Entrance Activity

YOU MUST write down your views as to whether this applies to ‘Bowling For Columbine’ and share with the class

YOU SHOULD state WHERE this is presented in ‘Bowling For Columbine’ through Film Language (Mise-en-scene, Sound) examples.

‘A Documentary is never neutral’

(Dinah Lynn Zeiger – 2007)

• Draw up a list of similarities and differences between Moore and Spurlock (1 Page)

• Due: TODAY

Homework

Title:

Key Scene Overview – Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode

Wednesday 18th March 2015

FM4: Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates

Section B Specialist Study 2: Spectatorship Topics – Spectatorship

and Documentary

Why?

Aims & Objectives

• YOU WILL re-cap prior learning.

• Explore the political motives behind a documentary.

• Demonstrate your understanding of the modes of documentary and the case study by completing some close textual analysis.

• Review the learning.

AO1

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of film as an audio-visual form of creative expression together and

AO2 Apply knowledge and understanding, including some of the common critical approaches that characterise the subject, when exploring and analysing films.

Re-cap Prior Learning

YOU MUST select and recall x2 features for EACH of the modes.

Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode

“It animates the personal so that it may become our port of entry to the political” –

Performative mode (Nichols – 2001)

Mini Plenary

YOU MUST fill in the gaps

Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode

Scene 1) Charlton Heston rally in Denver

Scene 2) End scene with Charlton Heston – ‘The resolution’ (Syd Field) ?

Hestons portrayal as a ‘villain’ (Propp)

Particular Focus should be on the Performative and the emotional engagement with the spectator.

YOU MUST watch the x2 scenes and establish HOW the 3 Modes are presented to the spectator.YOU SHOULD note down evidence from the scenes to support your views and use the resources on the Blog (Section B) to help you.

FEEDBACK

Participatory, Performative and Expository Mode

• “Michael:” – WHAT is the convention called? WHAT mode is it associated to?• “Just ten days” – Is this designed to “leave audiences angry” (Jane Chapman – 2009)?

Expository Mode

• Was this the Michael Moore’s plan all along?

Participatory Mode

• Was this emotive moment in the documentary staged?• If so, HOW de we know this?

• Cinematography - WHAT are the connotations behind the low angle shot?

Performative Mode

What have you learnt?

YOU MUST state whether you agree OR disagree with this statement based on the scenes you have deconstructed today.

‘A Documentary is never neutral’

(Dinah Lynn Zeiger – 2007)

Watch a scene of your own from ‘Bowling For Columbine’ –

• What cinematic techniques (fiction) engage the spectator?

Due: Next Lesson – Thursday 19th March

Homework