Documentary film

Documentary Photography Concisely describe the origins, nature and significance of your selected genre. Documentary photography involves taking a series of photos about one specific topic or story over time. In doing so, they are able to portray the infinite amount of possibilities that can occur over this time, as opposed to photojournalism, which is usually only one static image. The main purpose of documentary photography is to widen our views about things happening in reality. It is a method…

Cinema is a documentary sub-genre that started around the late 1950s to early 1960s. It all begun in the Canadian province of Quebec and was developed by Jean Rouch in France. It has had a massive effect on the film industry. This type of documentary filmmaking is all about capturing reality and representing it truthfully. The directors will try not to manipulate or interfere with the film as much as possible. The visual style, directors and their use of cast is what makes this documentary…

In 2010 documentary took Cannes by storm and became the buzz. The term catfish emerged and it was in everyone's mouth, Twitter and Facebook page. Nev Schumann became the big sensation at the Cannes movie festival. Nev documented his journey of meeting a young woman name Abby who had catfish too. The documentaries spun off a new show on MTV. Nev was joined by his sidekick Max on the road as he helped other people find a meet other people that they thought they were in relationships with that…

Brassaï, the Hungarian photographer named “the eye of Paris” in the early twentieth century, was known for revealing a gritty and devious underside of Parisian society. His “Paris by Night” collection is said to display an authentic side of Paris that is otherwise invisible to the respectable class of Parisians. From brothels, to bars, and opium dens, “Paris by Night” certainly shows the margins of society, though, within this same archive, a subgroup of people are caught in this criminal-filled…

Battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin is a revolutionary film that was shot in 1925 with a political purpose as well as protecting the blacks from the Abortive Revolution. Potemkin film is paramount in watching since it gives an experience that transcends on its landmark and its milestone status. Its dazzling technique makes it unique, and the revolutionary service gives a lot experience to the viewers. In this case, the filmmaker was trying to inform us how the massacre on the Odessa steps…

Video Assignment: “The Merchants of Cool” Assignment What do these quotes mean? The comments from the video “The Merchants of Cool” summarize many of the important ideas expressed in the video. In your answers, include AT LEAST 2 sentences: one sentence that explains the quote and another sentence that expresses your opinion about the concept. 1) "The paradox of ‘cool hunting’ is that it kills what it finds." -Douglas Rushkoff • According to Douglas in the video the…

Summer or 93 Days of Spring – Laurent Joffrion thought: “Why don’t we present one daily video sequence, for the whole next year ? 365 original clips which, as a set, would reveal the pertinence of Jim’s documentary work. A journal; a collection of short and personal stories; an innovating web documentary offering an authentic and poetic vision of…

In the podcast “Human Spectacle 2015”, This American Life takes their listeners into the lives of two individuals who believe or are unaware that all eyes are on them. The host and executive producer, Ira Glass, incorporates clips of either an interview or television, different voices, and mood music into this episode. Through the use of these elements, Ira Glass creates a setting of disbelief and suspense that invokes an exciting element to a non-fictional piece. The prologue of this podcast…

establishment in 1959, ICAIC emphasized on documentary filmmaking as one of the its principal activities. Documentary film and fictional production were expected to apply new thinking and to experiment with revolutionary aesthetics, engaging the audience in a way that reflected the new social order (Lopez, 1992). Fictional and documentary filmmaking in ICAIC were intertwined, sharing concerns, themes, and formal strategies. In fiction and documentary film production, there were two central…

Assessment 2 Australian Film Essay Topic 2 KPB205 Approaches to Contemporary Documentary Semester 2 2015 Name: Dermot McNamara Student Number: n9161988 Due Date: 16th October, 2015 Introduction Since one of the first documentary or non-fiction narrative films in 1922, innovation has dominated this area of filmmaking becoming immeasurable just how much it has changed. Film theorists such as Bill Nichols, continue to push the boundaries of documentary filmmaking with…