Sunday, 11 September 2016

Textual Analysis 3: AT&T texting and driving documentary - 'The Last Text'


The documentary shown talks about how text messages being sent or received may be the cause of deaths around the world. If you take your eyes off the road for even a second, it will cause you regret for the rest of you life. No matter the length of the message, a glimpse away from the road is a glimpse to your death bed.


This documentary is based on texting and driving. It involves the relatives of the lost ones being interviewed as well as the ones who had survived and suffered. Various shots are of the accident sites or even the victims' homes where their family show the pictures of the lost ones.

Editing in this short film is very generic, basic and slow paced. This is shown throughout the documentary due to a clip cutting to a picture then back to either the same interview or even another one. This was done because the main focus was to inform the viewer how others would react to car accidents whether a life was taken or not. No transitions were included other than fades at both the beginning and end, making the documentary as emotional as possible.




There isn't an attire set specifically because of this documentary being informative that is based more on interviews than a fictional story. Genre is shown to be dramatic caused from the emotion and sadness in the body language of the interviewees. For every scene the lighting is more or less Low key giving the perfect gloomy mood which then instantly relates to the story. The camera works are very simple and consistent through out. Most of the shots went from close ups, Mid close ups and wide shots. 

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