The director of "Dog Town and Z boys", Stacy Peralta, shapes the viewer to accept the argument that surfing and skateboarding as a sport was a life style and a cultural movement which was revolutionized by the Zephyr Surf and Skate team in the Dog Town area, America in the mid 70's.This is done through a number of documentary techniques and conventions which were used to create an award winning documentary. In the mid 70…showed first 75 words of 686 total…

…showed last 75 words of 686 total…of the community. Both these documentaries Dog Town and Z-Boys and No sweat are very successful. They both use their own individual techniques, music and written codes to present themselves to the audience in a persuasive and informative manner, with a message behind every scene. Documentaries provide viewers with the opportunity to gain insight into other dimensions of life. It is from these insights that one can draw parallels of comparison, and learn from them.