I used the observational mode to structure my machinima documentary. This was combined with some captioning and rhetorical questions being posed to the viewer to help explain and justify the content of the machinima. I opted for the observational mode because of the way it allows the viewers to gauge their own opinions of the work. I felt it also lent a hand to the idea of my installation, which is seeing what happens rather than being told.
Becuase of the nature of the documentary style, the decision of which shots to include or exclude is critical, because what is being shown is the only main source of information to the viewers. I therefore went through a series of shots, cutting and adding some over and over again until I was happy with the outcome. Similarly, the choice of music is crucial to the success of the clip, as it has to add something to the drama rather than just being background music to a spoken documentary.
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