Documentary viewing: Britain's Hidden Hungry

I viewed the BBC documentary Britain's Hidden Hungry on BBC iPlayer recently, and it has given me more insight into how a documentary is made. There were some good interview shots of Charlotte, one of the main character in the documentary, who tells us about the last time she ate three meals a day. There is some good camera work in the programme, with over the shoulder and fly on the wall shots used throughout. There is also a commentary used which gives the audience more insight about the issue the programme is covering.

There were certain aspects of Britain's Hidden Hungry that we will be using in our documentary, in particular the voice over, as this is a good way of getting information across. However, there is one thing missing from the programme which our documentary will have, and that is video diaries. I feel these are important in a documentary because they give a very personal insight from the character themselves and allow the audience to engage intimately with them. I have put a link below to the episode on youtube, as it is no longer available on BBC iPlayer.

Britain's Hidden Hungry (Youtube)