Documentary film

The documentary The War Room worked similarly to the “behind the scenes” roll of a film. The BTS reveals that realistic monsters and impressive landscapes are just tennis balls on sticks and green screens the same way that The War Room reveals that a candidate’s polished speeches and strategies come from crowded rooms and disorganized piles of paper. The documentary provided insight in the process behind a strong campaign: the phone calls, late night discussions, and arguments with the press. It…

to watch and the whole film has an exceptionally solemn, depressing and cold feel to it. Some have condemned it for demonstrating redemption yet I think that views truly overlooks the main issue here. All things considered, life needs to go ahead after such traumatic occasions and I think Herzog is essentially demonstrating the effect of one's actions and what life will resemble attempting to move past it. The stories are all to a great degree well-told and generally the film is entirely perfect…

Justice Unserved Director Tony Krawitz, creates an expository documentary, The Tall Man, revealing the truth behind the death of Cameron Doomadgee and the truth behind the police force. The Tall Man’s compelling and informative nature causes the audience to feel a disturbance about the people who we entrust to keep us safe. The award winning documentary’s director, Tony Krawitz, projects his agreeable opinion throughout the film. Krawitz’ opinion on this event is clearly evident by the way he…

John Persichetti is a world renowned colourist, he has worked on more than Fifty Feature films as the DI (Digital intermediate) over 24 years working in the film industry. Before John made it big in the industry, he studied a "B.A, English, Communication Arts at La Salle University and a MFA, Film and New York University."(Colourworks,2014) and then later went to work for Sony Pictures Entertainment as a Colourist, now he works at Colourworks as a DI. John has worked with some of the leading…

nontraditional media.” (Levine, 2008) An artist who has embraced a new age of craft with his DIY aesthetic is Michel Gondry. Gondry is a French film director, producer and screen writer. Gondry is known for using simplified film techniques, handmade props, hand drawn type and animations to create an original, visual story through film. The techniques he uses in his films and video clips generate child like masterpieces. Majority of his works are inspired by his childhood and in an interview…

through the Gift Shop” is a documentary film directed by world-renowned street artist, Banksy. The film introduces Thierry Guetta, a filmmaker who films every aspect of his entire life because he does not want to miss any important event that could occur. During the time when the concept of street art is barely making an appearance, Guetta decides to film his street artist cousin, Space Invader, whenever he is in the process of creating his work. Eventually, Guetta also films other famous street…

2. Drugstore Cowboy I mention in one of my pages that I appreciate truth in film. This film is a shining example of that. This film explores the lives of people addicted to serious drugs. It opens with the ending of the story. Bob is seen in the back of an ambulance, then we go to the rest of the story through flashback, showing us how he got to this point. Bob and his wife Diane like to do drugs such as morphine and cocaine. To keep their drugs coming in they end up stealing prescription…

Patrick Mai Research Essay Phillip Woods 4 December 2014 Can the State Use Film to Influence National Identity? Cinema can be, has been, and will continue to act as an incubator for cultural nationalism. Film propaganda serves to target specific groups in order to persuade viewers into adopting the film’s intended messages or beliefs whether they are political, economical, religious, or philosophical. In cases like Britain during World War II, the government’s goal was to gain support for the…

The Reign of Consumerism in Fight Club: Film analysis of Fight Club Fight Club (1999) is a film directed by David Fincher based on the same name novel of the by Chuck Palahniuk in 1996. Films are not merely art form or product for consumption. They are also a form of social practice that conveys and constructs meanings for its audiences; in its narratives and meaning we can understand the ways in which our culture makes sense of itself. Fight Club hits audiences to question their habits…

When Broken Rainbow won the academy award in 1986 for documentary film, my family and tribe were very proud. Throughout my childhood, I casually watched Broken Rainbow many times. Now as I re-watch and dissect the film many years later, I’ve noticed a theme throughout the film that I didn’t recognize at first. Throughout the documentary, Broken Rainbow (1985), film-makers Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd further their political argument of repealing the Navajo Hopi Settlement Act by utilizing the…