About the show Behind the scenes of one of the most arduous basic military training programmes in the world A Drill Instructor’s primary role is to deliver the vital basic training necessary to transform civilians into Royal Marines Follows a new troop’s journey through training at a camp in Limpstone . OBSERVATIONAL- Following a journey
Audience Effects Emotional : The soldiers sometimes become emotional through missing their families or exhausted through the hard work, which therefore makes the audience feel emotional for them and pity them, if the audience have related to the soldiers. Humorous : Some elements of the programme are humorous such as filming the banter between the boys or the one on one interviews they take part in where they express their true feelings towards what is happening. This makes the show more light-hearted and more comfortable to watch. Informative : Not many people are exposed to how hard this type of training is so it highlights many things the soldiers do that people may not know before they watch the show.
Stylistic Features Features Effect First camera shot of the series is of the road sign stating it’s the Royal Marines training camp This is an establishing shot, showing the audience immediately where abouts the episode is set. Montage of fast paced clips of highlights of the series Some funny, some emotional: draws the reader in and introduces them to what the programme will be like Voiceover begins, introducing the series and giving background statistics on the subject matter Again, giving the reader some background information and informing them of what the series will be like. Music and voice stop; black screen with title written in white. Finishing the introduction and moving on to that specific episode First scene starts, with title of episode at top of screen and hashtag at the bottom Allows the reader to become engaged with the series and heightens publicity
Stylistic Features Feature Effect One on one interviews away from the scene being shown. No documentarian is sheen or heard, and unusually, the interviewee is looking directly into the camera as opposed to a person next to it. Allows the audience to receive a deeper insight into the character’s thoughts on each situation, enabling them to relate to the people more.