EXCERPTS FROM CBC THE FIFTH ESTATE “ MADE IN BANGLADESH” 2015 AND 2025
Copyright CBC TV, samples shown here only for education
Watch full original documentaries here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onD5UOP5z_c&t=29s (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZS8fb4AkPs (2025)
Watch other CBC fifth estate documentaries here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-bX3gZC3YnCThlGM5d38Q
LOCATION SET UP:
Watch the opening scene and how they set up Rana Plaza
CHARACTER SET UP:
Take your time- watch how they reveal a survivor of Rana Plaza, Arudi
CHARACTER SETUP AND GOODBYE:
Watch how they film this good-bye scene with Arudi
LOCATION SET UP AND “HELLO”
Watch how they set up this garment factory worker and the narrow alleyways of her home
BUILDING, CHARACTER, AND LOCATION SET UP: ‘KINGDOM’ OF THE TEXTILE OWNERS
Watch how they set up the building and character of the textile factory owners.
CAR AS A TRANSITION - MAKE IT A SCENE
FACTORY SET UP
From wide to medium to close up, from “hello” to “goodbye”
BUILDING SET UP: HOW TO SUGGEST POWER
Watch how they use wide shots and especially a low angle to suggest the power of the textile owners