Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Case Study Research

In the beginning of the school year my teacher introduced us to the OP-doc section of the New York Times. I thought would help me in this documentary journey if I revisit it and get inspiration. Below I am going to be documenting some case study research.


Case study #1 -  Arctic Boyhood


  • incorporates pictures with transitions to create movement 
  • uses subtitles 
  • focuses a lot on sound 
  • uses subjects that the audience can root for 
  • gives insight on what it is like to live in the arctic as far as activities you do when you are a child living there 
  • not much dialogue 
  • indirect interviews 
  • warm lighting with the interviews 
  • close up on facial expressions 
  • b-roll footage was used strategically during interviews 

Case Study #2 - Birth Control Your Own Adventure 

  • voice over 
  • Story about a girl who goes on birth control
  • subtle movements that convey meaning related to topic without showing a face (in beginning) 
  • highly uses the color red and pink
  • never shows a face
  • conveys meaning through objects, music, and tone of voice 
  • loops to references made throughout the documentary at the end 
  • creates a full circle story 
  • makes you want the best for the voice even though we never find out what she looks like 


Case Study #3 - Spider Drove a Taxi


  •  profile on a NY taxi driver who was nicknamed spider
  • black and white pictures from the 1900's in NY city
  • cool tones 
  • voiceover 
  • indirect interviews 
  • brings up issues involving social economic status and race
  • music playing softly in the background 
  • voiceover continues even when the credits play 

Case Study #4- Santa Is a Psychedelic Mushroom

  • colorful graphics for first half  
  • voiceover 
  • talks about he myths that revolve around the whole Santa persona
  • many different voices tells he story 
  • includes facts 
  • taps into imagination of audience 
  • the colors change from all color in the begininng to strictly black and white at the end 
-SK💗

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