Essays Tagged: "Documentary film"

Alfred Hitchcock, Master Of Suspense: A director who loves to manipulate the audience through his films.

of such works as Psycho and Dial "M" for Murder, Hitchcock told his stories through suspense.In the documentary, "Film on Film," Hitchcock lets us know his secrets in successfully making a great film. ...

(4 pages) 95 0 2.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

Michael Moore's "Stupid White Men".

ok 'Stupid White Men' by the American writer and filmmaker Michael Moore right after I had seen his documentary film 'Bowling for Columbine'. Its intelligent mixture of facts and the writer's unique h ...

(3 pages) 135 3 4.1 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Comparing two documentaries,One day in September and Nanook of the north (modern and old)

ferent decades, firstly One day in September was released on the 4th September 2000, and this was a documentary on the tragic events of the Munich Olympics.The second documentary I watched was Nanook ... cond documentary I watched was Nanook of the north, a story of an Inuit and his family's life. This documentary is said to be the first feature length documentary ever, it was released in the USA in 1 ...

(3 pages) 41 0 3.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History

Unemployment?

Name: Toh Lai HeeClass: IA04B (Interactive)Lecturer: Mumtaz MaricarSubject: Theorising DocumentaryFor this essay, I'm going to talk about some real social problems that are happening arou ... ecame famous for stalking the chairman of General Motors in "Roger and Me," the highly praised 1989 documentary film, a hilarious and provocative low-budget film in which he showed how the world's ric ... the birth of THE BIG ONE, a documented film in 47 cities around the States in 50 days.Moore, whose documentary film Roger & Me and television series TV Nation have a strong cult following, takes ...

(6 pages) 161 2 3.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Paradise Lost 2: Revelations - A Look Into the Terrifying World of Justice This article is an in depth analysis of the movie Paradise Lost and Paradise Lost 2 Relevations.

Paradise Lost 2: Revelations - A Look Into the Terrifying World of JusticeThe releasing of the 1996 documentary film called Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills brought worldwide atten ...

(9 pages) 94 0 3.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Discuss the way in which the horror movies of the seventies were a direct comment on the Vietnam War, focusing specifically on "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Last House On The Left"

fraid of."- Tobe Hooper1 In the documentary film The American Nightmare(2003, Adam Simon), a celebration and analysis of seventies h ... stock being used by the media to cover the atrocities in Vietnam, the gritty cross between the news documentary and cinema verite style of shooting brought a new sense of realism, not only to the horr ...

(16 pages) 56 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

'Documentaries, like plays, novels and poems, are fictional forms'. What do you think Wiseman meant by this statement? Discuss with reference to a range of documentary material.

Personally, I agree with Wiseman to a great extent in regarding the documentary as a fictional form. He is saying that documentaries, although purporting to be truthful ... similar way to plays and novels in that the producers have power over the bias and viewpoint of the documentary. A production on one sort of subject matter can reach completely different conclusions f ... g audiences and ratings that will not be present if the subject matter is perceived to be dull. So, documentary makers are constantly looking at ways with which to make the content more exciting, and ...

(4 pages) 38 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Hula in the Modern World: What is Hula today?

Hula in the Modern World: What is Hula today? In the documentary film, "American Aloha: Hula beyond Hawaii," Dr. Amy K Stillman of the University of Mich ... ete against the best in the world in the category of Hula Kahiko. Hoomalu, recently featured in the documentary film, "American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawaii," says, "dancers who dance hula on the Mainlan ... rate." This is why Hoomalu strives to be the best at what he does and what he teaches. Also, in the documentary film, Writer/Producer/Co-Director Lisette Marie Flanary mentions that, "Hoomalu is known ...

(6 pages) 50 2 4.7 May/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Film Analysis on Patch Adams based on the Question "A documentary is any film that is based on fact." Discuss with reference to at least one documentary you have viewed.

While documentary films rely on fact to present their story, not all films must be a documentary to be bas ... ct to present their story, not all films must be a documentary to be based on a fact or true story. Documentary films are based on a fact, but explore the ideas and values of the fact in a mostly expo ... doctor Patch Adams. Instead of following the real life story of Patch Adams and using conventional documentary codes, the film explores events in his life that are of interest and have the most enter ...

