Fahrenheit 9/11	I swear I can’t help it	Ross Kemp: In search of Pirates
What sub-genre of documentary would each fall into? Why? What conventions of this subgenre do they display?	Investigative documentary because he is investigating George Bush	Fly on the wall because we watch their everyday life to see how they cope with tourettes and how they feel about it.	Fly on the Wall because they are observing their sea lives and not getting in their way. Personality documentary because Ross Kemp takes us through every step of their journey and is mainly on the screen for most of the documentary.
Look at the documentary modes. Which modes fit these documentaries? Why?	Reflexive Mode, because it increases our awareness that George Bush is responsible for the bad war in Iraq.	Observational Mode, because it is observing the extraordinary life of being a torettes sufferers, displaying real life and their opinions.	Observational Mode, they follow the ship’s crew around the sea to see how they deal with the attack of the pirates.
Which institution has produced them?	Dog Eat Dog Production	BBC	Sky One
What connected documentaries have there been? Can you think of any others on a similar subject matter?	FahrenHYPE 9/11	I Have Tourettes But Tourettes Doesn’t Have Me.	It’s the most recent documentary by Ross Kemp, other documentary’s he has done are: Ross Kemp on Gangs, Ross Kemp in Afghanistan and Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan.
Who do you think the intended audience is and why?	It is aimed mostly at the working classes of the American public, Michael wants to show them what their family members/ friends are fighting for and have voted for.	Basically for everyone and for people who don’t know what tourettes is.	For everyone basically, it’s for people who are interested in pirates and for people who know nothing about them.
How did each documentary target its intended audience effectively?	9/11 was the only attack that has happened in the United States of America which made the documentary very personal for the US public.	They gave them a follow up to the people they had leant about 7 years ago and it showed how they had lived with their condition over the years.	It makes them realise that people are doing something to stop pirates but it shows them the many challenges they face in order to stop them.
What do you think was the most effective element of the documentary and why?	The scandal against G. Bush, for example 45% of his 1st year of presidency was spent on holiday, people who are shocked because if that was them they would have been fired by now.	Exposing people to this disease showing how people really suffer from it. They wanted to show people that they shouldn’t laugh at these people they don’t want it can can’t help it.	Seeing what the crew live in and how long they live out at sea. Also hearing the civilians that had had their ship taken over by pirates, and the Captain saying that ‘we can’t help them.’
What impact do you think the maker intended to have?	A big one, it’s a twist of the truth	It’s a big impact on people who don’t have it gives them the chance to understand the disease and know how to react if they say someone with the disease.	A moderate impact it doesn’t really affect the target audience but it will shock people to see that pirates are actually real.

Documentary Research

"Tourettes - I Swear I Can't Help It"

John
Opened with a non-diegetic sound bridge (continued throughout opening) with voice over.
Interview - Close up of face = see emotions - real people.
Titles – Big white block letters “Tourettes I swear I can’t help it” - stands out, serious = real life matters.
Continued - Voice over and background noise
Long shot show subject walking towards a shop, even though he is not in the shot to start off with, we can still hear his tourettes taking effect.
Voice over talking about the pressures of being in public places then shows example (clip of him shopping)
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Showing old clips of John, when he was younger
Greg
long shot of school, can hear screaming, audience recognise tourettes sufferer, then shot cuts to Greg Mid-shot still screaming sound exposed.
Diegetic sound of Greg screaming sound bridge
Voice over introducing young Greg whiles screaming continues.
Close up shots of the expressions of the other students.
Voice over of Greg being interviewed 7 years later, linking the two that they are the same person.