Intro Documentaries have their own way of a hidden opinion through its text of the one who wrote it. They create different interpretations of the ones who observe it which adds an opinion and a point of view. There is ‘no neutral text’‚ nothing is written without the inclusion on an idea or opinion. One director who naturally expresses his opinions is Iowa born Greek-American‚ Louie Psihoyos‚ he is an award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker. He first made his filming debut with a documentary
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Lorenzo de Medici Film Analysis: Hoop Dreams (1994) Written by Ann Kelsey Cinema of the Real: Documentary Films Paolo Grassini December 5‚ 2012 The 1994 Documentary‚ Hoop Dreams‚ directed by Steve James‚ is a masterful display of human drama. The story-line is so captivating and theatrical that it seems crafted from fiction. The Documentary boasts cinematic techniques and private investigating that rivals most film of this time period. The film follows the high school careers
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“Documentary as a concept or practice occupies no fixed territory‚ It mobilizes no finite inventory of technique‚ addresses no set number of issues‚ and adopts no completely known taxonomy of forms‚ styles‚ or modes” (Nichols‚ 1991) Documentary was born thanks to the Lumiere brothers in 1895. In the beginning‚ it was just raw footage of normal life which were named ‘Actualities’. Today‚ the concept has grown into that of the Documentary – in which the filmmakers look to capture reality and usually
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Documentary and fictional aspects of the film Fahrenheit 9/11 “In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.”(web quotes) This quote by Alfred Hitchcock contains some truth‚ but in past decades the documentary genre has become more than just factual information about real people and places. It has become a mode for opinion and bias. In Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11‚ the “creative use of actuality” (film ed. Grierson) in its editing‚ style and source information
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Documentary films are known to use a variety of methods‚ such as images‚ sounds‚ and different film techniques‚ in order to bring forth an argument. Many documentary filmmakers use their documentaries as an attempt to somehow change or improve society. The documentary‚ Waste Land‚ is directed by Lucy walker and features contemporary artist Vik Muniz‚ who is well known for creating art out of trash and recyclables. The film follows Muniz as he collaborates with five catadores (garbage pickers)‚ making
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When one contemplates the concepts of cinema and attractions‚ the ideas of the modern day blockbuster film might come to mind. World disasters‚ car chases‚ and high profile police investigations are just some of the story lines that attract people to theatres year round. The term "cinema of attraction" introduced by Tom Gunning into the study of film is defined more precisely. To quote Gunning‚ a cinema of attraction: "directly solicits spectator attention‚ inciting visual curiosity‚ and supplying
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misnomer of sorts. “Verité” literally means “truth” in French‚ but as with other truths‚ the cinematic truth is molded and configured by those who have access to it. In this case‚ those people would be the filmmakers themselves. A direct cinema film proceeds without any formal script and is pieced together in its entirety in the editing studio. That is‚ the cameraman keeps the camera rolling silently in the background without intervening or imposing on the scenes themselves. It is no wonder
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inspire significant change within the life of an individual. This concept is evident throughout the various literary techniques employed within Simon Nasht’s ‘Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History’‚ a biographical documentary which aims to convey the controversial discoveries made by an afflicted photographer. ‘Time’‚ a short film directed by Liam Connor similarly utilises film techniques to represent the effect of discovery upon the lives of the characters. The four components of discoveries; catalysts
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(2008 film) Hunger Film poster Directed by Steve McQueen Produced by Laura Hastings-Smith Robin Gutch Written by Enda Walsh Steve McQueen Starring Michael Fassbender Liam Cunningham Music by David Holmes Cinematography Sean Bobbitt Editing by Joe Walker Studio Film4 Channel 4 Northern Ireland Screen Broadcasting Commission of Ireland Wales Creative IP Fund Blast! Films Distributed by Icon Film Distribution Release date(s) March 15‚ 2008 (2008-03-15) (Cannes Film Festival)
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is capable of. It can draw attention to the real world by virtue of how images are ‘organised’ The film demonstrates ‘cinema is not about capturing truth but creating a mediated reality that is not least made in the generative process of editing and viewing.’ PARAGRAPH 2 Sequence 2 from Man with A Movie Camera How the sequence is organized - -juxtapositions - editing techniques - fast motion The organization of such clips highlights the class distinctions‚ between the working
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