URBAN OUTLAWBy Harry Weedall

Type of Documentary

The type of documentary this one is based on is self reflective.

Themes

The themes of the documentary are cars, being the main focus as Porsches and the restoration of old battered cars.

Camera Work

This documentary uses a mix of close-ups, of himself whilst he talks and describes the cars, close-ups of presenting the restoration and improvements of the Porsches.

The documentary also uses tracking shots of him whilst he drives his cars.

Mid shots are used to fit both him and his Porsches in it.

Also long shots are used to emphasize to state of the cars before he restores them.

A low angle shot of the silver Porsche was also used in the documentary.

Mise-en-Scene

The Mise en scene of the documentary is based in L.A.

It is mainly based in the mans garage where the cars are present however also based on the bridges and streets of L.A.

Also based on the roofs overlooking the city.

Sound

There is a lot of diegetic and non-diegetic sound used throughout the documentary, for example the music in the background that is played, it is mainly rock ‘n’ roll representing the theme whilst clips of the cars are used. The dialogue used is male and the voice over is the man describing his enthusiasm towards his work and how much he enjoys it, ‘I could wake up and know that in 10 minutes I will be enjoying what I do best.’ the man is of around 40 years and he talks formally with educational information.

Editing At the beginning of the

documentary fade-in fade-out is used to add tension to the video and show the passing of time and the opening of the documentary.

Clips and tracking is also used to show the past certificates and trophies won before the documentary took place.