Codes and Conventions

Interviews, observations, cutaways, archive footage, voice overs, reconsructions, evidence, facts, exposistion, dramatisation, linear narrative, relevant backdrops, simple graphics, diegetic/non-diegetic sounds, relevant location, alternative left and right shots, conflict, opening ending to opinion, narrator leads story (Q and A), themes, close-ups, high/low angles, match on action, fast/slow paced editing, non-biased narrative, extreme close-ups, montague, off center graphics, music bed, actual footage, vox ops, green screen, fact against opinion, no questions asked on screen, rule of thirds, variety of camera angles, continuity, experts as audience, witness, ambient sound, transistions, un-biased, no answers to questions, interview is always interupted, location footage, clear narrative, types of shots, important people, tight.