Defying the documentry- Monday, Tuesday and Saturday

Documentaries that were on Monday 12^th September 2011:

BBC ONE –

·         Helicopter Heroes (The look at the life saving work of an air ambulance crew.)9.15

·         Bang goes the theory (Bang Goes the Theory is the BBC's guide to popular science.Discover and challenge the scientific principles that shape your world - watch videos and do real experiments at home.)8.30

·         Panorama (Panorama's Jane Corbin meets people who have fled the Syrian town of Deraa but who defiantly work to document their revolution.)8.00

BBC TWO –

·         Real Rescues (Nick Knowles follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services)4.00

·         Reel history of Britain (Presented by Melvyn Bragg, a social history of 20th Century Britain. Fascinating stories of how people worked and lived, via viewers' personal memories and rare film archive)6.30

·         Coast (A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom, uncovering stories that have made us the island nation we are today) 8.35

ITV ONE -

·         Little England (Documentary series looking at the lives of some of the British expats who have settled in the Dordogne in France. ) 8.00

CHANNEL 4 -

·         Despatches (Dispatches is Channel 4's award winning investigative current affairs programme) 8.00

·         Embarrassing Bodies (The Embarrassing Illnesses doctors set off on a UK roadshow in an innovative attempt to raise health awareness and de-stigmatise 'embarrassing' body parts and medical conditions) 9.00

CHANNEL 5 -

·         Big Brother ( Following the lives of a varity of people in a house together) 10.00

·         Royal Navy Submarine Mission (Documentary series following a Royal Navy submarine on active service) 4.00

Documentaries that were on Tuesday 13^th September 2011:

BBC ONE –

·         Helicopter Heroes (The look at the life saving work of an air ambulance crew.)9.15

·         The Bomb Squad (Following Search Team Nine of the British Counter IED Task Force on deployment in Helmand.) 8.00

·         My Boyfriend the War Hero (following the lives of the people who have loved ones in the war.) 7.15

BBC TWO –

·         Real Rescues (Nick Knowles follows the dramatic day-to-day work of the emergency services)4.00

·         Reel History of Britain (Presented by Melvyn Bragg, a social history of 20th Century Britain. Fascinating stories of how people worked and lived, via viewers' personal memories and rare film archive)6.30
ITV ONE –

·         Mayday Mayday (boating emergancys) 3.25

·         Missing Millions ( people finding long forgotten fortunes.) 5.00

CHANNEL 4 –

·         Supersize vs Superskinny (Documentary series in which two extreme eaters - one very overweight and the other severely underweight - swap diets in an attempt to change the way they view food and eating ) 9.00

·         Inside Nature’s Giant (The award-winning series that gets under the skin of the largest animals on the planet) 8.00

·         Seven Dwarves (This brand new observational documentary series follows the lives of seven dwarf actors as they live together and perform in a production of Snow White) 10.00

CHANNEL 5

·         Big Brother (Following the lives of a varity of people in a house together) 10.00

Documentaries that were on Saturday 17^th September 2011:

BBC ONE – NONE

BBC TWO –

·         The sky at night (Sir Patrick Moore and his team of astronomers tell us what's on view in the night sky. From comets to quasars, there is always something fascinating to discuss in the Universe.) 12:00 Noon

·         Victorian Pharmacy (The last programme in the series sees Ruth, Nick and Tom carrying Barber & Goodman's Pharmacy through to the end of the Victorian era) 16:00

ITV ONE – NONE

CHANNEL 4 –

·         Road to London 2012 (With the countdown to the London 2012 Paralympic Games now well and truly underway, Rick Edwards, Ade Adepitan MBE and Iwan Thomas MBE continue their coverage of the athletes who are aiming to represent Great Britain next year) 13:20

·         Bin Laden shoot to kill (The complete story of the operation to find and kill Osama Bin Laden) 19:45

CHANNEL 5 –

·         Big Brother (Following the lives of a varity of people in a house together) 21:45

(big brother)

(super sized vs super skinny)

(helicopter heroes)

Aileen life and death of a serial killer by Nick Broomfield.

