Secrets of Body Language Documentary

This documentary is about body language and how people use it to either show authority, threat or lying. The main objective of the documentary is to express that people are not always what they appear and that not everyone has the best intentions. This documentary focuses on observing important figures and celebrities to see the hidden messages behind what they were saying/doing. The themes present in this documentary include deceit and secrets.

The camera uses many talking head shots in the documentary because experts are interviewed about the different types of body language and what it represents. The interviews are always framed by the rule of thirds, which shows this documentary conforms to the idealistic style of documentary making. In addition, different types of camera shots are employed to focus on the different types of body language. The most common angle for this in the documentary is close ups, because it focuses on the certain body area the audience should observe to see and draw conclusions from. Other camera shots include establishing shots, this focuses on where the documentary is going next, this is because the locations represent celebrities or experts who are going to contribute and support the view in the documentary - that body language gives people away.

As the experts are looking at celebrities and important figures, archive footage is utilized to show them in certain situations where their body language has given them away. Camera moment is common in this documentary too, as the camera pans to other parts of the body which indicate they are hiding something. An example of this is moving from someone's facial expression to their action with their hands or the way they are standing. The use of camera is really important in supporting the view that people use body language that can give a different impression to the actions they are trying to create.

Editing is employed in the documentary for various reasons. One of the editing techniques used in the documentary is titling. This is common in the documentary in interviews so that the audience can understand who they are seeing on the screen, who they are and then understand what significance the person has to the topic of the documentary. For example, in this documentary, experts are interviewed to inform the audience on the 'give aways' of body language.

Editing is also used in the documentary to point out important area's were the audience should look. This has been done by the drawing of a box around the area which signifies some importance. This allows the audience to understand what they are looking for in body language and what it actually looks like when it happens in reality. Furthermore, transitions are used in the documentary to make it more entertaining. The split screen transitions used allow the audience to see the experts on screen and the footage they are viewing so they can understand what the expert is talking about specifically.

The mise-en-scene allows reconstructions to be used in the documentary which give a visual to the audience to inform them and allow them to understand the concept given to them by the commentator. An example of these reconstructions in the documentary are when there are laptops on display, with footage relevant to the topic on. Props are used in this documentary, and they are laptops. All the experts have laptops with them to identify the types of body language in the footage of celebrities and important figures which hold some kind of significance. In addition, research technology is also present in the documentary to indicate that the experts know what they are talking about and that there is a logical way to show the differences in body language and what can be inferred by it.

Finally, different elements of sound are utilized in the documentary for many reasons. The non-diegetic upbeat music is played in certain parts of the documentary to make it more entertaining and fill in awkward silences so that the audience pay attention and don't get bored. However, the large majority of the sound comes from interviews, the commentator and sound from the actual archive footage used. The narrator has an authoritative voice which can be described as the 'voice of god'. He contributes to the documentary by guiding the audience through, giving simple explanations and information for the experts to then expand on in interviews.