Kony 2012 and Food For thought. My thoughts on both.

Kony 2012:
This documentary was an engaging documentary personally for me to watch, as it uses techniques such as, archived footage to show realism, as well as interviews to get people who've experienced it which touches the audience, in a way that shows what these people have been through and can get the audience to relate to what has happened within the story.  Other techniques include the documentary having direct address and the stories of two men that changed the world by trying to capture a world renowned criminal. It caters to a global audience, making it an advocate for a global change as it's an issue that the world got involved in. By methods of direct address the documentary's narrator Jason Russell is able to get the world to take action by persuading the audience to get involved in making Kony famous enough to be captured. Using a hollywood take on the documentary made Kony 2012 stand out for me as a viewer as it was something that in a documentary has never really been done before, making the documentary more engaging fun as it had a story to tell in the shape of an intriguing film with a message to the world, which is what got me into the documentary further. The introduction of characters and other people is something that helps us as the audience get more attached to the story and people, as we can feel the events that they're going through as we progress through the story.

Food for Thought:
A much more smaller audience will be catered towards this looking on a more national or local change as a small business is forced out of business due to changes being made to Covent Garden. The producer uses techniques such as interviews with the owner, to get their story as well as thoughts helping the audience understand why the shop has closed down. It uses old pictures and shots of different locations, to fill any empty shots that feel as if they need to be there in the documentary. The music is slow so that it doesn't cater to younger people who may not own a business as they look for something faster and more engaging. Realistically the take was a normal documentary that encapsulated the uses of interviews mainly with one person which I found boring as I also wanted to know what others had thought as well as the general public giving me a more attached feeling, as for someone that's not owned a small business I'm not sure as to how the feelings are but as someone who's apart of a smaller organisation, I can understand the story. However for someone who isn't in that position it's clear that they're not going to be interested in this documentary as their not the audience that understand what's happening.