History Channel Presents: Interview with JFK Jr - Research of Documentaries - - By Jodie O'Neill

 Opening credits are used with a black and white photograph of the 1960's to introduce the show. The layout is basic yet effective. Then the History Channel logo appears. A two shot appears on the screen of the documentarian and JFK JR which helps to establish the characters of the documentary.The beginning of the documentary witnesses the documentarian introducing the show and describes the upcoming events and the topic of discussion.
This is laid out in a professional, straight to the point, manner. Archive footage is then used of President John Kennedy to link the family connection of the interviewee and his father as one. The caption that shows the documentarians name is very basic.
The use of costume is appropriate to the formal style of the interview as they are wearing suits. The location is very formal reflecting upon the subject matter of the Kennedy Library. Mid-shots are used while JFK JR is speaking and it is interesting to point out that the History Channel logo is behind the interviewee while he is talking to help promote the channel. After several minutes of the JFK JR mid-shots, the camera returns to using mi-shots of the documentarian and the interviewee.
Asynchronous sound is used at the very beginning to introduce the show, however, the rest of the documentary uses natural and synchronous sound.