1. “Documentary film pra_____ is an a____a
in which things c______” (N______ – 20__)
Entrance Activity
YOU MUST fill in the gaps and THEN explain WHERE the defining
example is presented to the spectator.
Extension – YOU COULD talk about what Firefighter James Hanlon
described the documentary to be.
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2. Entrance Activity
List as many conventions OR features in this Documentary that would
constitute HOW the documentary could be perceived to be Fiction and NOT
Non-Ficiton.
4. Title:
9/11 – Overview and Review
Monday 23rd
February 2015
FM4:
Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates
Section B Specialist Study 2:
Spectatorship Topics – Spectatorship
and Documentary
5. Why?
Aims & Objectives
• YOU WILL re-cap prior learning.
• YOU WILL develop your
understanding of the
Observational Mode of
Documentary and the issues
surrounding this mode.
• Investigate HOW some of the key
scenes interact with the spectator
and provide them with some
challenges that are commonly
associated to the genre.
• Review the learning.
AO1
Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of film as an
audio-visual form of creative
expression together and
AO2
Apply knowledge and
understanding, including
some of the common critical
approaches that characterise
the subject, when exploring
and analysing films.
7. FM4 – Section B
‘9/11’ (2002 – Jules & Gedeon Naudet)
• “The accidental documentary”
• 2 French Brothers filming a ‘Probie’ (Rookie) firefighter Tony Benetatos
• September 11th
2001 – The shift in the focus of the documentary changed.
"They always say there is always a witness for history. I guess that day, we were chosen to
be the witness."
- Jules Naudet
8. Observational Mode of Documentary
YOU MUST list as many features as possible associated
to this mode of documentary.
9. “We were chosen to be
that witness”
“Didn't’t mean to make a
documentary about 9/11”
10. Task 1) – 6 minutes
YOU MUST write a paragraph (PEA) about YOUR
experience(s) of interacting with this
documentary.
YOU SHOULD refer to your A3 Analysis sheet
and hand-out for further guidance.
12. Task 2) – 10 minutes
Using the handout provided, YOU MUST analyse x2 scenes of your choice from the text
and establish HOW they interact with the spectator – for example:
•A scene with a Voice of God commentary.
•A scene where one of the social actors addresses the viewer directly
•A scene where there is a strong, emotional engagement with the subject matter.
• Investigate HOW some of the key scenes interact with the spectator and provide them with some challenges that
are commonly associated to the genre.
14. John Grierson defined documentary as the ‘creative
treatment of actuality’.
WHAT are some of the key issues raised by this
definition for spectators of this documentary?
YOU MUST write a PEA Paragraph For or Against this statement.
YOU SHOULD use the resources you have been given and refer to the
resources on the Blog Page to help develop your argument.
Task 3) – 6 minutes
16. What have you learnt?
•Observational Mode of Documentary and the issues surrounding this mode.
In 60 seconds, summarise some of the issues
surrounding the Observational mode of documentary
filmmaking.
17. Homework
AO4
Observational Mode – the recording of events as they
happen through an unobtrusive camera.
Find x2 examples from the documentary – ONE FOR – ONE
AGAINST – This Observational Mode convention
Due: Next Lesson – Tuesday 24th
February
