Fourth Kind Documentary

THE FOUTH KIND

USING A DOCUMENTARY STYUDIED IN CLASS, HOW THE VIWER HAS BEEN POSITION TO RESPOND?

The filmmaker of the documentary the fourth kind uses a variety of codes and convention in order to make the viewer respond in a particular way. The documentary explores a series of alien abductions stories throughout Alaska. The filmmakers uses re-enactments as well as achieve footage to tell the story about a women’s quest to find out what extra-terrestrial activities have been happening in her home town. The director of the of the fourth kind uses camera lightning, interviews, achieve footage , music and statistics in order to persuade the audience in believing that extra-terrestrial beings are out there watching us. These codes and conventions

At one point in the documentary archival footage is shown. In a scene in the documentary dashboard footage of the UFO, the video cuts out while the audio continues to roll, as the officer describes something taking someone from the house with a beam of light. Later, a hypnotized patient begins to levitate. But just then, the achieve footage distorts. The use of achieve footage used with re-enactments appeals to the audience’s emotions, putting the audience in the right mood to respond in a particular way. Archival footage is used to support the reliability of the narration and interview reinforcing the ideology of the documentary. This is proof how important and effective using archive footage is used in the documentary because its changes the audience point of view using evidence in the form of achieve footage. Achieve footage also with audio codes create the perfect atmosphere to make the audience react in a particular

, we often underestimate the importance of film sound. Audio codes are used in the documentary to add emotion and rhythm to a film. These aren’t usually noticeable; it often provides a tone or an emotional attitude toward the story. In addition, background music often foreshadows a change in mood. For example when Mrs Abigale comes cross a recording she hears alien taking in a different and strange language that was not from this planet then suddenly gloomy background music starts to play in the background creating a mysterious and scary atmosphere contributing to the documentary’s re-enactments and archive footage . The use of audio code makes the audience more susceptible to jump scares and leaves the audience emotionally