did you find inspiring?

- How its straightforward and it pictures the situation very clearly making it easier for audience to understand

3) -THE TINDER SWINDLER- || Netflix

1, What sub-genre of crime documentary would you categorise this as?

- Violence, murder, suicide 

2. Who is the target audience

-People in the age of 17+, maybe parents are also targeted. Also more-likely to be females who are a

3. What typical documentary conventions were used?

-They used dark settings to represent the crimes

4. Did this opening conform or subvert the conventions for this genre

- Yes it does conform

5. How does it create suspense using the following

Camera: Close ups on the women being interviewed to increase the tension as they are talking about the scene

Mis-en-scene: Rainy weather, dark lighting 

Sound: Intense non-diegetic music playing in the background to make the scenes more dramatic

Edit: Shakes and quick cuts to indicate fast action

6. What parts of the opening did you find inspiring

- How it went from a happy happy situation till it turned upside down where everything is in a way darker side.

4) -HOW TO ROB A BANK- || Netflix

1.  What sub-genre of crime documentary would you categorise this as?

- Crime, Robbery, Escape from the cops, Mystery

2. Who is the target audience? 

- Age between 15-40, more to the male audience because it includes guns and robbery (action), however female audience can be targetted as well because it also includes mystery. 

3. What typical documentary conventions were used?

- CCTV Footage of the robber in the bank. 

4. Did this opening conform or subvert the conventions for this genre?

- Yes, it conforms this genre.

5. How does it create suspense using the following:

- Camera: Static shots, random movements, and close-ups of the robber, money, and his guns

- Sound: Tense music, voices of the people who are interviewed and the robber.

- Mise-en-scene: Bland colors and Tidy clothing to show that the robber is experienced and rich. 

- Edit: Quick cuts, voice of the robber overlaying scenes

6. What parts of the opening did you find inspiring?

- How it is focusing on the robber's ability to escape from the police after robbing dozens of banks and how they uses drawings to describe a scene.

5) -THE RAINCOAT KILLER- || Netflix

1.  What sub-genre of crime documentary would you categorise this as?

- Murder Attempt, Murder, Serial-killer.

2. Who is the target audience? 

- Horror movie lovers who are in the age of  18 or above.

3. What typical documentary conventions were used?

- Location, Evidence of crime.

4. Did this opening conform or subvert the conventions for this genre?

- Yes, it conforms this genre.

5. How does it create suspense using the following:

- Camera: Static shots, Pan shots, Close up shots, Medium shots to create suspense

- Sound: Tense music and earry music to make the scene more intense

- Mise-en-scene: Proof of crime such as photos were shown and a dark night setting.

- Edit: Blurring effects to create a hermeneutic code to keep the audience wonder and want to watch the rest of the documentary.

6. What parts of the opening did you find inspiring?

- I like how they managed to keep the killer unknown and mysterious to keep the audience curious.

We discussed about the power of media and how it affects Indonesia's president cadidates in 2024

What Slogans did each candidate use?

• Prabowo: Bersama Indonesia maju, menuju Indonesia emas 

• Ganjar: Murah, Mudah, Akuntabel

 

How did they use rhetoric to differentiate themselves

• Prabowo 

• Ganjar: Implying that we could advance quicker

What feelings do the slogans try to create?

• Promising 

• Hopeful 

• Powerful 

• New

What kinds of people are the slogans trying to reach?

Which one appeals the most to you

Parabowo

Reflection

This research really helped with our project. Without this research, honestly we woulnd't have any Idea on what kind of crime documentary we're going to make. No problem was encountered in the progress of doing this research.