Exploring the Structure of Documentaries and Fictional Programs
At first glance you would think that a fictional program and a
documentary couldn’t be more dissimilar from each other, but they do
have their similarities.
Naturally sometimes these two types of program are different in the
way they do things due to the message they are trying to get across or
the mood they are trying to set but methods they use to achieve these
things are much the same.
They both share the same camera techniques to achieve the same effects
when filming; using close up shots to show emotion, far out shot to
show a landscape and also the medium distance to give a balance of the
two. Also they sometimes are aired in similar time slots because
occasionally they are aiming at the same audience. Traditionally
fictional programs such as sitcoms or soaps are show during a time
slot when adults can watch them much the same time as documentaries
because these genres target audiences are the adults of maybe 20 and
above. But, due to the rise in popularity in sitcoms and soaps from
the younger generations recently these programs are being shown at an
early time in the schedule.
The main conventions in a documentary are usually around the actual
filming of the characters, for example the editing effects and special
effects that help to bring across the mood of what the characters are
doing or what the narrator is saying.
Music plays a big part in documentaries and indeed any other text. It
emphasizes the emotions and atmosphere in the text. It can change the
audience’s perception of the scene whether you put in fast paced or
slow music, rock or orchestral all these different genres of music can
change the way the audience feels towards a certain character,
location or situation.
Voiceover is another tool that can be used in any media text, but is
probably used mostly in documentaries. Voiceover narration occurs when
a voice is heard on the soundtrack without a matching source in the
There are three methods of persuasion when speaking or writing to an audience: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. Ethos uses a type of socially recognized authority as its voice. Logos uses logic and reasoning as its tool. Lastly, Pathos uses emotional attachment. For instance, the advertising industry primarily utilizes Ethos and Pathos reasoning and qualities, particularly a Matthew Mcconaughey Lincoln Motor Company commercial, and a Safe driving bonus check Ally Insurance commercial.
One word: neediness. The entire Generation Like documentary can be easily summarized with that unique word. People striving for approval, fame, and the monotonous exacerbation of what one likes and what not; they believe that they are doing something empowering with their lives, without realizing that they are being exploited. Does social media truly empowers individuals to strive for better? I do not think so, for what I saw, is that people will almost do anything to get a “like”, or getting comments on their feeds. Values and principles seem to be forgotten for the likes of fame and small advancements; so much work for little gain. In the video, there is a girl who has millions of followers and many sponsors, and the girl’s mom was asked
As documentary by its very nature introduces itself as factual, concerns exist as to where the boundary between the truth of subject and the fiction produced by its creator emerges. As anything that has been edited has by definition removed certain aspects and enhanced others, there must be at best an innocent naturally occurring bias formed from individual perception, and at worst purposefully manipulated misinformation. Through researching various sources, I intend to discover the difference (if any) between these two methods making factually based programmes, to determine any variables that lie in the ‘grey area’ between the two extremes, and to ascertain the diverse forms of conduct in which truth (and in turn documentary) can be presented to an audience, and to what effect?
Talking about Language and Rhetorics, which in turn means using lanuage to communicate persuasively. Rhetorics date all the way back to the fifth Century in athens, Greece. There is 3 types of Rhetorics that are known. The First being Logos, which is the logic behind an argument. Logos tries to persuade an audience using logical arguments and supportive evidence. The next is Pathos, using Emotional Apeal in terms of persuading someone or an audience. Then there is Ethos, using moral competence to persuade the audience to trust in what they are saying is true.
The series of events as shown in the ABC documentary with the application of PMBOK in complex projects will be evaluated in the following report. The Federation Square project was launched in March 1996 then embarked in 1998 and was opened in October 2002, two years behind schedule however with all manufacturing still not complete (Vic Auditor-General 2003) requiring considerable post-completion maintenance and support and further wasting of valuable resources. This was the culmination of six years hard work coupled with two different political parties and involved thousands of contract personal costing $473.3million (Report on Public Sector Agencies, May 2003 2.232). As well as been constantly besieged with issues and heavy criticism from the general public the project is an example of the major problems that can impede a project that is outside the total control of the project
is to do what the persuader wants the person to do, or choose otherwise. One way a person can persuade is through the use of words (Lakhani 143), like the words of a slogan. People can also be manipulated to act a certain way or believe in something. When a person is manipulated by someone, he or she hide their intent or real purpose (Sutiu 102). Manipulation is the more devious method of influencing someone. Unlike persuasion, the manipulator 's intentions are not known, and definitely are not good (Sutiu 105). As mentioned above, both are forms of communication with the goal to influence a person 's behavior one way or another. However, they differ because with persuasion, an individual is able to exercise his or her free will (Sutiu 106).
