The document discusses analyzing a documentary film about Rodney King. It asks the reader to watch the YouTube video, consider how realistically Rodney King is portrayed, and analyze the ideological messages and emotions the filmmakers intended to evoke in the audience. It provides essay questions about how consciously manipulated the spectator feels and how much the film's emotional power comes from difficult to pin down elements. It reminds the reader to consider the film's construction techniques like camerawork, editing, sound, mise-en-scene, and narrative when analyzing preferred, negotiated, and oppositional readings.