Documentary Rhetoric
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This document discusses rhetoric and techniques used in documentary filmmaking. It outlines the basic elements of a documentary including a tease to introduce the subject, a body to present the information through interviews, archival footage, and narration, and a conclusion. It also discusses establishing shots, transitions between scenes through cuts, dissolves, and wipes, the use of point of view, and how filmmaking choices can reflect a documentary's intent to inform or persuade.
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Documentary Rhetoric
- 1. Rhetoric in Documentary Film
- 2. Great thanks to Andy Carvin (andycarvin.com)
- 3. What is a Documentary?
- 4. A filmed production that uses footage of real events, interviews, animation, and other film techniques to either inform or persuade about a nonfiction subject.
- 5. Things to think about
- 6. Story Structure •The Tease •The Body •The Conclusion
- 7. Tease: Establishing shot of U Street, montage of activity; Why is its history relevant today? Body: History of U Street; archival footage from library, old postcards; jazz and civil rights; interviews w/ community members, parents, grandparents; recent trends Conclusion: What does the future hold?
- 8. A-Roll
- 9. B-Roll Image Credit: Grunt.com
- 10. Why?
- 11. Narration
- 12. “Voice of God”
- 14. Transitions
- 15. Transtions • Cut: simplest transition from one shot to the next, usually in same location and time frame • Dissolve: graduate transition where shots overlap; often used to show change in location/time • Wipe: special effect transition where one scene seems to quot;wipe awayquot; the other scene • Fade to Black: Scene literally goes black;end of chapter or story
- 16. Transitions
- 17. Point of View • What is the purpose of this documentary? • Is the mode persuasive or informative? • How do the choices the filmmaker makes reflect bias or intent?
- 18. Credits: • Image Credit: Grunt.com • Image Credit: Warhistorian.com • Image Credit: www.film.dc.gov