how the five main channels of information in film--visual image‚ print and other graphics‚ speech‚ music‚ noise (sound effects)--work together to communicate it. Note that not all films make use of all five channels (e.g.‚ print and graphics were common in the era of the silent film) and‚ further‚ that the intermittent suppression of one channel (e.g.‚ silence) can also communicate information. Of the five channels‚ the visual image is (in most films) the most important. It is certainly the most
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How far is the spectator challenged by issues of manipulation in documentary film? Refer to the films you have studied for this topic. In the Channel 4 documentary Kid Criminals‚ our views and opinions are challenged through the use of certain techniques such as cinematography‚ mise en scene‚ editing and sound. The messages and values that we expect to see in Kid Criminals is challenged through the use of cinematography. The opening of Kid Criminals helps to draw the viewer in by showing the facility
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Documentary Style: 4 Little Girls vs. Bowling for Columbine Two documentaries that use two different styles of portraying bombings are 4 Little Girls and Bowling for Columbine.4 Little Girls by Spike Lee is a documentary on the 1963 Birmingham bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. This bombing is infamous for the killing of 4 innocent little black girls. Spike Lee uses his style to portray the feelings of the families of these girls as well as influential leaders during this time. Bowling
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The Man with a Movie Camera is an experimental 1929 silent documentary film that was created in black and white by Russian director Dziga Vertov. This is a film without scenario and actors but Vertov used different music to bring out slow and fast rhythm. He used the camera to capture real happen and he wanted to show everyday life to the audiences. Vertov used many cinematic techniques to make his film more vivid such as double exposure‚ fast and slow motions‚ freeze frames‚ split screens‚ different
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What strategies to Film‚ TV or Radio documentary-makers use to convey to viewers or listeners the ‘truthfulness’ of their work? What might be the problem with these strategies? Oxford Dictionary’s definition of documentaries is as follows “A film or television or radio programme that provides a factual report in a particular subject.” Documentaries are made to help inform and educate its audience‚ usually revealing new information on the chosen subject. Documentary-makers present factual information
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"Gasland" and "Fracknation" are two documentary films based off hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing as indicated by dictionary.com is the forcing open of fissures in subterranean rocks by introducing liquid at high pressure‚ especially to extract oil or gas. Hydraulic fracturing started as a trial in 1947. It is a technique where a high weight of liquid (more often than not chemicals suspended in water) is infused into a wellbore to make splits in the profound rock arrangements through which
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| Representation: How have the youth of today been portrayed in documentaries? | A2 Media | | Ali- 40012338 | | | Representation: How have the youth of today been portrayed in documentaries? The youth of today are viewed as being an uncontrollable generation; events such as the London Riots have created a shift of perspective of youths in the United Kingdom. This uncontrollable generation is depicted through social issues such as binge drinking‚ drugs‚ smoking; as well as violence
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Film Review Chosen Film: Biggie and Tupac Biggie & Tupac (Nick Broomfield‚ 2002) is a documentary styled film directed and produced by ballsy British director Nick Broomfield who goes through great lengths in learning and portraying the real throughout the film. Out of many individuals examining the connections between the murders of multi-platinum selling rappers Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie) and Tupac (2Pac) Shakur‚ Broomfield’s account was deemed one of the most in-depth examination of the link
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Notes from film: What is Cinema January-10-13 8:13 PM • An art form‚ an artistic spectacle‚ an aesthetic language with its own grammar and style‚ a ‚medium of communication and expression • A series of still image on a strip of plastic which‚ wen run through a projector shown on a screen‚ creates the illusion of moving images. • Form ( film language) and content ( message) are linked. The message is understood through its form or language by exploring how it uses
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FILM UNIT I’M NOT SCARED/IO NON HO PAURA (2003) DIRECTED BY GABRIELE SALVATORES An English teaching resource for year 12: Achievement Standard 2.5 REBECCA LAGAS & ZANITA THOMPSON UNIT OVERVIEW Unit Title: I’m Not Scared Either - An Introduction to a Sub-Titled Film. Strand: Visual Language (with links to Written and Oral Language) Levels: 6‚ 7 and 8 Function: Viewing (with links to Presenting‚ Listening/Speaking and Transactional Writing) Processes:
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