1. 9/11: Emergency Room Katie Chandler
Katie Chandler

2. Synopsis
FIRST BROADCAST: 9PM Mon 5 September 2011
This new film tells of the emergency treatment of the injured that took place in and around the World Trade Centre as the jets crashed and the towers fell on the morning of 9/11.
Many lost their lives in the attacks, but there were also thousands of evacuating office workers and emergency responders who were burned, crushed, impaled, lacerated, blinded and traumatised. Many had life-threatening injuries.
With access to new footage and testimony from those on the ground, 9/11: Emergency Room reveals how lives were saved. As the unfolding disaster effectively cut off downtown Manhattan from the rest of New York the tiny Downtown Hospital - more used to doing breast implants than major surgery - was faced with dozens of life and death operations.
It also tells for the first time the story of the Dunkirk-style flotilla of boats that plied across the Hudson river to evacuate the seriously injured to safety.

3. Analysis – Camera + Filming
Amateur footage included within the documentary – filmed on phones
Adds to the realism of the incident with true emotions and reactions recorded on camera
Experience the incident as it happens – amongst the witnesses
Footage of the injured – audience feel sympathy – footage involves audience amongst the emergency services – able to see the chaos
Limited range of camera shots – amateur footage
Zooming
Helicopter shots at very beginning – long shots – set the scene and to show the incident
Shaky camera – Help feel the emotions of the person filming
Close ups – Interviews – detail on their faces and expressions
Camera shots fit in with what the narrator is talking about
Few reconstructed shots– hospital signs
Amateur footage included within the documentary – filmed on phones – unexpected incident
Adds to the realism of the incident with true emotions, shock and reactions captured on camera making the documentary and the incident more ‘heart rending’ and dramatic – whereas in comparison to reconstructions which are a typical element within documentaries – not so realistic.
Experience the incident amongst the witnesses – accurate portrayal of what happened that day.
Footage of the injured – audience feel sympathy – audience able to see footage of around the tower and the chaos that it caused – amongst the emergency services – audience starts to build up different emotions
Not many different types of camera shots – amateur footage – some basic zooming
Helicopter shots – opening – fairly clear footage – long shots used to set the scene and to fit both towers on screen – show the incident
Shaky camera – Help feel the emotions of the person filming – scared – weak – trying to get away
Close ups – Interviews – detail on their faces and expressions – help tell the story – feel their emotions
Camera shots fit in with what the narrator is talking about – starts talking about heroes and emergency services and the scene changes to shots of them.
Few reconstructed shots of the hospital and signs around it – dramatisation - help set the scene – not actually the day of the attack – takes away the realism?

4. Analysis – Sound Non diagetic Opens with deep humming noise – dramatic
Low drum beats – tension – denotes heart beats of the victims
Violins – associated with sympathy – encourage audience to feel that emotion
Sound changes as scenes change – helps tell the story - documentary flows
Narrator talks about emergency services and the heroes – sound becomes a lighter tone
Diagetic
Screams
Sirens
Crashes
Building collapsing
Audience experiencing the reality
Narration stops as these sounds play
Non diagetic –
Opening – low, deep humming sound in the background – dramatic – serious vibe
Later on – deep drum beats – creates and builds tension and helps to build emotion – denotes heart beats? – victims
Amongst the drum beats – violins - associated with sympathy – encourage audience to feel emotion
Sound changes as scenes change – helps to tell the story - documentary flows
Narrator talks about emergency services and the heroes – sound becomes a lighter tone – inspirational music almost
Diagetic
- Screams
Sirens
Crashes
Building collapsing
Dramatic – feel as if you’re there – audience experiencing the reality -
Narration stops as these sounds play – letting the sounds speak for themselves – creating a more of a shock factor

5. Analysis - Exposition Narrator =‘Voice of God’
Provides framing to the documentary - Framing narrative
Informs audience
Sets the scene
Story telling
Received pronunciation
Deep serious tone
Interviews
Add structure
‘ Talking heads’
Victims interviewed – sympathy
Emergency services interviewed – heroic
Experts interviewed
Balanced range of emotions and story telling
Narrator – ‘voice of god’ – not seen on screen – helps to guide the documentary – provides framing – framing narrative – informs audience – sets the scene – story tells –
Well spoken – received pronunciation – deep tone – serious – doesn’t distract from the strong footage that is played
Interviews
Provide structure to the documentary – help tell the story – talking heads – Interviews from the victims – audience sympathise – build up emotions for them
Emergency services interviewed – heroic – inspirational – audience admire them – bravery –
Experts interviewed
Balanced range of emotions – different stories – ranging from those who were injured – to those behind the scenes trying to save lives etc.

6. Analysis 9/11:Emergency room title Medical document font
Behind the text – faint heart rate monitor
Text on screen
Interviews
Audience build a relationship
Adds structure
Range of media texts
Graphics
Photos
Set the scene
Add structure
9/11:Emergency room title
Medical document font – relate to documentary
Behind the text – faint heart rate monitor – relate to emergency services
Text on screen – interviews
Audience introduced to who they are – build relationship with them – more of an understanding why they were related to the attack that day e.g. ‘head of surgery’ etc. Adds structure to documentary. – guide audience
Range of different media texts – graphics – map – set the scene
Photos of the day – those injured – set the scene – Add structure to the story telling etc.