The documentary 'Johns not mad' uses several codes and conventions of documentary film making. The codes and conventions are:
Observational footage, the documentary uses mainly observational footage of John to show how he copes with everyday life and how he copes with his Tourettes, This is used to go into more depth about Johns life and give the audience a better understanding of Tourettes and what it is.
Voice over, Voice overs are used to narrate the situations that johns facing and his struggles in his daily life. The voice over is female due to the voice being more sympathetic.
Interviews, Interviews are used through out the documentary. The interviews used are with John, Johns mum, and an expert, the interviews with John give the audience an insight to how John feels to such as Tourettes affects his daily life and how he has to cope with it, The interview with his mum is on how she has to cope with coming to terms with johns condition. The Experts interview gives the audience more information on the Tourette's condition, Experts interviews act as the voice of god and give more information and facts on Tourettes.
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