The first 6 minutes.
The first shot in the film Aileen is a follow shot, it has a voice over. As the film continues it shows policing footage which shows Aileen admitting to the murders, the footage is mainly old and is from police video's, takl shows and TV footage, this creates the feeling of the past making the audience feel more involved, as it is old films it shows the true motions of people involved instead of future emotions when somethings may have been forgotten.

The sound is very clear and produces a live feel, but is followed through with voice overs by the director with informations such as, who is involved, the background story, and where the director is continuing the stroy from.

Documentry techniques
The documentry techniques used are old footage to create a feeling of the past, showing all aspects of the case meaning that the film is not one sided they have evidence against both sides, this allows the audience to make up their own verdict on th trail, the footage is all original and has not been edited, this shows all sections of the trail and all possible angles that the film could take.

The film is very entertaining but it also educates the young people, and in some light exposes, informs and investigates all angles that are possible to take during the filming of Aileen.

Name Of Documentry : Aileen: life and death of a serial killer.
Date of publication:2003
Film maker/ producer? Nick Broomfield.
Context of production: Florida, Michigan
Purpose or purposes?(intentions): inform, expose, investigate, entertain and educate.
Other relevant contexts?: Political,social.
Use of selection: There are a lot of things that have been left out of this production that the director and producers could have put in however by not doing so they have created a feeling that helps the audience decide which story of Aileens they believe , and let them feel more involved in the story.
Narrative sequence and editing: Nick includes court scenes from her trail, which includes interviews with Aileen herself.
Narration/commentary: The commentry is done by the producer, it is spoken in a deep tone but with a calm effect to make the audience feel comfortable and relate to them with opinions.
Use of interviews:  The use of interviews gives it a live feel however were very basic.
Presence of crew? As the audience you know that the crew are their however cannot see them or hear them at all throughout the process of the film.
Non diagetic sound and use of music? The documentry use both non diagetic sounds and muisic throughout the film.

Birth name: Aileen Carol Pittman
Born/ Died: Feb 29th 1956-Oct 9th 2002
Cause of death: Lethal injection
Conviction: 1st degree murder
Number of victims: 7
Siblings: Older brother named kieth

Aileen's father was put into prision at a young age for attempted murder of an 8 year old boy and was later convicted of sex crimes against children. Her mother had also left both her and her brother and they were therefor taken in and looked after by their grandparents Lauri and Britta wounos. At the age of 12 Aileen would exchange sex for drugs cigarettes and food. She was aledgedly raped by her alcholic grandfather and was made to have sex with her brother. At the age of 14 she fell pregnant after being raped by a friend of her grandfather, the child was placed in adoption. Just before turning 15 her grandmother past away and her grandfather kicked her and her brother out of the house. She was forced to start supporting herself by becoming a prostitute and living in a wood near her old home.
Before the murder case that the film was based on their had been many other times that aileen had come in contact with the law and courts, in 1974 she was arrested for driving under the influence and disorderly conduct which she failed to appear before the courts in both cases.
In 1976 Aileen hitchhiked to florida which is where she was arrested for armed robbery in this case she was sentenced to prison on 4th may 1982 until 30th june 1983, th following year in 1984 she was arrested for forgery  and in 1985 she was named as a suspect of a revolver and ammunition in Pasco county. In 1986 Aileen was arrested again this time for Grand theft auto and false information.
In 1986 Aileen met Tyria moore who waorked as a maid at a gay bar in Daytona, they moved intogether and lived of of Aileen's prostitution money,however in 1987 the pair were accused of assult and the following year accused of assult again but this time on a bus driver while demanding money from them. Moore was listed as a witness to the incident.
After seeing Aileen on tv a 44 year old reborn cristen decided to get in touch with Aileen as she believed that Jesus had told her to do so, she spoke to her daily and help her claim her innocence.

Article from the New york times october 2nd 2002.

