Small teen big world

Type of documentary

• Mixed
  

Themes

• Undiagnosed Dwarfism


• Life
  

Narrative structure

• Non-Linear


• Open narrative structure

Camerawork

• Interviews- left or right of the screen with the interviewees eye line a third of the way down the screen.


• Unconventional interviewing from the back of a car.


• Low and high angle shots, mostly low angle on the girl to make her seem taller.


• Reflective shot, filmed into a mirror of her getting her hair cut.


• High angle of their dog.


• Close up of baby in the hospital.


• Zoom into a close up of pictures.


• Two shot on the top of a hill.


• Low angle 360 spin of New York's sky scrapers


• Footage of screen showing live footage.


• Slow and fast motion used.

Mise-en-scene

Sound

• Sad music played when she explained that her mum had, had a breakdown.


• Voice over of the girl who the documentary is about.


• Upbeat music for happier parts


• Sad slow music played quietly as a music bed in sad parts


• Lady Gaga played when the girl explains about her normal life.


• Alicia Keys- New York, for when they visit "The big Apple"

Editing

• Blurred half of the screen so the focus is not taken from the girl being interviewed.


• Depth of field


• Fast motion used in New York as well as slow motion when they are in their own home.

Archive material

• Home footage during pregnancy.


• Old photographs.


• Footage from birth (hospital) with child's voice over.


• Home videos of past.

Graphics

• Title of programme.


• White, lower case, sans.


• Credits are the same.

Real footage from the TV documentary shown.