The secret life of human pups

Type of documentary- This is a mixed documentary.

- Closed, non linear, multi strand.

Narrative structure

Themes- Subculture.- Confidence in public.- Secret live.

Camera Work- Wide shot/ Medium close up commonly used.- Establishing shots used. - Handheld Camera work used on actualityfootage.- Creative camera work, looking into mirror.

Interviews- Interviewees are right or left of center.- Shallow depth of focus.- Rule of thirds is followed.

Sound- Female voice over, standard English is used.- Background noise when filming is outside. - Various different types of music played to suit what is being

shown.- Background music is also used.

Mise – en – sen- Shots of Dogs in public.- Interviewed in homes.- One man interviewed in puppy bed.- Interviews take place with pup related items in the back. - Pup event.- Often interviewed in pup outfits.- Streets of london.

Editing - Montage of different human pups. - Not all questions edited out.- Slow motions filming on clips of dogs, at the pup event and the public.

Archive material

- There is no archive material in this programme.

Graphics - Subtitles appear when someone is being filmed in a loud

environment e.g. the street- The name the filming is taking place appears on screen.- Name of human pup on screen.