Me” by Michael Moore is a documentary film about Roger Smith’s takeover of General Motors in the late 1980’s. Michael Moore documents the change in the movie from the economy in the city of Flint‚ Michigan. He attempts to find Roger and meet with him and talk about General Motors and the changes that have been made. He wanted to convince him that the changes were devastating Flint. Michael Moore has a hard time finding Roger because he is a busy man. Throughout the film‚ Moore goes around Flint and
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Microcosmos and Manufactured Landscapes I am always fascinated by the French film makers and how they manage to make amazing documentaries portraying normal events in nature in a way that most of us tend not to appreciate. Microcosmos‚ a documentary about bugs and insect life in meadows and ponds‚ it stars nature in its very best using incredible close-up shots‚ slow motion‚ and time-lapse photography. It made me realize how incredible nature is and if I were to be shrunken to that miniature size
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offices‚ in cars and buses‚ and on airplanes. We carry films with us in our laptops and iPods. We press the button‚ and our machines conjure up movies for our pleasure. For about 100 years‚ people have been trying to understand why this medium has so captivated us. Films communicate information and ideas‚ and they show us places and ways of life we might not otherwise know. Important as these benefits are‚ though‚ something more is at stake. Films offer us ways of seeing and feel- ing that we find deeply
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television news? Newsreel vs. Television News In The days before television network news emerged in the society‚ a newsreel was the main source of news‚ current affairs and entertainment for millions of people. A newsreel was “a form of short documentary film prevalent in the first half of the 20th century‚ regularly released in a public presentation place and containing filmed news stories and items of topical interest” (Newsreel). These newsreels were shown almost always in black and white. After
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HIV (Si Heidi‚ Si Ivy at Si V) Documentary film maker Gil Bustamante (Jake Cuenca) is commissioned by the Department of Health to create a documentary for their HIV / AIDS awareness program. By means of the San Lazaro Hospital as a backdrop‚ he weaves a story that combines the numerous stories of people who are infected with the virus. Among those having their story told are heterosexuals‚ homosexuals‚ prostitutes‚ and intravenous users of drugs. His documentary focuses on three major characters:
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attention and I’m glad it was assigned for otherwise I may have never seen it. An Inconvenient Truth was a documentary that focused in on the drastic climate changes in the world in recent years. The movie is about Al Gore giving a presentation to an audience and using several scientific provided films‚ Power Point Presentation slides‚ charts‚ graphs and animations. The presentation slides and films show how some of the glaciers and mountain tops which were once covered in iced and snow are melting. The
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Compare any one documentary film with any one cinema dramatization of real events. Compare and contrast the cinematic techniques each film uses to persuade the audience that they are witnessing real story The films I have chosen are based on the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro. The first being the cinematic film “City of God‚” 2002‚ directed by Fernando Mierelles and Katia Lund1 and “Dancing with the Devil‚” 2009‚ a film documentary by Jon Blair2. The two films are intended to be an insight into
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Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary film on global warming. Global warming by definition is an increase in the earth’s atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate. Al Gore vividly illustrates the image of a future earth if Global Warming continues at its rapid pace. He paints this image through his persuasive point if view‚ enthusiastic mood‚ and use of juxtaposition. In An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore uses many different styles to approach his topic of global
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“Silent Sacrifices: Voices of the Filipino American Family” by Dr. Patricia Heras is a research that was made to help the Filipino Americans family end the relationship gap between the parents and the children. This documentary encourages Filipino-American parents and their teen-aged children to talk so that suicidal attempts can be thwarted. It also talks about the cultural conflicts and the struggles of the Filipino immigrant and their children on a daily basis encounter. The video begins by showing
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infiltration of our psyche. This is prevalent within Shakespeare’s historical tragedy Julius Caesar‚ the October 2001 TIME magazine article‚ “The Manhunt Goes Global” composed by John Cloud et al‚ in addition with Michael Moore’s 2004 scathing documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11. As a result of their times of composition‚ we see conflicting perspectives concerning the fear of tyranny arising within these texts. This tyranny for a contemporary audience may be the rise of terrorism induced by 9/11‚ hence
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