Sex, Lies and Rinsing Guys Documentary

Sex, Lies & Rinsing Guys

   I found watching this documentary useful, as it is very much linked with materialism, and how women in particular crave the most expensive clothes, jewellery, bags, etc. and the lengths they will go to to get them.

The trailer is very short, lasting only 38 seconds, which means all the key points of the documentary must be tightly crammed, making a very quick pace with only short 3-5 seconds long clips.

The first clip is a medium close-up of one of the main 'rinsers' in the documentary saying, "I believe men take more from me, than what I take from then." This opening dialogue is very controversial, therefore it automatically catches the audience's attention. Danica can be seen being interviewed sitting in front of an out-of-focus background, which means all the attention is on her and what she is saying. I took inspiration from this for my documentary, and interviewed my talent in front of a plain, white background.

At the very beginning of the trailer, the time and name of the documentary are shown, which immediately tells the relevant information they need before showing what the documentary is about. The Channel 4 symbol can be seen taking up most of the right-hand side of the screen, which advertises what channel to tune into

This wide-shot shows three other 'rinsers' from the documentary. Their up-market lifestyle is immediately recognisable to the audience as they are dressed in formal, expensive looking attire drinking champagne. Paired with the dialogue from the centre rinser saying "we're a pack", it makes the girls sound like predators connoting a negative impression.

This wide-shot image shows Holly and one of the men she is assumingly rinsing in an up-market restaurant kissing him on the cheek. Her voice can be heard over the top of this clip saying, "I never take it beyond a friendship." This image contrasts with what she's saying, which shows how editing techniques can put across the director's views, as it puts the rinser in a negative light.

This wide-shot shows the girls dressed up going into a club with the dialogue, "It's one big game," over the clip. It reinstates the idea of the girls being predators out on the prowl looking for men to rinse, but it's all just a game to them, meaning they don't consider the men's feelings. Again, it puts them in a negative, outrageous light, drawing the audience's attention in as they are shocked by what they are seeing as they are not following the norms of society.

This close-up of one of the rinser's feet in stilettos is teamed with dialogue from the narrator, "wallets are open, while legs remain firmly closed," which shows a physical link between the bottom of her legs and the statement made. This also tells the audience another key aspect of the documentary about rinsers, that they do not sleep with the men they rinse. This puts a statement into the audience's mind and gives them the chance to make their own opinion about the rinsers and whether or not they believe this controversial point

This last close-up clip is of one of the rinsers saying "Amen", and chuckling. The way she acts has a very sinister edge giving a negative view of her from an audience's perspective. The close-up also adds to making the clip seems dark and malicious, which could be reflective of how some people view women who 'rinse'.

The use of the song 'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend' is an appropriate choice for music, as it represents what these women want; expensive , material possessions. It suggests they put their want for these possessions (their 'best friends') before the feelings of the men who give them these gifts.