The feature length documentary that I chose is “This Is It.” This documentary is mostly behind-the-scenes footage of Michael Jackson’s illustrious career. It showed a good amount of footage of his vigorous rehearsals in arenas and stadiums. Several camera movements were used, such as panning and zooming. The cameras panned left and right following Michael’s movements, especially his signature move: the moonwalk. When Michael sang his hit song “Thriller,” the cameras zoomed in on his face in an extreme close-up to capture his emotion, which was passionate. These cameras were supported by mostly tripods in a fair distance away from the subject. Some cameras were also handheld in scenes where Michael would perform complex choreography that a cameraman was needed in a closer distance in order to capture the stage in a normal angle. With a tripod, the stage was in a low angle, which allowed the viewers to have a perspective as if they were in the crowd during a live concert.
The director’s objective was to compile an abundant amount of clips that will allow the viewers to get a clear perspective of the environment. Of course, he wanted to emphasize on Michael, himself, giving him the primary spotlight. The mise-en-scene consisted of many lights (hard and soft), background dancers, and decorations. Therefore, the look and feeling was very professional and hectic. Also, the director longed to portray the film in high definition so the audience can obtain a clearer and more apparent observation. Of course, due to HD, there were 1080 lines of resolution. The same look and feel of the film lingered throughout the entire film staying constant, and I believe the director succeeded.
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