Sans Soleil

• Begins with voiceover narration over a black screen, then cuts to footage of children playing
• Narrative voice - calm, soft, neutral, not deep, friendly, therapeutic, voice of reason

• Visuals probably wouldn't make much sense without the narration - e.g. Japanese people travelling
• The narration doesn't just describe what's seen, but fills in its back story
• Mostly non-diegetic sound
• Subjects looking at camera 07:00
• Clips of culture without narration allow audience to make their own decisions
• Long scenes just observing with no dialogue or explanation 112:34- 13:20
• Close ups makes the audience feel intrusive. But also makes it feel like we're given special access rather than being part of it