When we watch a historical film‚ we expect it to be accurate and easy to understand‚ but how much of a film is the actual truth or fact? When we think of truth and fact‚ the terms are often put together‚ however there is a subtle difference as fact is supported by evidence and truth is supported by opinion. Historical films often use certain techniques and anachronisms in order to make our understanding of historical events easier to comprehend. This also causes the films to bend the facts in order
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Jessica Garcia MIP 2 self assessment 2 Self-Assessment 2 Despite switching majors from graphic design to film this year‚ I believe I have tried my hardest to learn as much as possible about film production through MIP II and DIP. During my freshman year‚ I was on three different sets lending a helping hand to my friends. This class has been a great refresher and I came in ready to learn what I didn’t know and review what I did know. So far I believe that I have done quite well in both of these
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The documentary Babies directed by Thomas Balmes was a fascinating way to learn how infants are raised in different environments and traditions. I found the difference of how the father of the baby in Ponijao and Mongolia were not very much involved in the infants lives‚ it was more just the mother taking care of the babies. One very fascinating concept that stood out to me was the fact that the mother in Mongolia was comfortable about riding a motorcycle while carrying her newborn baby and a toddler
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1. Would our view of the events change if we began the story from the Police officers’ perspective? Chris Hurley was the subject of target in the movie documentary ’The Tall Man’. Cameron Doomagee’s supporters positioned the viewers on their side of the story and made it seem as if Chris Hurley was responsible for Cameron’s death. They did this by negating all of the police officers insight into the problem. 2. Which voices do you find most convincing? Why. Cameron Doomagee’s de facto
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The documentary An Electronic Story serves as a representation of the massive impact and influence that television has on our cultural perceptions‚ understandings‚ and beliefs. Gerbner defines culture as the “stories and messages that create images that govern our conception of life and our behavior” (Jhally). The documentary draws to attention that for thousands of years stories‚ the fundamental method of conveying culture and preserving society‚ were told orally. Technology‚ specifically innovations
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worldwide. The documentary Fed Up‚ directed by Stephanie Soechtig aims to address the issue of rising obesity rates due to our increase of sugar consumption. The film also discusses the hypocrisy of the USDA‚ which tries to warn people of their dietary habits while simultaneously providing billions of dollars in subsidies to farmers to produce corn‚ which in turn gets made into high fructose corn syrup (i.e. sugar) and inadvertently making the matter worse. Ultimately though‚ the documentary names the
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Writing the Short Documentary Script Old Dominion University Film Studies Program Some Tips from the Experts • Dylan Pank - I have these recommendations: • nail your narrative down as much as possible – Don’t make the mistake of being clear and linear and boring‚ or being experimental and pretentious. – Use your time to explore something in detail; rather than skim over something big of which you’ll barely scratch the surface. • Make sure your showing something new or unusual. – Every year at
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The social importance of film in the 21st century is extremely evident to be a powerful form of communication. Through sound and images filmmakers make use of technical‚ symbolic‚ audio and written codes to convey strong messages. These themes are portrayed in all types of films such as documentaries‚ commercials and even Hollywood blockbusters. As time moves forward so does the ability to connect‚ through film‚ with the social aspects of our age. Every story‚ every image‚ every sound has an impact
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Documentary films and their representations of the Holocaust have served not only to speak their truth’ of the atrocities but also to document changing paradigms of social thought concerning Holocaust truth’. Holocaust History and its documentation: Theodor Adorno’s famous 1949 injunction that to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric’ is indicative of the initial approaches of documentary to the subject matter. The first documentary footage of the Holocaust was shot as Allied troops
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Al Gore "An Inconvenient Truth" a documentary film premier at the 2006 Sundance film festival. In this film Al Gore aims to campaign to educate citizens about global warming via a comprehensive slide show. Personal anecdotes (interesting account)‚ contrast‚ comparison and rhetorical appeals (like pathos‚ ethos and logos) are techniques Gore skillful uses to create a strong‚ convincing documentary film. As a saying goes "A stitch in time saves nine" Gore’s main focus is to highlight the downsides
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