Blog Post #14: Audience Expectations

What does the audience expect when watching a fashion documentary?

Content-

  • Interviews with figures in fashion, such as designers, models, influencers, or fashion critics. The questions go into their personal journeys and challenges.
  • Often feature footage of fashion shows, photo shoots, and detailed shots of clothing, makeup, and accessories.
  • Many fashion documentaries (including mine) explore the history of fashion, how trends have evolved over time, and the impact they caused.
  • Dramatic lighting.
  • The music matches the mood and tone of the documentary.
  • Bright colors.
Cinematography-

  • Wide shots are 

    commonly used during fashion shows or big events to capture the entire atmosphere.

  • Close up shots f

    ocus on small details in clothing and facial expressions.
  • Tracking shots are used to follow models or designers as they walk through a space, such as backstage or on the runway.
  • Over the shoulder camera angles are used in interviews and behind the scene footage to show the perspective of someone observing or working.
  • Zooms bring attention to specific details or to build tension in dramatic scenes.
  • Quick cuts are common between scenes to create excitement by making it fast paced.
Summary: I want to incorporate these elements into my documentary, so it is familiar with the audience. Although, I will also have to include things that stand out and make my content different than other fashion documentaries.

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