Entrance Activity YOU MUST list as many features of an ‘Expository Documentary’. YOU SHOULD state WHERE some of these features are presented in ‘Bowling For Columbine’.
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Entrance Activity
YOU MUST list as many features of an ‘Expository Documentary’.
YOU SHOULD state WHERE some of these features are presented in ‘Bowling For Columbine’.
Title:
‘Bowling For Columbine’ – Overview and Review
Tuesday 17th 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.• YOU WILL develop a better
understanding around the Documentary genre and the Case Study text ‘Bowling For Columbine’.
• YOU WILL debate around whether or not a Documentary can be deemed to be trust worthy.
• 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
WHAT else does this documentary deal with?
“It animates the personal so that it may become our port of entry to the political” –
Performative mode (Nichols – 2001)
Has Michael Moore’s persistence in front of the camera effected the ‘integrity’ (Stella Bruzzi – 2000) of the reality presented?
FEEDBACK
“It animates the personal so that it may become our port of entry to the political” –
Performative mode (Nichols – 2001)
HOW does this ‘Setup’ (Syd Field) the direction of this documentary?
FEEDBACK
Michael Moore –
“I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be
entertained”
Pairs - 10 minutes
YOU MUST find ONE example of where the audience are “entertained” in this documentary.
See Handout provided for the screening – Does this example “leave audiences angry” (Jane Chapman – 2009)? HOW does it conform to OR challenge the Question above?
FEEDBACK
What have you learnt?
YOU MUST summarise what Moore represents to the spectator in this documentary in no “Moore” than 5 words.
• Draw up a list of similarities and differences between Moore and Spurlock (1 Page)
• Due: Next Lesson – Wednesday 18th March
Homework
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