My family and autism TV documentary - critical review.

... My family and autism TV documentary - critical review "My family and autism" is a fly-on-the-wall documentary following the life of 14-year-old Luke Jackson and his family of eight, four of which have a form of autism. The documentary begins with a high angle shot of the Jackson's village, and slowly zooms to their family home. It is almost like the camera is victimising that one house from the rest of the village. The first scene of the documentary is a medium shot of all 7 children and their mother playing and joking, set out like a family picture. Immediately the audience feels an attachment to the family and realizes their closeness and affection they share with each other. Luke introduces himself and each of his brothers and sisters from oldest to youngest, telling the audience their names, ages and form of autism. This gives the audience a sense

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