The documentary I chose to watch for my documentary review assignment was Brothers In War. This is a film about the Vietnam War and more specifically about Charlie company which was the last group of soldiers sent to Vietnam for the war efforts. This takes you through the lives of those in Charlie company and how all of their days were in Vietnam. They talk about all of the battles they were in, what it was like to be around all of those caught in the middle of the fighting, and what it was like fighting an "invisible enemy." One of my favorite things anyone said in this movie was how when they got to Vietnam they all realized that war was nothing like the movies.

    In this documentary they interviewed everyone from Charlie company that made it back from Vietnam. These men were Jack Benedict, John Bradfield, Steve Hopper, Larry Lilley, Herb Lind, Gary Maibach, Terry McBride, Willie McTear, James Nall, Bill Reynolds, Richard Rubio, John Sclimenti, and John Young. The narrator in this documentary was Charlie Sheen. I believe the use of the narrator in the film was important because he helped move the story along and give plenty of good background information for the viewers. 

     While watching this documentary I noticed many things that were similar to what we are learning how to do. A few examples of this is the rule of thirds during the interview shots, the bottom third that tells you who the person is that is being interviewed, and the B-roll that covers up the transitions and makes the documentary flow really smooth. So overall I think that it is really cool to see professionals using many of the same techniques that we are using and learning about in this class.