The textual analysis of this third documentary is more of an interest to me. As it has interview’s in it and again creative editing. The documentary is based on engineering/construction. The documentary gets broadcasted on the National Geographic channel which appeals to quite a broad audience. The first minute of the documentary is quite eye catching and picturesque, the use of fast transitions and slow fades makes it absolutely different from any other documentary that I have looked at. There were even dissolves in the first minute of the documentary. The tempo of the voice over made it seem WOW!
It’s only till the third minute of the documentary that you get to see your first interviewee for example in this case the owner of the construction appears and mentions how his desire to build this monumental building was a long time ambition. Apart from the interview moments this entire documentary is narrated by a voice over. This documentary is based on actual facts and is a timeline leading to the final piece. This would seem slightly story based. The audience is seen to portray these figures as extremely high class folk, with a lot of wealth, great demographics, and many people would be aspiring to be like these people. You can tell threw the tone of the voice that these people are extremely well educated.
In this type of documentary you would really have enough evidence to make much of a perception, as it’s not that personally related, it’s more about the constructing of a piece of great engineering. The only time credits appear in this documentary is at the end, apart from that credits only occur when a person name is shown, the place and time, otherwise it isn’t revealed. As I mentioned at the start of the essay the first few minutes and this reflects into the rest of the documentary, is that there are slow to medium transitions where the shot takes time to fade away. The reason why this happens is because it’s meant to represent time and enjoyment. The reason why the documentary is based around a casino is because it about enjoyment and fun, hence why many of the cuts connote this. Even the music connotes a relaxing environment with a touch of fun to it. The sound has an element of ambiance and special effects. The ambient sound being, cash machines and people enjoying themselves, the special effect sound emerging with the dissolve cuts to connote passing of time but also the feeling of racing against time.
The shots in this documentary are mainly establishing shot, as there are plenty of new things to cover. Especially as the presenter is a voice over, this causes the documentary to made up of establishing shots and close ups. One thing you do notice when filming a documentary is that you are limited in the way you film, e.g. fast pan shots would disorientate the audience. The angle in which you film must represent the way you speak, as it’s noticeable in this documentary.
Again you can see the creativity of the filming, it may be a documentary but it’s still appealing and persuasive. This kind of creativity would only be possible if it was to broadcasted on a large scale in this case National Geographic Channel.
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