Documentary analysis 2

Tropical Street Skating in the Caribbean: Color Rico - Part 1

The is apart of a short film series made by Redbull and Sebasien Abes

The overall theme of the documentary is to help the viewer understand what its like to skate in the Caribbean, in this case Puerto Rico. It covers both positives and negatives of skating there. For example they talk about the road surfaces in general being well maintained which Is important when skating and they also talk about how colourful the city is.“Mix of being a concrete metropolis and a tropical island, its just beautiful”

Animation is used when describing Puerto Rico's history, this helps the viewer understand more about the country. Even though it works well with this documentary i don't want to use animation when i make one.

The documentary is filmed perfectly with a cinematic effect, which makes the city look even more beautiful. Its filmed in colour to emphasise how colourful Puerto Rico is. Natural light is used throughout to give a more natural look except at the end when the sun goes down a small LED light is mounted onto the camera rig, to make sure the viewer can see the subject.

The story is told via interviews of the skaters that went on the trip. It creates a personal connection with the audience due to how casual it is.

The creative intro shows each skater that is on the trip along with their name and also them doing a trick. This helps the views recognise the skater.

Continuity editing is used during most tricks in the documentary, showing the viewer the beautiful scenery as well as the skater’s trick. This type of editing is not common in skateboarding videos but I feel it works well in this documentary because of its cinematic look. Also this documentary breaks the conventions of a normal skateboarding video by showing more behind the scenes like preparations for the up coming trick e.g. waxing ledges. This helps brake the forth wall and engages the viewer.