Monday 20 February 2017

Pockets directed by James Lee - short documentary

The short documentary Pockets directed by James Lees is an abstract piece based purely around what members of the public obtain in their pockets, the subject matter hasn't been broadcast before (in my knowledge) so therefore it is a very fresh and new concept in trams of documentary style. This documentary deals with themes of identity and personality focussing directly on each individual person and reaching into their pockets which, in ordinary circumstances, would not be allowed. Along with their possessions the director decides to show their faces, some speak, a small amount only show their hands filled with their pocketed possessions. Throughout this the director likes to experiment with varying camera angles an occasionally experimenting with going in and out of focus, a close up on the individuals hands is used continuously however he also likes to use close ups, extreme close ups and slightly off angle shots of faces in order to obtain the interest of the viewers so that the content isn't all the same. There are no introductions to these people however, we are just presented with them, what they have in their pockets and sometimes they will describe what it is and where it came from, however this is not necessarily a bad thing as it allows us to merrily focus on the basis of this story which is what do people carry in their pockets?

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