Blue Planet 2 documentary research notes

Notes on Blue Planet 2 – ep.1 - Blue Planet 2

·       Drone shots establish area

·       Logo of producers

·       Majestic non-diegetic music as shot of dolphin appear – suggests dolphin is majestic creature?

·       Montage of shots in episode

·       Voice over

·       Explains episodes content

·       Says title to introduce title sequence

·       Up lifting music

·       Notes facts and figures

·       Shots are matching what is being said in voice over

·       As music dies off topic changes

·       Music matches what is being shown

·       Establishing shots of every new environment

·       Zooms away from place of topic when changing topic

·       Sinister music for sinister topic

·       Google earth images extreme wide shot

·       Shot before matches with shot after