Documentary Analysis 6 :

Title Of Programme :
9/11 : The Falling Man

Type Of Documentary :
- Mixed

Themes :
- Disaster, Death, Tragedy, America


Narrative Structure :
- Tragic images from the start, to shock the viewer straight away

Camerawork :
- Long range shots
- Closeups of peoples faces during interviews to show them being sad and upset
- Handheld camerawork on the streets during the time when the planes hit
- Some mid range shots during interviews

Mise-En-Scene :
- Kept going back to the towers to show the tragedy and signify the importance of it.
- All of the people interviewed displayed how used and affected they were by the tragedy
- Some of the people interviewed were directly affected by the 9/11 disaster
- Some people interviewed were wearing black, to signify the fact that they were mourning

Sound :
- Slow, quiet music to add suspense to the documentary
- Some sad sounding music to make the audience feel emotional
- Slow tempo throughout
- Low Volume

Editing :
- Showed the plane hitting the towers and the man falling from different angles
- Slow-mo footage of the disaster for dramatic effect

Archive Material :
- Towers before they were hit
- Handheld Footage
- News footage from the time when the disaster happenned

Graphics :
- When the documentary went to a break, the still image of the falling man was displayed, alongside the white text "A Falling Man"