"Coming from a documentary background, Richard is no stranger to shooting 'on-the-go' whilst trying to capture the best out of any situation. Having filmed a varied subject of 'micro-docs' that spam from addicts to skateboarders, Richard developed his passion for the story. That combined with his hunger to constantly learn new things, keep them fun and apply them to his work are what truly drives him to stay creative."
Richard Hunter has created four mini documentaries about completely different things. The style of them interlink with one another in the sense that they are cleanly edited and well thought out. The edits of all four productions are all in synchronicity and have a link within each. All of the documentaries have been created with the same message; all people should be happy with what they do, no matter what anyone else thinks.
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The first mini-doc I watched was the Bowie, the Teddy Bear Stuffer. This production takes us inside the life of a Build-A-Bear worker who spends his spare time impersonating world-wide superstar David Bowie. This documentary is slightly different from those we see on day-to-day television, as the narrator is the man in the film. He is telling us his story of how he impersonates Bowie in the sense of everyday lifestyle and with objects and surroundings that everyone tends to use daily.
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| David Bowie & The Teddy Bear Stuffer |
The Teddy Bear Stuffer states at the end of the video "I'm doing what I really like to do. I feel pretty much happy with that." This portrays the whole production into one sentence, and the concept of the video is rounded up.
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The second mini-doc I watched was the Casper Brooker - Southbanks. This production gives the audience an overview of a young teenager sticking to his word and following his passion to skateboard at Southbanks, as opposed to going wherever his friends go. There are a number of special effects in this production which brings out the modern life of a teenager, and the sound effects are in synchronicity with this.
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| Shots of some special effects throughout the production |
The special effects really bring the production to life in the sense of that something this guy does everyday can be made into an animation-like video. Linking this with the Bowie production, again, the narrator is the person in the video. This makes it a lot more personal and really entices the audience and connects them with the production seems more real.
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The third mini-doc I watched was the Amanda's Autopsy. This production takes us inside the life of a woman that enjoys performing autopsy's on animals. It also shows us in much graphic detail the process of an autopsy which may be upsetting to some viewers. The video itself is quite dark and dingy which portrays her hobby in a production manor.
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| The lighting of the production sets the tone |
The lighting is the key feature in this production - it is an indirect way of telling us her story. The light is only focused on her, and her life if predominantly focused on autopsy's and taxidermy's. Again, she is the narrator for her production and this gives off a more personal way of displaying your thoughts, passions and opinions. The production also takes the audience through the process of an autopsy on a rat which portrays a significant role, and makes it seem a lot more realistic.
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The fourth and final mini-doc I watched was the The Toy Maker. This production gives the audience an insight to a toy maker who has a passion for a variety of different toys. This production is designed to make the audience laugh, as there are many gags and pauses which leaves an awkward atmosphere, causing it to be comical.
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| Screen caps that are seen throughout the production |
Throughout this video there are number of brief pauses after Ron makes a statement. The awkward tension of the stare in to mid air or directly into the camera gives off an impression that it's all a joke, yet we all know he's being serious, and this is what makes it funny.
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Although it's clear as day that these productions are completely different in the sense of the content, but the editorial side of things proves them to be very similar. The personal touch of the narrations over-running the character within the production really gives it a sense of how personal something is, and they are telling their side. They are in the moment. They are the people going through this, it's their hobbies. It's almost like an autobiography in video form. The simplistic editing of all four videos ties in the simplicity of the productions as a whole.
As the productions are quite short, it almost gives the audiences a quick insight to all of the hobbies. This leaves me, personally, wanting more. The pro for the shortness of all of the productions is that the audience viewing are less likely to get bored or lose track of the subject of the footage, and this will leave them wanting to watch even more productions.
Throughout the videos, there are a main group of shots which the editing tends to stick to. The close up shots of the faces in all of the productions show the emotions and feelings of each of the people. The shots also show a number of different camera angles, and especially when the narration is carrying on from a conversation, there tends to be limited eye contact between the character and camera, giving it a slight edge and in depth emotion that we are not used to seeing in interview-like documentaries.
I really like how Richard Hunter has edited all four productions, as they are simple, yet effective. Not one of the productions did I get bored or fed-up of watching, and my attention span isn't great at the best of times. I found them all really intriguing and interesting, even if the autopsy video was a little too graphic for my liking. I am going to take these editorial tips into consideration when I create my short documentary as I feel it would really bring it to life, and make something that could be potentially boring, to be quite interesting.
Cheerio. :o)
- Olivia.
http://www.richardpeterhunter.co.uk/Richard_Hunter/Home.html - accessed on 10th-Feb-2014
I really like how Richard Hunter has edited all four productions, as they are simple, yet effective. Not one of the productions did I get bored or fed-up of watching, and my attention span isn't great at the best of times. I found them all really intriguing and interesting, even if the autopsy video was a little too graphic for my liking. I am going to take these editorial tips into consideration when I create my short documentary as I feel it would really bring it to life, and make something that could be potentially boring, to be quite interesting.
Cheerio. :o)
- Olivia.
http://www.richardpeterhunter.co.uk/Richard_Hunter/Home.html - accessed on 10th-Feb-2014
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