Todays lecture gave some interesting to give a documentary an interesting and emotive twist, rather than being just a news report or documenting of events. Below are features from the films in todays lecture and what I learnt from them:
- Having a variety of shots can keep the viewer visually interested.
- These sorts of non-interview shots can really help get a message across by showing it, not telling it.
From the East (1993) - Still shots, movement (or lack thereof) all within frame
all diegetic sound and lots of silence
camera as the recorder of life
- Again this emphasises the ability to "show" a story, not tell it
Zidane (2006) - "feature film that follows the protahgonist of the story without telling the story"
- Filming Zidane throughout an entire match
- Majority of shots are close ups
- I though this was a great example in how a story can be told, or a message delivered by the facial expressions and body language of a subject, rather than the words they say.
Sunrise over Tiananmen square
- Uses many photos and still cartoons
- Using a form of film that adds to your arguement
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Rocky Road to Dublin (1968) - taking french new wave style and putting in another countries context
It Works - Great example of showing through cinematography rather than explicitly telling the audience
- Shift in perspective, putting audience in position of films subject
- POV shots
So overall, the lecture showed that there is far more to a documentary than narratives and interviews. To really persuade the audience towards your point and to entertain them. Artistic visual elements are just as if not more important than spoken elements.
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