DOMINOS – A SLICE OF LIFE

D O C U M E N TA RY A N A LY S I S

TYPE OF DOCUMENTARY • This documentary is mixed as it includes:• ‘Voice of God’ Narration • Interviews•Observational Footage

THEMES • Food • Pizza• Business• Work • Lifestyle • Competition

NARRATIVE STRUCTURE • This documentary is single stranded as it focuses on the

subject of dominos and their workers• ‘A Slice of Life’ is also an open structure as ‘Dominos’ is still a running business which is constantly changing and expanding. • This documentary is also linear as it follows several peoples

stories and how they are progressing through Domino's.

CAMERA WORK • Medium Close Up

– The is a medium close up at the tills this shows how they interact with customers.

• Wide Shot – This is a wide shot which establishes the setting and shows the audience Dominos and how it is set up.

• Different camera angles have been used to show the audience what its like to work at dominos and what the employees do, this is a low angle side shot.

Shot reverse shot is used between conversations with the manager and the rest of the crew. The camera is closer the to crew members where as it is a medium long shot when the camera is on the manager this shows his significance.

MISE-EN-SCENE• The balloons in this picture give

connotations of children and bright colours which is inviting for customers when they come into the Dominos

• This shows connotations of community as the Mayor of the town in the shot.

• In this shot, natural lighting is used making it seem more real to the audience and shows the workers day to day duties at Dominos

SOUND • A voice over is used in the style of the ‘Voice of God’

• The voice over is male and he uses standard English.

• He has an authoritative tone which helps the audience to trust him and believe what he is telling them.

• There is diegetic sound in the interviews

• There is also observational footage of chanting and clapping when the staff are at the Domino's convention.

• Non-diegetic music that is quick paced is used to signify to the audience that it is stressful and the staff run around frantically to get the best service and on time.

EDITING • Interviews – The questions that are

asked in the interview are edited out as this creates more flow.

• The editing is slow although it keeps the audience engaged as the topics keep the narration moving along

• Cutaways of observational footage are used to cover jump cuts where the questions have been edited out.

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE

•There is no archive material included in this documentary because of the topic it wasn’t

appropriate.

GRAPHICS• At the beginning of the documentary

there is a title that goes across the screen every time it is on after a break.

• When the interviewee is speaking there name and relevance is shown at the bottom of the screen in the right hand corner.

• The credits at the end of the documentary are also graphics this refers to who helped on the documentary with their name and relevance.

• At the end of the documentary there are graphics along with images of the staff which mentions what they have achieved.