Assignment 6: Conventions of (TV) documentaries

Set: Tues Oct 10
Due: WED Oct 19 (just over one week to complete)

Your new project is to be done in powerpoint and embedded onto blog where I will grade it from. You are NOT presenting this to the class or me, I am marking from your blog.

Task: You are to make a powerpoint which is a research project about conventions of TV documentaries.  This project is for you to be able to complete research to investigate how conventions are used, developed and challenged in documentaries which you will of course apply to your own documentaries.

Choose a level:

All must - be able to complete #1, #2, #5  (D grade and below) You cannot achieve higher than a C for this level. (must do only red)

Most should  - be able to complete #1, #2, #3, #5  (C grade and below) You cannot achieve higher than a B for this level. (must do all red and amber)

Some could - be able to complete #1, #2, #3, #4, #5  (B+ grade and below) You can achieve B and higher for this level. (must do everything)
GRADING
#1 = complete or incomplete
#2 = you will be graded with level 1, level 2, level 3 or level 4
#3 = you will be graded with level 1, level 2, level 3 or level 4
#4 = you will be graded with level 1, level 2, level 3 or level 4
#5 = you will be graded with level 1, level 2, level 3 or level 4

I will add up your marks to give you a level and an approximate grade.

Remember to use mostly visuals, not a lot of text:

                        P: point                                                      make a point by putting a clear title and/or subtitle

                        E: evidence                                               provide an image as evidence to your point

                        E/E: explanation/                                underneath/beside the evidence (image) use bullet points to

                        Effect                                                            explain it further and the effect of it

1. Include a title page with assignment name, purpose of project and name

2. Identify conventions of TV documentaries

   a)  Make points about identifying a range of conventions in TV documentaries

   b) Provide examples of still shots (print screens) from TVdocumentaries as evidence

   c) In bullet points explain the convention, why it is used and it's effectiveness on an audience

3. Identify conventions of film documentaries

   a)  Make points about identifying a range of conventions in film documentaries

   b) Provide examples of still shots (print screens) from documentaries as evidence

   c) In bullet points explain the convention, why it is used and it's effectiveness on an audience

4. How do TV documentaries differ from film documentaries?

PART 1

   a)  Make points about identifying similarities between TV & film documentaries (set up a chart to make the similarities clear)  

   b) Provide examples of still shots (print screens) to prove the similarities

   c) Use bullet points to explain the similarities (could discuss why both platforms use the same conventions and also how they use similar conventions differently)

PART 2

  a)  Make points about identifying differences between TV & film documentaries (set up a chart to make the similarities clear)  

   b) Provide examples of still shots (print screens) to prove the differences   c) Use bullet points to explain the similarities (could discuss why both platforms use the same conventions and also how they use similar conventions differently for audiences and different platforms)

   c) Use bullet points to explain the differences (could discuss why the 2 platforms use the different conventions for different audiences and platforms)

5. To answer the following questions you will need to obtain evidence from various TV documentaries. Use online resources such as BBC iplayer, 4OD, youtube (tv documentaries) etc. or you could take stills from your TV but this will be quite hard.

You need to make a clear chart for this section to keep it organised and clear.

   a)  How do 1-3 documentaries USE conventions of TV documentaries? Why and what is their effect?
   b) How do 1-3 documentaries DEVELOP conventions of TV documentaries? Why and what is their   effect?  
   c) How do 1-3 documentaries CHALLENGE conventions of TV documentaries? Why and what is their effect?