Wednesday 20 July 2011

Analysis - Captive For 18 Years: Jaycee Lee

Synopsis: In June 1991, Jaycee Lee Dugard was waiting at the bus stop on her way to school in South Lake Tahoe when a man and a woman pulled up in a grey Ford saloon, jumped out, bundled her into the car and drove off.

Eighteen years later, on 24 August 2009, an investigation began that would lead to an astounding discovery: Jaycee Lee Dugard was alive and for the last 18 years had been held captive by a notorious sex offender.


Conventions Used: 
  • Interviews
  • Voiceover
  • Aims to gain emotional response from viewer
  • Handheld cameras
Editing, Sound and Use Of Archive Footage:
  • Lots of archive footage of Jaycee Lee before she was kidnapped
  • 'Voice of god' explains story
  • Long takes
  • Fades
  • Ken Burns on still images
  • Sound builds up atmosphere and tension
  • Expository
  • Reflexive

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