next. In the documentary “The Harvest” all the people on there were Mexican and all stuck together as a family. They had their own culture as working together in the crop fields and even living together in the same roof. Since they’re financially unstable they struggled and barely fit in the same house which was usually a little shack. They all eat the same foods and have the same routines they do each day together. They struggle as a family financially‚ and while watching the documentary I noticed
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life. To what extent‚ if any‚ does/did her own behavior and personal choices affect her life? Throughout the documentary‚ it is clear that Katrina has been through a lot of hardships in the past few years. Her husband of many years was addicted to prescription pain killers. She had to support him and their three children‚ but that was just the start of Katrina’s issues. In the documentary‚ Jeremy and Katrina were separated but she was still supporting him here and there because she wants her children
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Essay Two Documentary While ’documentary ’ is the name of a genre‚ the term is used very broadly to cover a range of film types. What these texts have in common is that they all intend to persuade their audience to a particular viewpoint but that is where the similarities end. While documentaries are made primarily to entertain and inform audiences‚ there are many factors that determine the way in which they will achieve their purposes. And purpose is a driving force in determining the style a
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A. What makes these documentaries effective (or not effective)? What did you like and not like about the documentaries? Explain in detail? In the film “My name is Lisa” I like the documentary it show what people deal with everyday that there relative have Alzheimer’s disease. The film made me tear up knowing that the young girl has to grow up dealing with that. Also‚ the actors play their parts real good. This is a film was about people who have to look after their family members suffering from
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A documentary film is one that aims to record real events or ideas in order to inform the viewer‚ present an opinion and generate public interest in a topics. There are many types of documentaries including: science‚ historical and social‚ nature and investigative. Documentaries in the past were strictly science or nature related. However in modern day documentaries are seen to be more for social interest and they engage the audience more‚ they are also seen to be more investigative as well. Historically
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FILM 337 DIRECTING THE DOCUMENTARY Midterm Exam Name: _____Taber Allen_________Section:__Doc___ 1. Using the textbook‚ write a short paragraph definition of “documentary.” Documentary film is a broad category of moving pictures intended to some aspect of reality. A "documentary film" includes video and digital productions that can be either direct-to-video or made for a television. 2. Describe what is meant by a “Contract” with the audience. The
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‘How to Write a Documentary Script’ HOW TO WRITE A DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT A MONOGRAPH BY Page 1 of 52 ‘How to Write a Documentary Script’ TABLE OF CONTENTS - INTRODUCTION - WRITING FOR FILM AND WHY DOCUMENTARIES ARE DIFFERENT - SHORT INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENTARY STYLES - RESEARCH‚ RESEARCH‚ RESEARCH: YOU CAN’T SAY IT ENOUGH! - ESSENTIAL SCRIPT ELEMENTS - PUTTING A SCRIPT TOGETHER - WRITING A GREAT SCRIPT - SCRIPT FORMAT - REFERENCES PAGE 3-4 PAGE 5-7 PAGE 8-9 PAGE 10-15 PAGE 16-37
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Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality‚ primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record.[1] A ’documentary film’ was originally shot on film stock—the only medium available—but now includes video and digital productions that can be either direct-to-video‚ made as a television program or released for screening in cinemas. "Documentary" has been described as a "filmmaking practice‚ a cinematic
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Course: Creative Media Production - Journalism Module: Unit 53: Radio Documentary Production Assignment: Treatment and First Draft of Script. Tutor: Wil McDermott Date of Issue: 24/10/2014 Submission Date: 14/11/2014 Brief IV: Yes Date: 14/11/2014 Assignment Title: You are to write a one-page treatment and a first draft of the script you hope to turn into a radio documentary. You must also include a report on the production of this work. Learning Outcomes To Be Achieved: Outcome Assessment Criteria
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February 13th 2013 FST 302 Ethics Paper Power to the People- What does this phrase mean and how does it relate to the subjects/filmmakers of Dancing Outlaw? In documentary film‚ the phrase “Power to the People” means that the subject has a certain amount of influence. Although the director of the documentary has the most control in the message of the film‚ the subjects have a significant amount also. For example‚ in Dancing Outlaw‚ Young can ask to film certain things‚ but if Jesco doesn’t want
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