This is a a little presentation I made explaining each of the six modes, what there roles are and the examples of some of the documentaries that uses them.
This is a a little presentation I made explaining each of the six modes, what there roles are and the examples of some of the documentaries that uses them.
1. intro to documentary May 25, 2011
Section B:
Spectatorship Topics (35 marks)
A2 FILM STUDIES
Documentary One question to be answered from a
choice of two questions.
Spectatorship and Documentary
The study of the impact on the
spectator of different kinds of
documentary –
for example, the overtly persuasive
and the apparently observational film.
Recap
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Definition
Definition
2. intro to documentary May 25, 2011
'Creative treatment of actuality'
John Grierson
Grierson was a film-maker and critic, and is seen by
many as the father of documentary.
According to Grierson:
Andy Warhol
'Empire'
1964 ‘Documentary should be an instrument of information, education and
8 Hours 6 Mins
propaganda as well as a creative treatment of actuality’
visual ‘document’ of a particular event.
real life as it occurs, spontaneous and un-mediated?
ordering and reshaping of the material is a creative process.
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Nick Broomfield
2003
Can influence the audience response to a film.
Consider the following purposes of documentary film:
• to record, reveal, or preserve
• to persuade or promote
• to analyze or interrogate
• to express
1) Think of documentary films or television that fit into these
categories.
2) How might these different purposes overlap?
3) Are there any other purposes that documentary film might
seek to fulfil?
