{"id":2066,"date":"2019-03-02T01:59:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T01:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2019-04-19T17:19:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T17:19:17","slug":"analysis-ben-otte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/analysis-ben-otte\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis 2 &#8211; Ben Otte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Kid Stays in the Picture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.1.<br>\nThe rise, fall and rise again of a figure in Hollywood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.2.<br>\nThere are interviews with people surrounding his life and also the man himself, while also showing pictures from films that he has helped produce. Also documents and articles are shown illustrating his time in Hollywood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The part listing about the films he has helped put into production, such as The Godfather and Chinatown, showing how important he is.<\/li><li>\u201cKeep seeing you with pictures of gorgeous women, are they important in your life?\u201d This stands out because it shows how successful he was at his height of stardom, getting any girl he wants.<\/li><li>\u201cYou live a lot of peoples dream, is it good as it looks?\u201d A lot of people want a life of stardom but don\u2019t always know the cost of it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.1.<br>\nHow America is a country of capitalism and investing money into certain things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.2.<br>\nThere are pictures of logos of big companies and clips of people working, while also clips of political figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All of the logos in the beginning of the trailer, showing how massive this problem is.<\/li><li>News specials surrounding business and money, showing how much America is addicted to material things and money.<\/li><li>\u201cBad Apples\u201d, showing the corruption in American business.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Choose one documentary film and view the whole film. If you were to break it down into three to five sections, what would be the parts? Describe them briefly (one sentence or less each).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Part One: Background info of the Congo, ICCN biologist, Warden of Virunga Central Sector and freelance reporter.<br>\nPart Two: What the main characters are trying to accomplish.<br>\nPart Three: Uncovering problems with SOCO.<br>\nPart Four: Rebels attacking Virunga.<br>\nPart Five: Surviving and living past the attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Looking back at how you divided the documentary, what happened at the transition points between each section?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>They changed the mood of the film and main characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is the documentary narrative or non-narrative? Or do you see it somewhere in between? Why?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>It is in real time, so it is documenting the events as they happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In either case, how does the documentary structure the images so that they are understandable?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>They put the images in order according to timeline of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Describe the cinematography of the documentary, including use of movement, framing and depth, and qualities of light, dark, and color.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The color grading of the film has a faint green added to it, improving the feel of the jungles presents in the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is the pace of the editing? Are many shots held for more than 10 seconds? Note if those shots are interviews.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost all of the shots are no longer than five-ten seconds long, keeping the viewers attention to look at the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do sequences move forward in terms of a straightforward narrative or presentation of clearly progressing images, or is there an alternative pattern to the arrangement of shots?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes there is a straightforward narrative, there are certain points where the people will talk about how they got to where they are now but overall a straightforward, in-real-time narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D. Documentarian Stance (full length)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>From your answer to the question about \u201cwhat provides information\u201d (A2), what are the perspectives offered about the topic during the documentary? Is there any way to determine the goals of the filmmaker from the presentation of information? Explain.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The perspectives offered are the freelance journalist, the ICCN biologist and the Warden of Virunga Central sector. These perspectives illustrate the filmmakers goal by showing the evil ways of SOCO, a company trying to mine in the Virunga park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>From the following descriptive terms (from Erik Barnouw\u2019s book Documentary), what one would you select for the person (or people) responsible for this documentary: reporter; prosecutor; promoter; observer; poet. Explain your choice with examples from the movie. If you think that two terms are necessary or if you want to use a similar noun not on this list, do so, but explain your choice.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel there are three types of people responsible for this movie. First is the director and freelance journalist, which makes up the reporters because they are reporting on what SOCO and the rebels are doing during this time. The next type is again the director and the ICCN biologist as the observers, seeing everything unfold. And lastly, the final type is the director and warden being the prosecutors, deciding what is right and wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>From our discussion of the ethical issues often faced in documentary filmmaking, do you see evidence of proper or improper methods or approaches in the filmmaking?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The main proper method of filmmaking this documentary uses is the perspective from people that live there, they are the only ones who talk in the film, not the producers or directors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kid Stays in the Picture A.1. 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The part listing about the films he has helped put into production, such as The Godfather and Chinatown, showing how important he is.\u201cKeep seeing you with pictures of gorgeous women, are they important in your life?\u201d This stands out because it shows how successful he&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/category\/2-documentary\/\" rel=\"category tag\">2-Documentary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/category\/analysis\/a2\/\" rel=\"category tag\">A2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/category\/analysis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"benjamin.otte","url":"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/author\/benjamin-otte\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paATJA-xk","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1100,"url":"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/analysis-1-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2066,"position":0},"title":"Analysis 1 TahjG","author":"Tahj Garvey","date":"January 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"After watching the opening scene for Indiana jones I realized they did a really good job of introducing characters with little dialogue and just using expressions which is very important. 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