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A documentary that I feel is most similar to the critical investigation that my group and I intent to produce is the BAFTA award winning documentary series Ross Kemp on Gangs which is distributed by Sky1. This documentary series follows Ross Kemp travelling around the world conserving with gang members, locals who have been affected by gang violence and the authorities who are attempting to combat the problem. The primary target audience the show appeals to would most probably be teenage males who are considering to be gang members and would hope to discourage them to take that path. The secondary target audience the show would appeal to would be anyone.

The representation of gang members portrayed by the show tries to remain netrual but more often than none re-enforces the negative stereotype associated with gang members. The show explores the reasons behind the formation of the gang and as to whether or not the gang members are content with being apart of a gang giving them a chance to justify their actions, however the gang members themselves conform to the stereotype that they are labelled as having. The members of these gangs are always of the C/D class group or below as they are always residents of poor areas in in inner cities.

The show is filmed realistically with very few or no camera edits. Ross Kemp provides a voice over for the show and interviews gang members who's presence and voices are sometimes distorted to protect their identity.Whilst filming interviews sometimes low key lighting is used to complement the image of the gang members. Props are used by gang members such as various guns, knives and other weapons. Kemp is always careful not to wear colours that would affect gang members so more oftan than none wears simple coloured clothing such as black or grey. The shots are usually medium shots but in a episodes over the shoulder shots as well as close up shots are used.

A particular episode that my group and I would look at would be when Kemp interviwed gangs in London on the first series as London city is the same location in which my group and I will be filming the opening scene.