Similar product research by Kim Potter. Candidate number 8180

Similar Product Research: Ancient Ink-Blood and Tattoos

Mode-Participatory as the film maker is taking part in the documentary and is impacting on the events recorded as he is recorded getting tattoos himself and the tattoos he has are looked at. This documentary is also Expository mode as it exposes the history behind tattooing and educates about where tattoos started and how different cultures see them. Also archive images are used to show the history of tattoos and what they were like many years ago, it also shows that tattoos would show a persons status and be seen as a mark of beauty on women in some tribes.

Mise en scene-The mise en scene is mainly people in tattoo studios and tattoos people have. Also different areas people receive tattoos outdoors such as on a beach in Hawaii as that is traditional.

Camera work-When tattooing or looking at tattoos-close up. When at new place, long or extreme long shot and sometimes pan around to show surrounding and area.

Editing-Voice over when showing archive pictures telling you about the history of tattoos and what the pictures are and what they mean. Non diagetic music played with voice over.

Audience-The target audience for this documentary may be around 20-50, and both male and females, I believe the age of the target audience may be a little older than some tattoo documentaries as this is mainly about the history of tattoos, how far back they date and the meanings of tattoos in different cultures. Tattoo artists also may be interested in this as it shows how tattooing has changed over the years, and shows some ancient ways of tattooing. People who are not particularly interested in tattoos, but are interested in history may also enjoy watching this. This documentary is filmed in many different places such as New Zealand and Hawaii, so I believe people from different countries will be interested in watching it as it may reveal things about the history of tattoos in their country. The aim of the documentary is to reveal how long tattoos have really been around, and that they can sometimes have very strong meaning, in some cultures they are seen as signs of beauty and wealth, in others signs of worriers.

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