Eleanor Rose Film and TV Blog

There was very little research I could do for my documentary as it was an observational documentary meaning I was unobtrusively looking into 'Life in Rehearsal'. However I did do some research into the origins of Western theatre. The lack of documentary evidence makes it impossible to determine exactly how theatre began, though it is generally believed to have evolved from religious rituals. It is difficult to decide at which point ritual became theatre. The most widely held theory about the origins of theatre is that it evolved from rituals created to act out natural events symbolically, thereby bringing them down to human scale and making the unknown more easily accessible. As part of these rituals, the natural elements were given personalities, which were in turn abstracted as spirits and gods. By wearing masks and moving in certain patterns, individuals could impersonate these deities. The Greeks then developed different genres such as Commedia de l'Arte. Eventually t

On the 12th of June 2018 at 7pm BBC News covered international news stories including Kim Jong Un's 'unwavering commitment to denuclearisation' and congresses opinions on this historical summit along with opinions on Brexit. They were shown in an unexpected order as Donald Trumps summit was the main headline which shows that it wasn't in order of British familiarity. Instead the news story that has been the talk of Britain since it started was placed last in the running order. Like every BBC news programme it started with the ticking clock being played continuously behind the news readers reading the main headlines of the day. This symbolises that they provide round the clock news and updates from round the world. This piece had two presenters: Katty Kay, 53 years old, female; and Christian Fraser, 45, male. A newsreader is a person that presents either regional, national or international news stories on TV or radio. A newsreader will need to have excellent communic

A documentary is a piece of visual entertainment that is used to inform people on specific subjects and topics. The dictionary definition for documentary is using pictures or interviews with people in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject. [1] An expository documentary speaks directly to the viewer often in the form of an authoritative commentary using voiceover or titles proposing a strong argument and point of view to persuade the viewer. An example of an expository documentary is ‘Americas Most Wanted’. This is an expository documentary as it begins with a presenter introducing the topic. It contains a series of secondary pictures showing the person who is the focus of the documentary. There is also an interview with local police to support the topic of the documentary. This makes it an expository documentary as it speaks directly to the viewer to try and persuade them to be in favour of the topic. An observational documentary is where unobtrusive

My 3 minute wonder documentary is about what happens in rehearsals within musical theater and why drama is so important for young people.. It is going to be an observational documentary that explores how the lives of young people have been changed for the better through drama. My target audience is going to be younger children between the ages of 11 and 14. This is because I want to try and encourage younger children to partake within the performing arts industry. My secondary audience is going to be parents to try and show them the positive impacts drama can have during a child’s development. I will be filming in my place of work as I am a vocal coach who teaches children of the age in my primary audience. I will not need any additional crew for my filming process but I will be interviewing the children that I teach to try and gain a further insight into why they have pursued drama. An example of a question I will ask them is 'what made you want to take up drama?' I will not n