Outfoxed Vs Supersize Me

The news is supposed to review facts, documentaries are supposed to observe real life. With reference to Supersize me and Outfoxed do you agree with these statements?

Introduction

Supersize me is a documentary based on making people aware about obesity and Outfoxed is a documentary that examines media empires led by Rupert Murdoch and takes an in depth look at Fox news. There are factors within Supersize me and Outfoxed to suggest that the statements are true and false. Looking at these factors, I am going to explore these statements to decide if they are correct.

Codes and Conventions

Codes and conventions are familiar and predictable forms and techniques used by the media to get a desired impression to communicate for different purposes. A documentary is a media text which observes real issues in the world today. In a programme there is normally a formal voice over or narrator, and also presents facts and evidence on a particular subject, interviews and eyewitnesses.

Looking at Supersize me this documentary has the majority of these conventions however there are others which are different that are in Supersize me. For example the documentary tries to entertain by adding music - non diegetic sound and montage. Montage is fast pace editing mainly used in music videos to keep the viewers interested for longer. The voice over or narrator also uses informal language. He does this