What were the aims of the Documentary Film Movement in Britain? The British Documentary Film Movement describes the group of film-makers‚ put together by John Grierson and they produced content‚ which engaged in social issues. There were several aims to it‚ including: trying to highlight and improve the living conditions of the working class‚ to show the ‘real society’ in comparison to Newsreels and to incorporate a poetic element into film. Before discussing the movement‚ the influences on
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Course: Creative Media Production - Journalism Module: Unit 53: Radio Documentary Production Assignment: Treatment and First Draft of Script. Tutor: Wil McDermott Date of Issue: 24/10/2014 Submission Date: 14/11/2014 Brief IV: Yes Date: 14/11/2014 Assignment Title: You are to write a one-page treatment and a first draft of the script you hope to turn into a radio documentary. You must also include a report on the production of this work. Learning Outcomes To Be Achieved: Outcome Assessment Criteria
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Film Techniques in Twelve Angry Men Summary: Reviews the film Twelve Angry Men‚ directed by Sidney Lumet. Discusses the director’s use of cinematic techniques‚ including lighting‚ music‚and set design‚ to reinforce the themes of the story. ________________________________________ "Twelve Angry Men"‚ directed by Sidney Lumet‚ is a film which portrays intentions significantly employed by the use of film techniques. Although entirely set in a cramped‚ humid jury room (except for the few minutes
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to make a movie‚ that may be something the audience believes. There’s a science to this‚ camera angles‚ sound‚ and lighting/color that make up a movie. As a film director in Hollywood‚ Tim Burton must pay attention to these simple key factors that create his films. Tim Burton‚ a greatly respected film director‚ creates gothic‚ bittersweet films ranging from friendship to young love. As Burton inspired many‚ he himself was inspired by the author Edgar Allan Poe‚ whose grim side is reflected in his writing
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because we started off laughing but also both the client and myself knew what to expect. When it came to the techniques I used I felt that I did not show the ones from week seven to nine. This was just because the client never really gave me anything that I was able to truly use those techniques. Although I didn’t get to use those techniques I do think that I showed that I could grasp the techniques from other weeks. In this interview though I didn’t ask as many questions as the first interview this was
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Michael Moore’s ‘Bowling for Columbine’‚ the film which won an Oscar for best documentary‚ is not in fact a documentary‚ but rather more of a persuasive essay in film format. The widely accepted definition of ‘documentary’ is a film emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings‚ insertion of fictional matter‚ and minimal editting‚ and ‘Bowling for Columbine’ does not show any of these characteristics. Instead of presenting a neutral view of the issues‚ it is
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Documentary is the creative interpretation of reality according to British film maker John Grierson. Reality in its natural form is too complex to be re-created and therefore documentaries offer a particular version of reality. The creators own personal values‚ attitudes and judgments influence this reconstructed form of reality and use symbolic‚ written‚ technical and audio codes to help persuade it’s audience to accept their version. This occurred in the documentary Born into Brothels’ directed
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sport. For example‚ documentaries and short films such as Jump Britain and Jump London‚ as well as My Playground have been released to give the public a new insight into the world of parkour. Reality series like Ultimate Parkour Challenge and Jump City: Seattle‚ display varieties of movements involved in freerunning‚ allowing the public to see parkour as an art form as well. However‚ parkour has not gained the recognition it deserves as a sport. The few documentaries and short films on freerunning
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The documentary genre has changed over time. Changes in society have had an impact on the change. There are large commercialist pressures for documentary to become more entertaining and engaging to capture a wider cinema going audience. Documentary has become increasingly popular. Documentaries such as Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore have been given numerous awards and were widely popular at the box office. The Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts
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BIS 313B Documentary Forms Sp13 4/12/13 HANDOUT II (20 pts) NAME_________________________________________________________ 1. How does Aufderheide define a documentary? 2. What are some early terms used to describe non-fiction documentary films? 3. Why does Aufderheide think documentaries matter? 4. Why do we care about truth and the Public? 5. What is the role of documentaries in our democracy? 6. What does Aufderheide mean when she says there is a “tension between
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