Sweet Disposition Documentary Analysis

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4. Restate the purpose of the video, intended audience and key messages that the director want to send to audience.
This documentary is intended for 15-35 year-old English-Speaking Australians, of all genders and educational backgrounds, who have an interest in music. The film engages the target audience, firstly by showcasing a popular Australian band, and also featuring interviews with youth from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds, genders, and occupations.
The documentary investigates varying human experiences with music, illustrating the multiplicity of ways in which people interact with, and perceive music, both as a form of popular culture, and a verbal and non-verbal communication. The key messages of the film include the unifying power of music, and its …show more content…

In addition, to better showcase their work, I decided to leave The Temper Trap’s music uncovered by my voiceovers. Finally, the original Sequence 3 was moved to the very beginning of the film, to create a linear storyline of my concert experience.
The finished video included the following sequences:
1) The introduction to ‘Sweet Disposition’ (the band’s most well-known song) plays as a montage of my travels to the concert venue is shown.
2) ‘Sweet Disposition’ fades out to play softly in the background, as a series of short interview clips depict audience members explaining what “music means to [them]” and “how it affects [their] lives”.
3) The screen fades to a darkened stage. The title sequence plays as the stage lights fade in.
4) The Temper Trap begins their concert: a 1-minute segment shows them performing ‘Thick as Thieves’.
5) The performance fades into a series of short interview clips. A semiotic analysis is conducted whereby interviewees identify and explain the emotions elicited by music, with reference to musical techniques. Audience members then describe the band’s

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