THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty by award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is only one hour long‚ but is one of the most powerful films that I have ever watched. It’s a part of a series that Burns has done entitled “America.” Because our society today is struggling with how to respond to refugees and how to uphold the values that the Statue represents‚ the film really resonated with me. I chose the film to study the way that Burns uses archival imagery and narration‚ but the film is
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In the documentary “Undefeated”‚ a team member named Chavis was given a second chance after he got in a fight with Money‚ another player on the team. Before this‚ he was given chance after chance‚ yet he kept getting into trouble. After the fight‚ he gets a suspension from football.He is allowed back on the team after the suspension is over. There is the question about whether he should have been allowed to return or not. I believe he should have been allowed to. Coach Courtney allowed him to return
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image‚ music and narration and that of Plantigna’s ideas on narrative in non-fiction films‚ the ideas can be applied to Night and Fog in order to better understand the purpose and effectiveness of narrative in documentary film. Plantigna discusses Bill Nichols’ four modes of documentary film; the observational mode also known as direct cinema; the interactive where the filmmakers’ presence is apparent; the reflexive that takes on the process of representation; and finally the expository mode where
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Children Full of Life The documentary “Children Full of Life”‚ is a CBC broadcast set in 2002. In the documentary‚ a fourth grade class in a primary school in Kanazawa Japan‚ learn lessons on how to be compassionate from their homeroom teacher Mr. Kanamori. The documentary follows this group of students throughout their school year‚ and through their experiences as a team we see how they develop together a unity of compassion and cooperation. The main class goal of these grade four students is to
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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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The Dark Side Of Chocolate When I heard the name of the documentary I must say I expected something different to what it really was. The things that I saw presented in this documentary never even crossed my mind before. When purchasing chocolate products‚ who really stops to wonder about the background of the product. I will never look at chocolate the same again. What truly shocked me was the names of the companies that were ignoring what was going on. I could not believe that they would
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The documentary‚ “The Line”‚ shows how social structures and social institutions impact different individual’s lives and situations. John is a single dad who is 48 years old and tries to provide for his one daughter and two sons as they live in poverty. He used to be the senior vice president of a bank‚ making at least six figures‚ being able to provide more than enough for his family. However‚ his life took a toll when he decided to go on his own and acquire banks. Family and Kinship is a social
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A few weeks later‚ in our ACTS subject‚ we watched a documentary called “ Jiro Dreams of Sushi “. The first few scenes are just introductions. They introduced Jiro Ono and what he does. In the documentary‚ It is shown that Jiro’s shop or restaurant is not that big and not too small. You also can’t see it right away. It just look like an ordinary Japanese shop that is not modern. Well‚ for me it looked that way. It is shown in the documentary that Jiro has a really disciplined character and he is
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The documentary "Precious Knowledge" was shocking and at the same time very interesting. This documentary also had me tearing up a couple of times too‚ because it is sad to know that this program was taken away from these students that felt had done something good for them. It was shocking because I could not believe a senate bill was passed to do away with the teaching of the Mexican American Studies Program from the Tucson Unified School District. However‚ it was interesting to learn how this ethnic
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constantly in the media eye. As a brand leader‚ and a leader of its market‚ McDonald’s is often at the forefront of bad press regardless of whether or not it is their fault. An example being the “Super Size me” film released in 2004‚ the documentary film starring Morgan spur lock‚
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