S21 Khmer Rouge Killing Machine is an emotional documentary about some of the victims and people who were involved at the Khmer Rouge. The documentary starts out quite slowly with slow paced shots as the audience get introduced the one of the characters, Khieu 'Poev' Ches who was the guard, and his family. During the introduction the family vaguely talk about the experience the guard had and the guilt the aftermath had caused, however they dont really address situation it that much as there is a lot of silence to show the sadness in the family.
After that scene we see a transition to one of the victims, Vann Nath. The scene starts out as Vann Nathh is painting a picture of an example of what it looked like to be a prisoner there and as he describes what it was like emotionally the camera focuses on the painting, this is so the audience can use their imagination of what being part of it was like.
One thing i have noticed during this documentary that there is no music or sound effects and silence can be very powerful depending on what the topic is, this is to bring the sad emotion across to the viewer. Another thing I have noticed is that there is no interview style, it looks like the characters don't realise that the camera is filming them. They describe what happened without them obviously answering questions.
Space is presented in this documentary is very close, this is to make the viewer feel claustrophobic - like the victims did. There are very few of long-shots, establishing shots etc, the only time I noticed them was in the beginning where the viewer is introduced to the location, characters and the back story. Also when the victims are having a conversation with the people who used to work there, we see close-ups of both of their facial expressions and long and slow paced shots for it to be easier for the viewer to understand and so they get a clear observation of the visual paintings.
After that scene we see a transition to one of the victims, Vann Nath. The scene starts out as Vann Nathh is painting a picture of an example of what it looked like to be a prisoner there and as he describes what it was like emotionally the camera focuses on the painting, this is so the audience can use their imagination of what being part of it was like.
One thing i have noticed during this documentary that there is no music or sound effects and silence can be very powerful depending on what the topic is, this is to bring the sad emotion across to the viewer. Another thing I have noticed is that there is no interview style, it looks like the characters don't realise that the camera is filming them. They describe what happened without them obviously answering questions.
Space is presented in this documentary is very close, this is to make the viewer feel claustrophobic - like the victims did. There are very few of long-shots, establishing shots etc, the only time I noticed them was in the beginning where the viewer is introduced to the location, characters and the back story. Also when the victims are having a conversation with the people who used to work there, we see close-ups of both of their facial expressions and long and slow paced shots for it to be easier for the viewer to understand and so they get a clear observation of the visual paintings.