Woman Who Killed 6 Is Executed in Florida

Published: October 10, 2002

Aileen Wuornos, a hitchhiking prostitute who killed six men along Florida highways, was executed by injection today after dropping her appeals and firing her lawyers.
Ms. Wuornos, 46, became the 10th woman executed in the United States since capital punishment resumed in 1977. Oklahoma has put three women to death; Florida and Texas have executed two each.
In her final statement, Ms. Wuornos referred to Jesus and a blockbuster movie.
''I'll be back like 'Independence Day' with Jesus, June 6, like the movie, big mother ship and all,'' Ms. Wuornos said. ''I'll be back.''
The execution had been delayed while experts evaluated her mental health. Gov. Jeb Bush lifted his stay last week after three psychiatrists concluded that Ms. Wuornos was competent to choose execution.
Ms. Wuornos shot to death at least six middle-age men in 1989 and 1990. Her story has been portrayed in two movies, three books and an opera.

She initially said the killings were in self-defense after she was assaulted by customers who picked her up. She later said that the self-defense claim was a lie and that she intended to rob and kill the men.

At a hearing in July, Ms. Wuornos told a judge she was ''sick of hearing this 'she's crazy' stuff.''
''I'm competent, sane and I'm telling the truth,'' she said.
She had told the State Supreme Court that she would kill again.
Ms. Wuornos's death sentence was for her first killing, of Richard Mallory, an electronics shop owner. She later pleaded no contest to five other murders.
She spent Tuesday night with a childhood friend, Dawn Botkins, who said Ms. Wuornos was in a good mood, laughing a lot.
''She was looking forward to being home with God and getting off this earth,'' Ms. Botkins said, adding that Ms. Wuornos prayed that the souls of the men she killed would be saved by her death.
Terri Griffith, whose father was killed by Ms. Wuornos, said: ''I'm glad it's over. It was an easy death. It was a little bit too easy. I think she should have suffered a little bit more. She was off her rocker.''

My Views.
My feeling towards Aileen are mixed , i feel like although she did something wrong, she also did alot to make it right, i think that she shouldnt have had a sentencer that was so harsh but something that would make her feel the straibn and feel sorry for all those that she has hurt. I think that Nick Broomfield showed the side of Aileen that he believed she was and not the side that many thought of her, i think that in some sections he does not show the full side of her and he is slightly biased towards her. overall i think that she should have recieved the death sentanced as this was not the first serious crime that she had commited.

Cage Fighting Public Opinion

Our idea was to start to make an  documentry on cage fighting, spurred by the 8 and 9 year old boys fighting in cages in preston earlier this week. If we were to carry out and make a full documentry about this film, we would also speak to the people involved, we would follow through to find out what the punishment to the creators of this fight and find out how the boys them selves feel and if they would continue in this sport.

We went in the streets of henley and asked a variety of people on their views of cage fighting, we asked roughly 10 people and asked them question such as what are your views on cage fighting ?, should their be an age restriction?, And if they had seen the recent news about the 2 young boys who fought in a cage in preston. The responses from the public were that many disagreed with the events and thought that their should be an age restriction of 18 or in some cases 21.

In this documentry the directors view would be both sided as although i think it was wrong i think if the boys and parents believe that it was okay then it should have been allowed, however, charges should have not been made and only a small audience should have been allowed.

5 Documentries analysed

Inside Job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4egTybH-TE
The directors angle is the wall street crash, he is making them look bad to get his point across, this is aimed to make it look bad to the american audience that it was made for. The film is non- fiction and slightly stage, the story behind is one sided, being the directors side.This film is non educational but present, many americans believe this story to be true.

Exit through the gift shop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIGVkBDqDNE&feature=fvst
This film is interesting, relevant and applys to a wide audience, the story behind it has a political message that is shown through the art of Banksy.

Gasland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZe1AeH0Qz8
This film is trying to make the american government look bad, this film is aimed mainly at americans. It is partially staged but somewhat imformative and educational.

Restrepo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjqR6OucBc
This film is about the war in afganistan, it is one sided and is relevant. The film uses propaganda to put the point across.

Wasteland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNlwh8vT2NU
This film is about transformation through art, the director shows how wast can be used to make beautiful, This film is educational and relevant, it can educate people with the message behind the story.

Tasks

There is a comparable interpretation between many interpretations of definitions of the word documentry, many peoples theories are that documentary are boring.

if documentries act upon our hearts in this period of time we should be making them about things we are intressed in and as teenagers this includes things such as the way people live and how people struggle and cope with their lives as teenagers.

Definition of documentry

Documentries look into a real life experience, an actual event, era, life story, accuretly and without fictional elements.