Interview Techniques: The Lift Documentary Review
Synopsis: Set entirely within the elevator of a London high-rise apartment block, Mark Isaacs investigates the daily lives of the introverted inhabitants.
Style of documentary: I would say that the documentary was a social experiment. The centre point of the documentary is how people living in such an enclosed space together, can seemingly exist so far removed from each other. With this, Mark Isaacs scales the space down, posts up in an elevator and then proceeds to document the daily lives of the occupants, and how they react to forceful interaction with someone they do not know.
Presentation Style: The proximity and awkwardness of the presenter has a severe impact on the documentary, and is used as a key narrative point, which reflects the meaning behind the documentary itself; despite proximity and similarities, the residence of these high-rise tower blocks do not communicate.
Opening with an elderly woman, done up like Nicholson's joker, who seems somewhat peculiar. The documentary sets viewers up for the ensemble of quirky, interesting characters living in the tower block. As time goes on, we are introduced to the strange, drunk, charitable and plaintive inhabitants. I found this documentary to be rather intriguing, the vast number of interesting people that exist around every turn, that an individual will never get to meet, having an insight into the lives of strangers I found to be quite interesting. I don't feel as though the documentary added to my current world views or brought me to think on things in a different way. But I do feel that it has justified my of thinking, and I would be interested to watch more documentaries on a similar subject.
Style of documentary: I would say that the documentary was a social experiment. The centre point of the documentary is how people living in such an enclosed space together, can seemingly exist so far removed from each other. With this, Mark Isaacs scales the space down, posts up in an elevator and then proceeds to document the daily lives of the occupants, and how they react to forceful interaction with someone they do not know.
Presentation Style: The proximity and awkwardness of the presenter has a severe impact on the documentary, and is used as a key narrative point, which reflects the meaning behind the documentary itself; despite proximity and similarities, the residence of these high-rise tower blocks do not communicate.
Opening with an elderly woman, done up like Nicholson's joker, who seems somewhat peculiar. The documentary sets viewers up for the ensemble of quirky, interesting characters living in the tower block. As time goes on, we are introduced to the strange, drunk, charitable and plaintive inhabitants. I found this documentary to be rather intriguing, the vast number of interesting people that exist around every turn, that an individual will never get to meet, having an insight into the lives of strangers I found to be quite interesting. I don't feel as though the documentary added to my current world views or brought me to think on things in a different way. But I do feel that it has justified my of thinking, and I would be interested to watch more documentaries on a similar subject.
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