FM4 - Documentary

1. ‘Super Size Me’ (2004)
Morgan Spurlock
How does Morgan Spurlock conform to the Expository mode through:
1) Heavy reliance on visual imperatives (Graphs, archive footage,
images)
2) conveying “important” information to the spectator
Support your answer with examples from the text.
What is the reality presented to the spectators through Spurlocks 30 day McDonald’s diet?
Does this “excessive” experiment pose any challenges to documentary being “reality”?
How does Morgan Spurlocks desire to go “into the field”
(Participatory) engage the spectator and conform to the essence of a
good documentary being “the recording of events as they happen”?
Support your answer with 3 examples (verbal, non verbal codes)
Write down at least 3 examples of how Morgan Spurlock “directly engages the
spectator” (Expository mode) and explain what impact they have
(connotations):
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“If this ever growing paradigm is going to shift, it’s up to you”
How does this concluding “voice of God” comment directly engage
the viewer and what part of Todorov’s narrative theorem does this
conform to?
You must answer these questions in detail throughout the screening and write
any extra areas on the back of this A3 analysis sheet.