Distant Effect for Narrative- Conventions that allow the audience to give them a sense of control, oversight and objectivity.
- lots of voice overs which links to it being distant- omniscient narration
- there is the start of the interview which gives us the sense of distance and context- This is an L-CUT
- Use of archival footage in a split screen- PARALLEL NARRATIVE- his childhood vs the building of the Twin Towers
- Aerial shot of twin towers construction site- God’s eye view
- reenactments of scenes
- black and white- heavy vignette bleak lighting- (chiaroscuro lighting which is expressionistic)
Present effect for Narrative- Conventions of film language that enhance the audience’s sense of ‘being there’. A subjective experience.
- In the dentist scene we see close up and reaction shots
- With the shot of him and his wife we feel like we are with them and it cuts between the different prospectives (eye line match)
- Music- adds emotion and makes the audience feel present
BOTH
- the interview with his wife is both material into narrative in which we also witness both distant and present
blogs.grammar.sch.gg. (n.d.). Documentary Present / Distant – Film Studies (2023-25). [online] Available at: https://blogs.grammar.sch.gg/filmstudies2325/2023/11/15/documentary-present-distant/ [Accessed 16 Nov. 2023].