Research - The Night Mail

The Night Mail analysis 


































What similarities/differences does it have with contemporary documentaries?

The Night Mail is similar to contemporary documentaries because it had a lot of voiceovers throughout giving information to the audience. The voiceovers often included factual information, such as how much mail is delivered in the UK a year, which is similar to contemporary documentaries. There was also many long and wide shots that anchored what the voiceovers were saying. 
However, there were also many differences to contemporary documentaries. There were many long and wide shots of the train tracks and workers with no voiceover or sound that anchored the shots, which would be less likely in contemporary documentaries. There was also not many common documentary features, such as interviews with employees/professionals, which would be much more likely seen in contemporary documentaries