3 Minute Wonder research

Research:

A 3 minute wonder was a short 3 minute slot used to broadcast short films between programs, either from first time directors, students and producers, broadcasted in the hope there work will be recognised and picked up by someone higher in the film and TV industry and go on to produce more work.

Most of these are documentary’s conducted to show the life’s of others, peoples opinions, peoples jobs, everyday life, and giving others a insight into who they share the planet with in an informative manner, providing a story, meaning, or message.

Channel 4 is one of the most common stations for documentaries with roughly under 10 a day mainly focused on real people and ‘lifetime’ television.

BARB documentaries were 14% of the viewings

1. Elisa

This was a short insight into the life of a cancer patient in one of London’s hospitals, in the clip there is a voice over of Elisa describing her view from her bed, talking about the things she missed doing and how the sights of her city keep her going, also telling the audience to embrace every experience and take nothing for granted.

I liked this one cause it shows how even the weakest of people can still have hope also sending out a positive message about living each day like the last, nothing overly dramatic or commercialised just a simple wholesome and informative piece on something most people take for granted.

1. Dan Flavin - "Untitled"

This short shows us the opinions of high school students when presented with a piece of ‘modern art’, in the short they were asked their opinions on the piece what they liked or disliked about it, what they thought it meant, and any other opinions they had.

I enjoyed this has it got the unscripted opinions of normal teenagers, and gave us an insight into how different opinions can be and how not all teenagers think the same. Also providing some light comedic elements and a documentary about real people’s views.

 

1. The is Our Youth - Carrot Crew/ This is Our Youth - Extreme Retro/ This is Our Youth - Walking Backwards

In these shorts they make fun of popular youth cultures and express the comedic side of younger people, making mockumentary’s about gangs, fashion, and loyalties.