This documentary uses multiple styles and techniques to examine the effects of fast food. It incorporates an observational approach as the filmmaker undertakes a fast food diet. It also takes a social documentary style in exploring how fast food impacts public health issues like obesity and diabetes. Through interviews, reenactments of the filmmaker's experience, and information from experts, the documentary aims to educate viewers about the health risks of excessive fast food consumption and potential manipulation by the food industry.

2. documentary
This documentary is a mixture of all documentaries. For example,
in the documentary he acknowledges the presence of the camera
(Expository documentaries); he does this so that it is as if he is
talking to the audience and so that they feel apart of the
investigation more and also he explains what he is doing which
allows the audience to not feel confused or unsure on what he is
undertaking within each scene. One type of documentary
supersized me is, is a social documentary because it is about
how on one hand people are to blame for being obese and
having health problems in addition to the consuming bad foods.
Another type of documentary supersized me is, is a observational
documentary

3. Themes  Binary opposition, for example the man being on a vegan diet and then eating fast food.
Initially, another way in which there is a binary opposite is due to the fact that the man who
undertakes the documentary starts off very fit and healthy and by the end of the
experiment doctors were informing him about lung problems in which the bad diet has
caused and also have caused him to have very high cholesterol levels.
 Manipulation of others in food industry because the man in the documentary reveals to the
audience why too much fast food can do to the body and so brings to their attention to try
and avoid having fast food.
 Diabetes: one person who features in the documentary was in a hospital bed and had
diabetes in addition to bad eating, and so this informs the audience about the dangers of
eating unhealthily.
 Obesity is also a theme in the documentary, again, to inform the audience what fast food
can do and initially to persuade them to avoid fast food.
 Profit is also a theme in the documentary because it talks about how the fast food places
make profit off of people being unhealthy and eating their food.
 Dieting and health is an obvious theme because it is informing the audience on what
eating badly can cause and in one part a doctor shows how much sugar has been
consumed by the man within the month by eating fast food in which reveals that eating too
much of it can be extremely unhealthy.
 Personal responsibility is also a theme because it was discussed in the documentary that
it is the peoples fault because they are the ones that have chosen to eat the food.

4. Narrative
structure
Multi stranded
Linear because it is a
documentary that speaks about
what is going on and explains
things
Closed because he did what he
needed to do
But also open because he was
not able to interview anyone
from McDonalds.

5. Camera
work
 Two shot of man two men talking about McDonalds food and so
allows the audience to see both of their reactions
 Mid shot of people getting interviewed
 Rule of thirds with the people getting interviewed; this has been
used in this documentary so that they are to most in focus thing on
the screen
 Wipe of a school canteen to allow the audience to see and
understand whether school dinners are healthy or not
 Zoom in of pictures and McDonalds logo
 Long shot of him entering McDonalds to prove that he is sticking to
the McDonalds diet
 Extreme close up of the mans face eating McDonalds so that the
audience can see his facial reaction to eating it.

6. Mise-En-
Scene
o Work/ formal clothing for the people who are professionals
e.g. Doctors. This is used so that it looks much more valid
and so people will believe these people talking because
they feel as though they are being truthful and accurate.
o Work uniform for the people who work in McDonalds
which is another confirmation for the audience that the
man is sticking to the McDonalds diet.
o The main man in the documentary is wearing very casual
and everyday clothing which may be used because he fits
into society so people feel as though being a victim of the
fast food industry can happen to anyone.
o Shocked face when the man realises how high his
cholesterol levels had gotten which informs the audience
that the results are not good.
o Locations include McDonalds, a doctors office, the mans
home, the streets and a boardroom, in which all fits in with
what is going on in the documentary at that point.
o Props e.g. showing physically how much sugar the man
has consumed throughout the experiment so that the
audience can see the damage that is being done.

7. Sound
Voiceover is used to explain what is
happening in the documentary and also to
explain anything that he is doing
Diegetic speech e.g. “every time I drive past
McDonalds with my kid I will punch him in
the face”
Sound effects e.g. A swoosh sound when
logos of fast food places come on screen
Diegetic sound of people eating food and
opening packaging
Non- diegetic sound of theme tunes being
played for McDonalds and other songs to
do with the company.

8. Editing
Collage of illnesses bad eating can cause to the
body to inform the audience about the dangers
of eating badly and initially to persuade them to
not eat fast food if possible.
Collage of advertisements that have been
created about what McDonalds can do in which
are used to persuade people to stop eating it.
Cartoons of McDonalds ads which can be used
to reach younger audiences
Long take of the main man in the documentary
eating the food.
Fading when the man is in the hospital which
could reveal that in some cases eating too much
fast food can be fatal
There is also slow motion being used when the
man is testing his level of fitness on the
treadmill which

9. Archive
Material
One archive material that has been used in this
documentary is pictures that have been found
off of the internet, for example all of the fast
food logos that feature in a collage. This is
used to inform how many fast food places
their are and how people are easily victims to
eating them. Furthermore, another achieve
material used is official letters from
McDonalds which are used to show the
audience that what is being discussed is valid
and truthful. However, another archive
material used is the names of people who are
being interviewed in which is used so that the
audience knows who they are and what their
job is, in which leads to the audience
believing what they are saying due to their job
being stated. A final archive feature that has
also been used in the documentary is
cartoons of McDonalds adverts to show that
they are still talking about McDonalds.

10. In the documentary there were
also graphics being used. One
example of this is the names of
people getting interviewed
followed with their job title,
which is used to inform the
audience that what is being
said by them is valid and
truthful. Also, in the
documentary there are pictures
and cartoons being used which
are related to McDonalds in
which is used so that it is clear
to the audience what is being
talked about.