1. Blood Bikers / Honda Stories
www.honda.co.uk/bloodbikes
My client, David, recommended that I should watch a short documentary video produced by Honda and shown on Channnel 4 and YouTube. It is probably the nearest existing example of what I am producing for my documentary. And after watching this, I was given many different ideas for my documentary and I saw many different conventions that I liked, and disliked.
The documentary begins with various shots of a Blood Biker driving down the motorway. We out of focus shots of the motorway accompanied by Long Shots of the Biker. The sound is primarily a soundtrack, however the audience can also hear diegetic sound (the motorbike) and this gives the documentary a sense of authenticity and makes it more real.
We then hear the biker's voice over, which again makes the documentary seem more real. He mentions that he does not know the patients. The voice over makes the audience feel as if they are being addressed directly. This is followed by over-the-shoulder shots of him walking through double-doors and delivering blood to a hospital.
Following this is various shots of the desolate motorway. The voice over fades in again and the blood biker says that he is out in the late hours of the night when the motorways are very quiet, delivering blood and other resources for hospitals. These various shots of the empty motorways are very clever as they drive home the point that blood bikers do this job in their own time and have to work into the late hours of night.
Accompanying this is a long shot of the bikers jacket and bike helmet in his living room. Again, I think this is very effective as pushes forward the realism and empathises that this an ordinary man who does this job in his own spare time. The biker then says in the voice over that he does job for free and has to pay for the petrol and does not receive any money from the hospitals he delivers to.
The biker goes on to mention how long he has been using Honda motorbikes and why he uses them. Obviously, this won't be in my documentary. But because this is produced by a big company like Honda, they want to try and make their motorbikes appeal, as well as to try and sell their products. This kind of documentary also adds to the companies image.
After this is a close up shot the bag the biker is carrying as he enters the hospital. In the voice over the biker explains why he loves the job. This is quite emotive as he says that they are out saving lives and hopefully making a difference. During the voice over we see close up shots of his eyes and point of view shots from his perspective when he is driving on his bike. The shots fade out to black, as well as the soundtrack. The documentary ends on Honda's company logo.
My client, David, recommended that I should watch a short documentary video produced by Honda and shown on Channnel 4 and YouTube. It is probably the nearest existing example of what I am producing for my documentary. And after watching this, I was given many different ideas for my documentary and I saw many different conventions that I liked, and disliked.
The documentary begins with various shots of a Blood Biker driving down the motorway. We out of focus shots of the motorway accompanied by Long Shots of the Biker. The sound is primarily a soundtrack, however the audience can also hear diegetic sound (the motorbike) and this gives the documentary a sense of authenticity and makes it more real.
We then hear the biker's voice over, which again makes the documentary seem more real. He mentions that he does not know the patients. The voice over makes the audience feel as if they are being addressed directly. This is followed by over-the-shoulder shots of him walking through double-doors and delivering blood to a hospital.
Following this is various shots of the desolate motorway. The voice over fades in again and the blood biker says that he is out in the late hours of the night when the motorways are very quiet, delivering blood and other resources for hospitals. These various shots of the empty motorways are very clever as they drive home the point that blood bikers do this job in their own time and have to work into the late hours of night.
Accompanying this is a long shot of the bikers jacket and bike helmet in his living room. Again, I think this is very effective as pushes forward the realism and empathises that this an ordinary man who does this job in his own spare time. The biker then says in the voice over that he does job for free and has to pay for the petrol and does not receive any money from the hospitals he delivers to.
The biker goes on to mention how long he has been using Honda motorbikes and why he uses them. Obviously, this won't be in my documentary. But because this is produced by a big company like Honda, they want to try and make their motorbikes appeal, as well as to try and sell their products. This kind of documentary also adds to the companies image.
After this is a close up shot the bag the biker is carrying as he enters the hospital. In the voice over the biker explains why he loves the job. This is quite emotive as he says that they are out saving lives and hopefully making a difference. During the voice over we see close up shots of his eyes and point of view shots from his perspective when he is driving on his bike. The shots fade out to black, as well as the soundtrack. The documentary ends on Honda's company logo.
Proficient discussion of existing product which is presented in an excellently clear manner with the screen grabs embedded into the analysis.
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