Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality‚ primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record.[1] A ’documentary film’ was originally shot on film stock—the only medium available—but now includes video and digital productions that can be either direct-to-video‚ made as a television program or released for screening in cinemas. "Documentary" has been described as a "filmmaking practice‚ a cinematic
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Postmodernism and film This chapter will demonstrate the ways in which Jean Baudrillard’s and Fredric Jameson’s accounts of the postmodern have had a significant impact on the field of film studies‚ affecting both film theory and history. The most influential aspects of each theorist’s work are outlined in the first two sections. The first section focuses on two key texts by Baudrillard: Simulations and America‚ while the second addresses Jameson’s famous article “Postmodernism and Consumer
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working outline Topic: Psychopaths and the legitimacy of their portrayal in film and media. Specific purpose: To inform the audience of the inaccuracy of the portrayals of certain mental illnesses. Thesis: Today ’s socializing agent is the media‚ distortion of accuracy in its portrayal leads to misconceptions and misunderstandings which hinders the cultural growth and knowledge of society. 1. Introduction: a. There are at least two million psychopaths in North America at any given moment.
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understanding of the workings of the mass media. The media are crucial to the economic‚ political‚ social and cultural spheres‚ at the global‚ national and local levels‚ as well as to everyday life in the private sphere -- where they are a primary source of information and entertainment. They operate as virtual public spaces for debate and discussion and play significant roles in setting agendas for what and how issues will be discussed. The media do not simply disseminate particular messages
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Scope of Media And Entertainment Sector The Media and Entertainment (E&M) sector can be regarded as one of the most influential industries. Unlike some other industries‚ the E&M sector enjoys direct interaction with people and hence‚ it has great power to influence people’s mind. Often the industry remains the driving force in building public opinion and determining its trends. Like the other countries of the world‚ the media industry also plays a very crucial role in India. The media and entertainment
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The Power of Film Living in a society where media permeates every realm of our lives‚ one can see the importance of film in the modern world. Often times‚ we only see films as source of entertainment‚ or an escape from reality. But sometimes‚ films can tell a story of reality in a way that makes you open your eyes to a world unbeknownst to you prior watching the film. A film can disseminate information faster and broader‚ thus‚ a wider audience is able to be educated about certain issues and
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WRITING TASK How have the mass media affected human life? * * * The role of mass media in the civilized society is still provoking much controversy. Some individuals claim that mass media converts the world into a better place to live in‚ others‚ in the meantime‚ argue that it brings us nothing but trouble. From my perspective‚ mass media is widely acknowledged for its merits regarding entertainment and information purposes. In the first place‚ mass media is considered a source of entertainment
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Film 1: Avatar‚ 2009; director: James Cameron Avatar tells the story of a bitter and discouraged former Marine named Jake. Jake always thought that since he was sadly in a wheelchair that there was nothing else to live for. But when Jake is recruited to join an expedition to Pandora he is ecstatic. On his journey he meets a lot of wonderful “Na’vi”. During his journey Jake learns a lot of great values and remembers what it feels like to love life (Film Jabber). Avatar is mainly influential because
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Lecture 8: Media Selection Knowledge of media options The Media Process The Media Selection process Against clear objectives and the specific parameters (Budget‚ timing ‚ regionality‚ seasonality etc) we need to go to our “armory of weapons” to determine those most appropriate. Seven Guidelines of Media Selection 1) objectives and goals will have the most influence on media selection 2) budget plays a major role often precluding first choice media 3) deploying all your
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HISTORY OF MASS MEDIA UNIT PLAN LECTURE AND TUTORIAL:- DAY : MONDAY TIME : 8.00 to 11.00 am ROOM : R4.2 OBJECTIVE To introduce students to the historical development of media‚ including books‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ radio and TV broadcasting and cinema. Students will be able to trace the emergence of modern media institutions from their historical roots and discuss the impact of social and technological change. This will be able
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