Directed by talented Connor McCormack this documentary features 23yr old AJ and his 7 offspring. He has given us viewers exclusive insight too AJ's personal battles from defining himself as a young farther with an uncertain future and struggling with his rather terrible past childhood. He lives in a council house and is unemployed with a child on the way. This to me is the worst Benefit claiming scenario ever.
The element that stood out to me in this film was how natural and relaxed AJ, his partner and his children were around the camera. It made the documentary more realistic and made me (the viewer) feel more involved in the families hectic life.
The structure of the film related to its content because it was progressive, there were no flash backs or and AWESOME effects. This reflected the realism and the seriousness of AJ's current mental and physical state.
The techniques that really captured my eye with in the film was keeping the camera at eye level with its subjects. This made it more intimate and created the feel that the camera crew weren't even present. By using handheld instead of opting for a tripod or robotic camera (which is popular in the channel 4 television show 'The Family'). The director made the camera a person and the shots weren't perfect and normally focused on one thing rather than the full picture.
In the film the only sounds heard were the sounds that were present at the time of the recording. They didn't even need any heart wrenching music when AJ was talking about his troubled childhood. Enjoy the 12min and 8second rollercoaster.
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