The following is what I have gathered from watching the opening of the documentary “TYSON” which was directed by Jason Toback. The documentary is about the life of legendry boxer Mike Tyson and how he grabbed the attention of the whole world when he became the youngest ever world champion. The documentary features archive footage alongside a real interview with Mike Tyson discussing the ups and downs of his life.
First of all we see the credits come up. The colours used are very important here as they are contrasting colours such as red and blue. The colour red could represent the in ring aggressive boxer everyone knows him as and the blue could represent the calm Mike Tyson that people don’t see everyday.
We next hear non-diegetic sound which is the famous “Rocky” theme music. Straight away this will give away to the audience that this is a boxing documentary as the audience will have previous knowledge of theme tune.
Later we see archive of Mike Tyson staring down his opponent (shows powerfulness and contrast to how he is outside of the ring). This very clever as he wanted to start the documentary off with a bang and instantly grab the attention of the viewers rather than slowly introducing Mike Tyson at his prime.
We then sequence of split screens with a number of freezes as Mike Tyson delivers shots to his opponent. The screen freezes each time Tyson delivers a killer blow. This increases the intensity of the punches and emphasises how hard the punches were. Also as one screen freezes another one starts showing Tyson landing punches while a transition allows the scene shown on screen to change.
Throughout the whole archive footage we hear a commentator commentating while we hear non-diegetic sounds of fans screaming. This is done as this adds to the whole realism of the fight and shows that he had huge support from the fans.
Next we see the title come up on the middle of the screen. The font is very thick and sharp and is very masculine. It has a fiery colour to it which could represent burning rage within him or that he has a fiery personality.
Next scene we split screens of Mike Tyson as talking over himself which may represent his mind set which is he is that he is caught up in two thoughts. It also could represent that Mike Tyson has split personality. We see Mike Tyson on the beach with heavy waves. The waves symbolises the personality of Tyson as he has two sides to him. The fiery aggressive side and the calm side and like the waves he is unpredictable as he may be calm like the waves but can explode with rage at any time.
Archive footage of where Mike Tyson grew up and then goes back to Mike Tyson on present times. This is a contrast to how he was living when he was a child to how he is living now. Location of the interview is mainly in what it seems to be Mike Tyson’s apartment. From what you can see it is not a very big apartment which shows that he has lost most of his money but is still well-off.
Another location is the beach where you see the sun set. This could symbolise that the sun has set on his career. It also shows that he is reflecting on his life. Finally this documentary does not follow al the conventions of a documentary as it is not common to see split screens and transitions in a documentary.
We next hear non-diegetic sound which is the famous “Rocky” theme music. Straight away this will give away to the audience that this is a boxing documentary as the audience will have previous knowledge of theme tune.
We then sequence of split screens with a number of freezes as Mike Tyson delivers shots to his opponent. The screen freezes each time Tyson delivers a killer blow. This increases the intensity of the punches and emphasises how hard the punches were. Also as one screen freezes another one starts showing Tyson landing punches while a transition allows the scene shown on screen to change.Throughout the whole archive footage we hear a commentator commentating while we hear non-diegetic sounds of fans screaming. This is done as this adds to the whole realism of the fight and shows that he had huge support from the fans.
Next we see the title come up on the middle of the screen. The font is very thick and sharp and is very masculine. It has a fiery colour to it which could represent burning rage within him or that he has a fiery personality.
Next scene we split screens of Mike Tyson as talking over himself which may represent his mind set which is he is that he is caught up in two thoughts. It also could represent that Mike Tyson has split personality. We see Mike Tyson on the beach with heavy waves. The waves symbolises the personality of Tyson as he has two sides to him. The fiery aggressive side and the calm side and like the waves he is unpredictable as he may be calm like the waves but can explode with rage at any time.
Archive footage of where Mike Tyson grew up and then goes back to Mike Tyson on present times. This is a contrast to how he was living when he was a child to how he is living now. Location of the interview is mainly in what it seems to be Mike Tyson’s apartment. From what you can see it is not a very big apartment which shows that he has lost most of his money but is still well-off.
Another location is the beach where you see the sun set. This could symbolise that the sun has set on his career. It also shows that he is reflecting on his life. Finally this documentary does not follow al the conventions of a documentary as it is not common to see split screens and transitions in a documentary.
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