Directors commentary.

 

Time code	summary	Directors intentions
0:29-0:36	Here we have a series of short clips with the hand of Gareth potter pouring sugar into a coffee mug. Text shows the location and time and is presented like it would be in a documentary.	This scene is designed to ease the audience into the film. The inly sound is the diegetic sounds of the spoon hitting the mug and the the sugar being scooped up. All these shots are close ups which makes the audience fully focused on the actions and seeing everything happen from a similar perspective to the character of Gareth Potter. This sequence is simultaneously fast paced whilst being calm and relaxing.
0:36-1:12	This is a longer sequence. Gareth is boiling his kettle and waiting. There is a cut in the middle to him introducing himself to the audience through an interview.	This sequence is long and drawn out. This is intentionally done to make the scene awkward and to make the audience want to scream and say “c’mon move on”. This awkwardness is done to make the audience laugh and this is a stereotypical technique of the mockumentary genre. There is a cut to Gareth talking about himself and introducing himself to the audience. This helps to keep the pace of the film up as without it the boiling scene is almost 30 seconds of noting happening. The interview stops the film from wasting time and feeling like it is dragging and keeps the long awkward scene long and awkward.
1:12-1:45	Here Gareth hangs his coat and enters the living room and prepares to mark. An interview shows that he might be a controversial figure within the school and its students.	This sequence is comprised of quick shots of Gareth walking around his house and preparing to mark. The interview however is the most interesting part of this sequence. Here we see that Gareth may not be the most popular figure in school with the students. This is because of him directly claiming he likes to humiliate the targets and then he clarifies he has been told off for calling students targets. This is done to show the audience early on that Gareth may not be your usual happy and kind teacher.
1:45-2:06	Here Gareth is talking about how he has no free time whilst the film cuts to him scrolling through netflix without a worry in the world clearly showing he has plenty of free time.	This sequence is used to directly make Gareth discreditable and a man who will say things that just aren’t true. The blunt cut is supposed to make the audience laugh at how sudden he’s proved to be blatantly wrong and lying.
3:40-4:28	This sequence Gareth prepares his food. He is seen distressed at the fridge then he cuts some food up and after he is shown struggling to eat batteries.	The initial anger shown be Gareth then his sudden calmness is very strange and hints at how he will act later on. Overall it makes him seem chaotic and unpredictable. Then we see him eating batteries. This scene is incredibly difficult to watch from the audiences perspective as batteries are incredibly dangerous to eat and his struggle to eat them only compounds this awkward feeling of I don’t want to see but I have to look that the audience will most likely feel.
4:33-6:23	This section of the film Gareth freaks out and throws the documentary crew out of the house in anger. The crew returns to the house the next day which is explained through text as would be seen in a documentary. When they return Gareth is swearing and raging in the windows watching what the crew are doing. When they speak to him, he is acting like nothing has happened at all and is being pleasant and kind to the crew.	This scene showcases the extreme side of Gareth in full force. He is aggressive which is shown in the camera movement. Throughout the rest of the opening the camera movement has been at a minimum reflecting the action and aggression of Gareth increasing as he grabs the camera. The exposition text is reminiscent of real life documentaries with upbeat music contrasting the otherwise somber feeling that should be more suitable. When encountering Gareth his incredibly kind and happy demeanor is unnerving to the audience

This Directors commentary is a clear way of directly showing my thoughts when editing and filming each scene and how I intended my audience to feel watching it.