Ronaldo (UK) 2015

ROMAINE WEDDERBURN

Sub-genre

Ronaldo is a 2015 British documentary film directed by Anthony Wonke. It follows the life and career of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team.The sub-genre of Ronaldo’s documentary is sport/biography. The documentary focuses on sports news around the world at the time the documentary came out and from when Cristiano Ronaldo was born.

Format

Ronaldo is a one-off documentary that contains loose narrative around the football industry, but mainly focuses on Ronaldo’s life and journey to what he has become now.

Purpose

The purpose of Ronaldo’s documentary is to inform and to educate people on what steps he took to get to where he is now and how he took those steps. Additionally the documentary is also to inspire young adults and teens that have an interest in football and want to follow in his footsteps.

Platform

You are able to watch the documentary on:- Netflix- YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYiQ0C6COmw

Techniques

In the documentary there are interviews with Ronaldo, Ronaldo’s family members and other well-known footballers. Close ups are used in each interview to emphasise facial expressions, however throughout the whole documentary the interviewer is not shown at any point. An observational technique is used throughout the whole documentary, as the interviewer/person behind the camera follows Ronaldo around to observe what he does on a daily basis. Additionally the camera tends to shake a bit, which indicates that it is handheld.