Born into Coal

I thought that Born into Coal was definitely more of a human interest documentary more than a standard narrative. I think it fits human interest more because it was following these families around and they were telling their stories about what it is like to have their husbands/dads as coal miners. They stressed their concerns and emotions about the coal mining industries and how it affects them. I think it is human interest too because it makes people want to listen more because it has emotion and these families experiences. One shot that caught my mind that I liked was when they first introduced Arianna's dad. I liked how he was just standing there in front of the mine, and then it zoomed in close on his face. His face was dirty, and then it showed his hands and they were also dirty with dirt under his fingernails. I chose this shot specifically because it just showed how hard this job could be, he looked exhausted and it made you think what him and his family must go through. This shot works for the bigger context of the film because you see his emotion on his face, the exhaustion and hard work that goes into this job and it is trying to raise awareness and I think it did so. I think this is definitely a shot my group and I could re-create. We could show how much hard work is actually put into eventing and how much hard work goes into being the rider too.