The making of short films can be some of the most expressive and magnificent artistic forms of art. It is the telling of a story through the perceptions of its creator, making it truly representative of the artist’s outlook on life. Anybody with a camera in our day and age can become a short film creator without having to invest in expensive Hollywood standard equipment. ‘Disguises’ is a short film which focuses on a socially awkward jobless young man named Rob, who is demotivated to do many things and likes to keep himself enclosed in his surroundings. He makes it clear in the opening sequence that he was not encouraged to go out and do every day regular tasks. This film bases itself around Rob going to an interview for a job. As he is on
Up/Down is a documentary that shows an attempt to eliminate the stereotype and misinformation surrounding the illness of Bipolar disorder. Many throughout the nation diagnosed with this condition were interviewed throughout the documentary. Those who volunteered to be interviewed carefully explained the struggle they have to balance themselves between floating from a state of euphoria and to sinking to a devastating depression. In short, Up/Down is a personal analysis of bipolar disorder from those living with it and those who live around those who are under the condition. Bipolar disorder is just one of many mental illnesses that is still stereotyped and highly stigmatized in our culture today.
I watched the documentary called, “The Power of an Illusion: The House We Live In”. The documentary talked about how the laws and policies in America create a racial divide; in addition, the documentary talks about how our federal housing policy has oppressed people of color throughout our culture. This was an interesting documentary that certainly talks about how our policies and laws in America have always been to benefit the whites and to exclude people who are non-whites.
You are starving and your family is starving, but the law told you that you could not feed your family, would you obey the law or do you decide to feed your family anyway despite what the law says? To Tommy Pikok Sr., “When I am hungry, I can protest the law. I can use my stomach as a reason to protest the law” (Edwardsen, Duck-In). In the documentary, The Duck-In, the Iñupiat people of Barrow, Alaska fought against the law by coming together as a whole community to get what should be their right as native people. The Iñupiat people would rather hunt for their food than consume white people food on a daily basis. It is our culture, tradition, and duty to hunt for food and no one or anything could change our way of thinking. The citizens of Barrow, Alaska should watch the Duck-In because the documentary informs the citizens
One style of communication is the passive approach. Passive communicators do not directly express how they feel about something. They will do whatever it takes to avoid confronting another individual. This person will hold in all of their emotions, until they explode. This explosion will let all of their pent up frustration go, but is usually uncalled for in the situation at hand. The cycle will start all over again after the explosion, because they do not realize this behavior is harmful to themselves and others. They tend to allow people to walk all over them, because they do not know how to properly assert themselves. When they hold conversations with others, they tend to avoid eye contact as much as possible. They are soft spoken and may over apologize for everything. They act this way, because they feel like everything is out of their control, that they are stuck and all is hopeless. They often confuse themselves, because they push their feelings away and accept other's as their own. They rarely speak in conversations, because they do not know how to inject themselves into the conversation.
This is a critique of" Roger And Me", a documentary by Michael Moore. This is a film about a city that at one time had a great economy. The working class people lived the American dream. The majority of people in this town worked at the large GM factory. The factory is what gave these people security in their middle working class home life. Life in the city of Flint was good until Roger Smith the CEO of GM decided to close the factory. This destroyed the city. Violent crime became the highest in the nation, businesses went bankrupt, people were evicted from their rented homes. There were no jobs and no opportunity. Life was so bad that Money magazine named Flint the worst place to live in the entire nation. When news of the factory closing first broke, Michael Moore a native of flint decided to search for Roger Smith and bring him to Flint.
Movies are one of the innumerable varieties of media that are utilized to display information. They might be exercised for numerous purposes depending on their designated audience. Regardless of the genre, all films must employ some organizational structure. Specifically, when evaluating all genres under the topic of fiction, there are vital parts that must be incorporated in order for that particular story to be successful. Although it may appear that there are a great deal of components to composing a successful movie story, the core elements that must be utilized to produce a compelling and fascinating movie story are: characters, plot, theme, and a setting.
are often times based off of their experiences. The way they handle certain situations often