(3 pages) 37 1 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

The documentary "The Corporation" by Mark achbar, Jennifer Abbot & Joel Bakan.

. However it is not true to say that they are completely factual and that everything presented in a documentary is true. Coming to an agreement, particularly over controversial issues such as the infl ... he influence of corporations in our society, is extremely difficult. Even if it is unintentional, a documentary will be dominated with a particular view. This can be explored through the documentary " ...

(6 pages) 55 0 4.3 Sep/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Critical Analysis:Robert Kolker, 'The "Truth" Of the Image.'

The Image', that the image 'is not the thing itself but a thing in itself' . The reading discusses documentary in terms of its representation of images creating a problematic relationship between the ... the reading, including the strengths and weaknesses of Kolker's argument, and will apply it to the documentary film Nanook of the North (Robert J. Flaherty 1922 USA).Documentary programmes initially ...

(5 pages) 77 0 3.6 Nov/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

In the documentary film "The Color of Fear, "a group of men engaged in a candid discussion on racism.

In the documentary film "The Color of Fear, "a group of men engaged in a candid discussion on racism. The g ...

(3 pages) 50 0 0.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Is "Bowling for Columbine" a real documentary?

The purpose of documentary film is to enlighten, inform, and entertain.There are many things that come to mind when ... enlighten, inform, and entertain.There are many things that come to mind when a person say the word documentary.Some of the things that come to mind are that documentaries are usually educational anda ... d are that documentaries are usually educational andare not too exciting. That is not to say that a documentary cannot be exciting, althoughdocumentaries express the facts of the topic and do not have ...

(3 pages) 57 0 4.3 May/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"Roger and me"

What happened to Flint, Michigan in the 1980's?The purpose of documentary film is to enlighten, inform, and entertain.There are many things that come to mind when ... enlighten, inform, and entertain.There are many things that come to mind when a person say the word documentary.Some of the things that come to mind are that documentaries are usually educational anda ... d are that documentaries are usually educational andare not too exciting. That is not to say that a documentary cannot be exciting, althoughdocumentaries express the facts of the topic and do not have ...

(3 pages) 29 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"Nanook of the North"

The film is remarkable because it is the first of its kind. Many consider this film to be the first documentary ever made. Nanook chronicles the often-brutal relationship between humans and nature's u ... e on the theatrical screen. Nanook of the North began, in many ways, the long evolving tradition of documentary film as we know it today.The fact is that Flaherty took many creative liberties with ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The codes and conventions of documentary film-making.

Documentary film-making has a history as long as that of fiction film-making and began in the late 1 ... used in a wider variety of lighting conditions. This made films easier to make, and the subjects of documentary widened.In the 1950s television and video technology made documentaries even cheaper to ... ade documentaries even cheaper to make, and they became an important part of television scheduling.'Documentary' has come to mean a single film or programme (sometimes part of a series) which concentr ...

(3 pages) 50 1 0.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Nanook of the North (1922)

Robert J. Flaherty's non-fiction, silent documentary film, "Nanook of the North (1922)" was about the everyday life of Nanook, Nahla, his wif ...

(1 pages) 20 0 2.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Documentary Film

The documentary film, by definition, is intended to "present facts objectively without the insertion of ... l matter" (Collins 121). John Grierson argues this to be untrue. Grierson rather, refers to a documentary as the "creative treatment of actuality" (Winston 3). It would be impossible to cr ... . It would be impossible to create anything completely objectively. The moment that a director of a documentary film stands behind the camera, he or she is placing his or her thoughts, beliefs, and at ...

(9 pages) 20 0 1.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

To what extent was the policy of deregulation in the energy market responsible for the California electricity crisis?

l 'rolling blackouts' and very high prices for electricity.While in Economics class we were shown a documentary film called Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room, this film investigates the bankruptcy ...

(15 pages) 29 0 3.8 Jan/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

Buddah Lundh

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies