In making this Documentary i decided to follow most of the conventions used by documentaries including several defined by Michael Rabiger in his book 'Directing Documentaries' such as developing an audiences knowledge of a certain topic and not containing any 'neutral' information.
I think the idea of giving the view the final say in what they think is very important as that is what the documentary is about, presenting information to the viewer and giving them the final say in what they think instead of telling them what they think like general media does a lot.
This doesn't only challenge his convention of resolution but the narrative arch theory where the story has a clear ending and conclusions are met, where as for my documentary although there is an end no real conclusion is made.
In terms of my radio promotion i tried to follow many of the conventions as possible such as asking questions and giving precise information about where the advertised artifact can be found.
For my T.V Listings article does subvert the stereotypical layout of magazines as on one pages is the article and on the other is a collage of familiar gaming icons. Although this is a subverted convention at the moment i do believe this kind of layout for articles such as mine is beginning to be used more in certain types of magazines such as T.V listings magazines
However i also challenged his convention of a confrontation between opposing forces which then reaches a climax and is resolved. The argument posed through out the documentary is given to the view to resolve for themselves based on what they have heard from the documentary.
I think the idea of giving the view the final say in what they think is very important as that is what the documentary is about, presenting information to the viewer and giving them the final say in what they think instead of telling them what they think like general media does a lot.
This doesn't only challenge his convention of resolution but the narrative arch theory where the story has a clear ending and conclusions are met, where as for my documentary although there is an end no real conclusion is made.
In terms of my radio promotion i tried to follow many of the conventions as possible such as asking questions and giving precise information about where the advertised artifact can be found.
For my T.V Listings article does subvert the stereotypical layout of magazines as on one pages is the article and on the other is a collage of familiar gaming icons. Although this is a subverted convention at the moment i do believe this kind of layout for articles such as mine is beginning to be used more in certain types of magazines such as T.V listings magazines
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