Assignment 11:Conventions in

Individual 5 minute plan

Laura Cuk

Conventions List

Conventio

n

Example in another

documentary

Use?

Develop?

Challenge

?

How will it be applied to

my documentary?

Presenter Catfish Use The documentary sub

modes I will be using

means I will need a

presenter to be expository

and also a participant along

with the subject. i.e.

interviews

Expert

Interviews

The X Games: The Movie/

The End of the Line

? I’m not quite sure if I will be

able to get the expert

interviews that I would want

for my documentary – I

could interview

veterinarians who work with

animals.

Conventions List

Conventions Example in another

documentary

Use?

Develop?

Challenge?

How will it be applied

to my documentary

Public

Interviews

Use I will be interviewing

many people from

different ethnicities etc.

to view their opinion.

Animation Attenborough's Ark / The

X Games: The Movie

Use I like the whole way in

Attenborough's

documentary of how he

used animation to show

the 10 animals for his

ark.

I will apply animation like

a timeline that leads up

to animal extinction.

Conventions Example in another

documentary

Use?

Develop?

Challenge

?

How will it be applied to

my documentary?

Archival

Footage

The End of the Line Develop I would try to get footage

from organisations sites

such as Burberry,

McDonalds and show the

audience all things that

happen to animals

Credits Shelter Me Use I will use the credits to

introduce the experts

interviewees.

Conventions Example in another

documentary

Use?

Develop?

Challenge?

How will it be

applied to my

documentary?

Establishing

shots

The X Games: The

Movie

Develop I will use this when

the presenter is

talking outside an

organisation with

the sign in the

background. I will

then film inside that

organisation when I

am interviewing the

experts.