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CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
CRITICAL WORKSHOP
Archive and Documentary
Jane Dickson
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CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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Navigating a sea of archive and documentary…
Critical and selection skills
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
Title
Navigating a sea of archive and documentary…
Critical and selection skills
Research, plan and create ashort documentary
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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An Inconvenient Truth (Guggenheim, 2006; Paramount Pictures)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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Nanook of the North, (Flaherty, 1922; Les Freres Revillon/Pathe Exchange)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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• Events in the films should be authentic and unstaged
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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• Events in the films should be authentic and unstaged
• That the world depicted is real and not imaginary
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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• Events in the films should be authentic and unstaged
• That the world depicted is real and not imaginary
• That the filmmaker is simply observing andrecording events
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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L’Arrivee d’un Train a la Ciotat (Lumiere Brothers, 1885))
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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‘The creative interpretation of actuality…’John Grierson
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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* Institution - who made the film and why* Selection of archive * Technological considerations* Editing* Music* Commentary* Sound effects* What is shown* What isn’t shown* Audience expectations* Faking and Improvers
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The Battle of the Somme (1916; Imperial War Museum)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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The Battle of the Somme (1916; Imperial War Museum)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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The Battle of the Somme (1916; Imperial War Museum)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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The Battle of the Somme (1916; Imperial War Museum)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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The Battle of the Somme (1916; Imperial War Museum)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
Title
The Battle of the Somme (1916; Imperial War Museum)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
Title
The Battle of the Somme (1916; Imperial War Museum)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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The Battle of the Somme (1916; Imperial War Museum)
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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* A very patriotic documentary two months after the attack. You wish to encourage belief that the events of that day would help shorten the war.
* You are a pacifist film maker who wishes to show the pointlessness of the attack.
* A documentary for Channel Four showing the strategic importance of the 1st July attack.
The Task
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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* A very patriotic documentary two months after the attack. You wish to encourage belief that the events of that day would help shorten the war.
* You are a pacifist film maker who wishes to show the pointlessness of the attack.
* A documentary for Channel Four showing the strategic importance of the 1st July attack.
The Task
CRITICAL WORKSHOP - Archive and Documentary
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• What critical questions did you ask of the material?
• Did you have enough material?
• What questions should people be askingof your documentary?