next. In the documentary “The Harvest” all the people on there were Mexican and all stuck together as a family. They had their own culture as working together in the crop fields and even living together in the same roof. Since they’re financially unstable they struggled and barely fit in the same house which was usually a little shack. They all eat the same foods and have the same routines they do each day together. They struggle as a family financially‚ and while watching the documentary I noticed
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What is a documentary? A documentary is a broad term to describe a movie that in some way “documents” or captures reality. Documentaries are often used to reveal a usual‚ interesting or unknown angle. Purpose of documentary: - Documentaries concentrate upon actual evidence. - Documentaries film real people‚ real life events and also explain historical events and scientific discoveries. - The documentary presenter often acts as a representative for the public. - The documentary puts forward
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DOCUMENTARY FILM ANALYSIS Among the four documentaries‚ I have chosen “F*ck You Buddy” in “The Power of Nightmares” and “Love and Power” in “All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace” to be the materials for me to analyze in this paper. First‚ “F*ck You Buddy” is an episode produced by Adam Curtis‚ who is an English filmmaker who has been exploring Sigmund Freud’s theories in the aspects of sociology‚ psychology‚ philosophy‚ and political history throughout his career. In this episode
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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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The Trudell Documentary taught me a lot about Native American’s that I didn’t know. Growing up‚ in history class‚ one of my teachers made a point to state that what America did to the Native American’s was wrong. We then learned all about how we took their land and made them change their lives. Although it is important to know the historical backgrounds to these events‚ we never really talked much about how the Government was treating Native Americans now. Before this Documentary‚ I did not know
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Matthew Foster Intro to Documentary Film Midterm Paper What Is Documentary Film? I once heard a quote from an unknown man who said‚ "Words are only words until you invest some meaning into them." I didn ’t fully comprehend what he meant by this statement. Surely every word has its own definition‚ giving it some type of meaning. So why would they being meaningless without me? Not until I entered this class and focused on documentary film did I re evaluate this statement. What the man meant
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Rob Stewart in 2007‚ is a documentary that portrays the highly misapprehension of the Shark specie. Stewart interviews several different individuals ranging from individuals on the street or people associated with companies or campaigns. His intentions for the documentary were good; he sought to inform the audience of Sharks and how harmless and significant they really are. The thesis of Sharkwater is that Sharks are more endangered than dangerous. Throughout the documentary Stewart uses a series of
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Throughout the years‚ documentary films have gain esteem by viewers. In contrary to a stage or screen performance‚ a documentary film displays real people living everyday life. For many viewers‚ the notion of documentary film is based on the genuineness of a normal individual playing his or her role in society; without being staged or designed by a producer. However‚ documentary films‚ in the aim to portray a daily routine‚ may encompass professional actors to reenact such performance. Bill Nichols
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the 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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“Wolfpack” is a documentary of seven children who lived in isolation in their apartment in New York‚ who had only their parents and movies as a social guidance. Socialization is the means by which culture and social continuity are obtained. In the documentary “Wolfpack” it is explained how the Angulo family obtains their social norms through films that they spend watching day in night due to their isolation from the world. Their curiosity‚ freedom‚ and need for exploration morphed into a montage
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