Documentary formats: viewings
Expository documentary - We Are The Lambeth Boys Authoritative disembodied voiceover giving meaning to the images - throughout the documentary we are being given information by an unknown narrator on different subjects, ranging from activities to things about the boys themselves. voiceover provides facts and arguments for the images - the narrator is controlling the opinions we are meant to have for certain scenes, for instance when discussing the death penalty one of the boys mentions something the majority of viewers wouldn't agree with so the narrator tells the audience to "forgive them, they're only young". transparent representation - the documentary does a good job of mostly showing an accurate representation of the lives of the youth club goers and more specifically the Lambeth Boys, with minimal (noticeable) manipulation. Observational documentary - High School Unobtrusive construction and depictions - Whole documentary focuses on a day a...