The extract I chose to analyze was "Pete Doherty in 24 Hours" which was originally shown on MTV in 2009. This extract of the program was found on
www.YouTube.com. The extract starts with a title sequence composed of cardboard cutout images moving around the screen in the style of a pop out book, all images having some relation to Pete Doherty. The intro is accompanied with fast paced lively music establishing the mood of the program and its theme. The titles finish with the actual physical text of the title been show lit up on a wall. At 37 seconds the footage begins with a shot from the backseat of a car establishing two individuals sat in the front moving along a country lane. Underneath a caption bar reads "24 hours to go MTV track down Pete Doherty" with images of clocks. The footage moves to quick establishing shots of a country house with the camera moving into focus on particular features such as cats and the style of the windows. A longer establishing long shot is shown of the two people walking towards the house.
55 seconds, and the scene has now become the footage shot from a handheld style behind what has now become established as the interviewer. In the same shot the door opens "Hi, were from MTV do you mind if we start rolling straight away?” The scene
moves into the house which is naturally lit and Pete's voice can be heard clearly as he takes on the sudden introduction of the two people in his house. The editing up to now is fast paced and creates quick cuts between the shots. The handheld style puts in concrete the "fly on the wall" genre for this documentary.The camera moves around into the kitchen, and Pete comes into eventually into view. Yet again quick shots of objects around the room is shown (more cats) with the constant audio of the main footage above. The shot zooms onto a CD player and a close up of Pete’s hand turning it on; at 1:16 upbeat reggae begins to play. And the camera cuts to medium close ups of particular aspects of Pete’s body has he begins to dance and make a cup of tea for himself a
nd the crew. The music appears to be diagetic but from the quality it can be established that it was put on through editing.The music creates a sound bridge to a new scene. A low angle establishing shot of a bar on a street corner is shown along with the same caption style from earlier.
Now reading "23 hours 43 minutes to go Fashion show team meeting". The lively music sets the mood and the shot shifts to that of a medium shot showing four men around a table in conversation. The music quickly fades away. It is established they are behind Pete’s fashion show set to take place in 23 hours and they speak about the plans for the event. As they talk the camera shifts to the speaker with medium close up shots and the camera continues to smooth zooming in and out on particular focus points (in this case the speaker). One man begins to speak and the caption from before appears again this time reading the man’s name. The scene is naturally lit and the camera moves back and forth through the conversation from the base establishing shot of the four men. A last close up is shown and the scene yet again quickly shifts.
2:00 and the camera is tracking a Land rover moving along a city road accompanied by fast paced music (Foals - Balloons) matching the pace of the footage. A close up appears of hands on the steering wheel of the Land rover shot now from the interior of the car. A man begins to speak about Pete and the fashion show and a caption is shown from a l
ow angle shot of him in the passenger seat. As the music continues the shots cut again to Pete’s house from the exterior. A quick zoom from a low angle focuses on an iconic Union Jack flag hanging out of a second story window. The scene shifts inside to more close up shots of Pete’s cats and a long shot of what appears to be a music room. The music continues to play from before and Pete and the interviewer can be heard as they begin to speak. A medium upper body shot of Pete is shown showing his presence in the room the camera slightly zooms in as he speaks as it follows his movements during his conversation. The whole tone of the documentary remains casual, with Pete’s approach to the interview and the handheld style of the camera. The camera follows Pete from a long shot as he pretends to model on the catwalk in the room. At 3:00 the camera zooms out quickly to show the interviewer physically speaking for the first time in a medium shot from behind. The scene and conversation continues up until 3:50 following the handheld style throughout and random close ups of relevant and quirky objects such as scattered vintage co
ins and lamps.
At 3:50 quirky whistling music begins along with a wide shot of Pete’s house from the outside been shown. Pete begins to speak again through commentary on top of more footage similar to before of his cats now outside the house. The first close up of Pete’s face brightly lit is shown. The camera then begins to move and follows Pete around the house staying back at a medium shot from behind. The upbeat music continues and the camera smoothly pans into a new room and Pete begins to show the crew around it.
At 4:42 the scene shifts back to the Land rover the camera remains stationary on the road showing a medium long shot establishing the 4x4 moving towards the screen. As it moves past the screen the shot cuts back to the same long shot used before showing the same passenger. A low angle shot almost parallel to the sky is shot
through the windscreen showing the cars movement whilst the man continues to speak. Here the 5 minute extracts ends.
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