Documentary film techniques

Wreck- It Ralph and the documentary film, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters distinctly used specific aesthetics to demonstrate formalism and realism. The meaning offered through the use of various aesthetics shows the audience the statement each film director is trying to portray. The filmmakers of each film used the aesthetics of mise en scene, cinematography and many others to describe and communicate different styles and emotions. One through the use of techniques of lighting, editing,…

Throughout the list of documentaries, the two that best compare to each other in my opinion would be Nanook of the North, and Night and Frog. The reason for this is not because of just the overall themes, but the similar styles used to create each film. Nanook of the North is a silent documentary, which captures the struggles of a man name Nanook and his family in the Canadian artic. Similarly, the film Night and Frog is a short film documentary that captures the struggles, and describes the…

In as early as 530AD the Romans utilized torture techniques with the accusation that it developed the highest form of truth. Is torture truly effective? CIA director Michael Hayden believes so who stated “coercive interrogation techniques employed against detainees such as Khalid Shaikh Mohammed as and ‘irreplaceable’ tool that helped yield information that has helped disrupt several terrorist…

Christians, in plurality, tend to fall into the anti-EIT camp and are very skeptical about the program. Dr. David Gushee, a Christian ethicist and historian, wrote an article for Christianity Today entitled, “5 Reasons Torture is always wrong.” In this article, Gushee lays out five reasons why the Bible does not complement torture, specifically EITs. He begins with the argument that “torture violates the dignity of the human being.” Gushee cites Genesis 1:26-28 where all men are “created in the…

the techniques the Gestapo used to obtain the wanted information. The techniques the Gestapo used to gain information are similar to some techniques used today by the CIA. One technique is, “Long Time Standing: This technique is described among the most effective. Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions” (CIA’s Harsh Interrogation Techniques…

After the infamous September 11, 2001 attacks, the White House made torture its secret weapon in the war on terror. According to renowned history professor Alfred McCoy, Washington chose the CIA as the instrument used to fight against Al Qaeda. Surprisingly, Washington’s quick recourse to torture in the hunt for Al Qaeda replicated the same outcome of anger among the local population and alienation of the American people from the larger war effort first seen during the “dirty” Vietnam war…

these countries continue to torture if it’s not effective. With that information in mind, President Donald Trump, told CNN in an interview that he is in favor of torture and “we have to beat the savages” (Trump). Trump believes that the outdated techniques of torture are still effective and he will approve of torture. In the past, the lack of views and policies made it easy for the torturers to get away with their actions. Nowadays a political figure cannot be in favor of such action and simply…

What would you do if someone you knew brother/sister or child was being held hostage and the person that captured them won’t tell you where they are unless you give them $5,000,000? Well for one, I doubt if many people have that much money just sitting around. And secondly don’t think the criminal will tell you he/she is keeping your loved one if you just say please. According to Michael Levin’s “The Case for Torture” torturing the individual might be the best option to get information out of…

they were captured behind Nazi lines. Although, this quotes central idea is applicable to the administration of interrogation techniques as well. Imperatively, the quote explains that brute force is comparable to subtle, often inconspicuous, techniques and should not be discarded as impractical. When interrogating individuals, using these subtle, less punitive, techniques will yield the same if not better results than incessant interrogation. Clearly, alternatives to the C.I.A. Detention and…

I’ve mentioned a couple times now innocent people being captured and tortured by the CIA. The number of innocent people detained by the CIA is, at least, 26. That doesn’t sound terribly bad, but it has to be remembered that the CIA detained and held “enhanced interrogations” on 115 suspected terrorists. Twenty-six is nearly a fifth of the terrorists they captured, but somehow, it gets worse. Some of the suspected terrorists were informants for the US government. The Senate Intelligence…