Documentary, Richard Drew - Task 2/4

Richard Drew 9/11

These set of images were photographed by Richard Drew at the 9/11 terrorist attack. The images are documenting this awful event. The images are showing how bad this event actually was and is also showing the damage that was caused by the attack. I think the main aspect he has chosen to photograph is how horrifying this event was and the impact it had on people who were involved in it. 2 of the images are portrait to show the height of the buildings that were being destroyed. The other image is landscape this shows the city which isn't too close the the buildings but still shows how much damage has been caused away from the sight. The first image looks frightening because it shows a huge explosion and dust coming from the collapsing building. People would see the images and realise how daunting and awful this time must have been for the victims. The second image shows all the debris from the buildings collapsing so people looking at the photograph would realise how much damage was actually caused and what a mess the city was left in. The last image used shows a man taking his own life by jumping from the building as he didn't want to burn to death. This is a very traumatic image for people looking at it because it shows how awful the situation must have been for all the victims involved in the attack. All the images use similar colour schemes of greys from the building and dust then there is a use of blue in the images from the sky. They are all also based around the same event. I think that these images succeed  in telling this story because they show the damage and the horror that the terrorists caused by this attack. It also makes people think about what happened and about how horrid it must have been to be a part of the event. These set of images are objective because they are factual as they are documenting a real life event and show exactly what was happening. I think the photographer would think that this event was shocking and awful and he conveys that opinion with this set of photographs. These images could be in an order because the man could be the first image because he didn't want to burn to death, suffocate or fall when the tower collapsed so he took his own life. The second image could be the one showing the building collapsing and the final image could be the one that shows the effects after this had happened on the city. These images would be used in the news because they are showing people what happened at this event.

Task 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mz0_x7313I here is a link to a video which shows the twin towers collapsing. In the video it shows how bad the event actually was and it shows what it would have been like the actually be there. When the tower starts to collapse you can hear people screaming in fear and shock. This backs up what I have said about the event being terrifying because the peoples screams show how scared they were. People are also moving away from the tower quickly so this shows people wanted to get away because they were scared of being hurt and scared of what could happen to them. You can also hear cars in the video beeping at each other, this shows the traffic must have been hectic because of the event that was taking place.