A.1. The central subject of The Prisoner is a man and his family are falsely imprisoned by the American military and accused of being terrorists during the war in Iraq.
2. The trailer provides information about the movie by showing b-roll footage of the subject’s life with dialogue telling his story. Halfway through the trailer they start to show footage of the subject actually talking and also a few animations to better visualize his story.
3. At around 35 seconds in the subject compares American soldiers to Rambo and the music starts playing, this is important because it changes the pace of the trailer. Another important part is when the dialogue changes to George Bush discussing the Iraq war and the viewer is informed of the conflict in the film. The last graphic when it shows the title and he compares himself to James Bond it helps to take away from the dark subject matter of the film.
B.1. If I were to break down the movie Baraka into three even pieces I would break it into even thirds. The first third shows nature and more primitive cultures practicing their beliefs. The second moves onto more modern culture and the daily lives of those in them, and the last section shows the sadder side of life with images of war and death.
2. There are no specific transition points in the documentary because of its slow pace, the shots just slowly turn into different environments.
3. There is no dialogue in this documentary so it is non-narrative. This style allows the viewer to interpret the shots for themselves and leaves the film open-ended.
4. The documentary structures images by showing the events in the right order.
C.1. The subjects being filmed in this are usually in the center of the frame. Their actions are always slow, there are no fast paced scenes. All of the shots are also appear to be naturally lit to view the subjects in their normal setting.
2. Many of the shots in this film are over 10 seconds and the film has a slow pace, none of the shots are interviews.
3. The shots could be put in pretty much any order and the film would not change too much, it would not flow as well but the overall feel of the movie would be the same.
D.1. The perspectives offered in this film are meant to be the perspectives of the subjects being filmed. The goal of the film is to show others about life and cultures that they have not experienced, and this is the way that they present it.
2. I would assume that the people behind this film were either reporters or observers. The entire thing is filmed with no interaction between the subjects and filmmakers making them observers. They could also be reporters though who decided to focus on cultures and aspects that they found important such as the scene showing people in poverty scavenging through a large dump.
3. I only see evidence of proper filmmaking in this documentary. Ethics of filmmaking require that the filmmakers do not alter the environment that they are in, and it does not seem that the filmmakers disturbed any part of the environment or people they were filming.
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