I have chosen to analyse The Archive due to a combination of it's filmmaking and it's emotional depth that Dunne has gone to to show the unacknowledged victory that Paul Mawhinney has achieved by collecting these Vinyls. I think this combined with the statistical understanding of his collection gave ma an emotional attachment to Paul.
The filmmaking throughout this piece is interesting. Dunne's use of cutaways especially at the end are cleverly juxtaposed with the music in the background as clarified when the lights turn off to the music at the end of the piece. I also think his choice to extend the shot of Paul upset by his unacknowledgement is extremely helpful in gaining the audiences emotional attachment as Dunne puts stastics about the Archives worth and selling price which allows us to understand the gutting feeling that Paul has. This combined with the music in the background creates a successful mood and was something that I found interesting when viewing. The statistics used are in Pauls interest as it helps us to realise his loss and the interviews of both him and his wife help to make us realise the determination that Paul has for his records. I enjoyed this piece and could appreciate the choices of filmmaking that Dunne has used in this documentary. I think the use of simple shots that stay in the same room throughout is also good as there is a lot of things to focus on in the room and Dunne identifies all of this individually. The ideas used in this piece will be useful when creating our final documentary.
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