Ross Kemp on Gangs Analysis

 Ross Kemp on Gangs

Ross Kemp on Gangs is a documentary series that was broadcast on Sky 1 from 21 September 2004, until 6 January 2009. Hosted by actor Ross Kemp, the series follows Kemp and a film crew around the world as they interview members of gangs, locals who have been affected by gang violence, and the authorities who are attempting to combat the problem. Kemp then tries to establish contact within the gangs in an attempt to talk to their leader. In this documentary Kemp takes us out into the city of Colombia and talks us through the life of people with a secret gang called the Paramilitary running their life.

I will be specifically looking at the Colombia part of the series. In one of the scenes Ross Kemp is siting in his car with the camera man sat in the passenger seat, this makes us feel like we are in the same situation as him and like we are right in the middle of the action. We follow Kemp around everywhere just like we are walking behind him as they are always using a hand-held shot again to make us feel like we are there and showed us the surroundings, Kemp is good at getting our attention and keeping it. Most of the facts Kemp got were from interviews which my documentary will do so it was interesting to watch it and get an idea of what I will do. I will look more into the interviewing process and more interviews in different documentaries.

The walk and talk method won't really work with my documentary as I can't really walk around a hospital and it doesn't make sense for my documentary anyway.