Questions

27/01/2020

What formal strategies does Portland (Greta Snider, 1996) use to reconstruct an event?

In spite of the fact that Portland is shot all in B&W and basically just in shots of talking heads, the story being told is so clear and brilliant that the watcher can without much of a stretch picture the disorder and confusion caused and experienced by the members, which incorporates the movie producer herself. (While the storytellers are not recognized on-screen, that is Snider who opens the film.)

How is memory treated in The March (Abraham Ravett, 1999)?

In ‘The March’ memory is seen is something that can not only degrade but can also scar someone for the rest of their life. The recurring question given to the mother is “What do you remember about the march”, you can see that it pains her to talk about this horrific period of her life. As the film progresses the audience can see that life is catching up to her however this disturbing memory is stuck with her.

How is the relationship between the subject and the documentary filmmaker treated in The Beaver Trilogy? What might be inferred by the viewer?

The Beaver Trilogy was the child of Trent Harris, unfortunately it was something he was never proud with completely redoing it three time over. The subject that the filmmaker shows is how an idea can me morphed and never complete, he wanted to make this perfect idea but Harris was never happy with the final piece so to document this he put all three pieces into one film

What subjects might lend themselves best to a cinema vérité documentary style?

Cinema Verite had the option to offer life to a portion of the remarkable creations throughout the entire existence of French Cinema. Chris Marker’s Le Joli Mai and Jean Rouch’s Chronique d’un ete, which were discharged during the mid 1960s, are ideal guides to demonstrate the previously mentioned actuality.

A development that is like Cinema Verité was started in the United States too. It was fueled by the presentation of 16mm hardware, which had the capacity to record sound and video content in a synchronous way. This gear was versatile and generally cheap when contrasted with different gadgets that were being utilized in the film business around then.

The development that occurred in the United States was otherwise called Cinema Verite, however, it got well known as Direct Cinema, in light of the undeniable language hindrance. The essential goal of this development was to catch the developments and articulations of an individual in a reasonable way. This development was against the reworking of the camera.

In a documentary film-making situation, what might a filmmaker do that would change them from a “fly on the wall” to a “hornet that stings”? 

On the off chance that you have a chance to be a documentary film maker, a great beginning spot is to watch narratives to get a few thoughts on the most proficient method to structure your story and to observe things that you don’t care for. A decent narrative spotlights on an idea or a subject that is fascinating. You need a dream. Choose what story you need to tell. Maybe it’s an individual story of difficulties effectively confronted. Or on the other hand, possibly it’s the story of a creature that lives in your patio biological system. Possibly you simply need to film yourself playing a mainstream PC game while you clarify the means, or maybe you are investigating some part of the city you live in. The theme prospects are unending.

As you start to think about your final documentary project, what type of approach might be most appropriate and why?

Me and Dan are thinking about using a modern approach to this documentary to make it very easy to watch as the concept can be confusing to some

What are some issues with representing other people that may arise in your final project? What might some potential solutions be?

This film has people in the classroom constantly telling us that we need to be careful of exposing people. however, we have worked around hiding the identity in multiple ways.

What are some problems with the process of looking in Cannibal Tours?

 The humanities film, Cannibal Tours, depicts how the edified and crude individuals attempted to see each other’s way of life. The film shows two alternate points of view, one from the visitors, and the other one from the locals. The gathering of European travelers were keen on perceiving how the crude lived. They carried with them cameras and camcorders to take photos of the locals. Then again, the locals didn’t have the foggiest idea where the visitors cam from, yet accepted that the voyagers lived in a town simply like them. Furthermore, the locals were confounded to why the visitor took pictures of them. The local elderly person depicted that during the provincial opportunity the Germans went to the town, and upset the local’s lifestyle by attempting to cultivated the locals. Notwithstanding cultivating the locals, the German ministers obliterated the soul house, and attempted to spread their religion to the inborn individuals. The local elderly person clarified that they brought in cash by offering their artworks to the sightseers, yet the visitor scarcely purchased anything from them. Notwithstanding selling their specialties, the locals got cash from the travelers, by permitting the sightseers to take image of them. Additionally, the locals charged the sightseers two dollars to take pictures inside the annihilated soul house. Toward the finish of the film, it appeared that both the socialized and crude stay mistook for one another’s way of life.

What or who is the main topic of the documentary?

The main topic of my documentary is human relations however we want to focus on the relations with a similar interest.

What additional topics or issues does this raise? 

How is the collaboration being planned- who will take on what roles? 

As Daniel is a artistic mastermind he will be creating everything visual. He will be doing the art and cinematography while i will be doing stuff in front of the camera and the editing

Why have you chosen this topic? Why do you think it is potentially insightful or important for other people? Present this to us as your potential audience- why should we be interested? 

we chose this topic because its a weirdly controversial topic, ever since we pitched this idea we’ve been given the side eye. however our additional aim for this project is to normalize the controversial

The interest will come naturally due to people being nosy. we are also stylizing this project to look modern and easily viewable for all, like a Venus fly trap with a diamond in its mouth.

What is the production timeline? Have participants agreed to participate? Have locations agreed to filming? 

A Production plan is the system and layout of movie creation that is typically evolved by a first collaborator executive during the pre-creation stage. This is the phase of the film venture the executives procedure where the entirety of the pre-creation data is assembled to give a strong timetable to the whole recording process.

What problems do you foresee and how do you plan on solving them? 

COVID-19, the thing that destroyed this whole project. due to this pandemic me and Dan are going to be half the country apart but we are gonna try our best to make this film work.