Notes

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Diagetic

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Film Language and Narrative Structure:

Etre et Avoir

1. There is a variation of shots used, when filming outside, the main shot used is a long shot, they used this because it shows the remoteness of the filming location, and allows the viewers to get an idea of the context of the location. But the main shot used when inside is close up shots and mid-shots, they are used so that the atmosphere of the classroom is seen, and by using these shots it allows the viewers too see the quietness of the class, and its surroundings, sometimes long shots are used so that the whole of the class are in the shot, this shows the minority of the classroom and how small it is, it also shows the range of pupils in the school, and the different range of levels that they are at.

The sequence lengths in this documentary are longer than in most documentaries, and also they are very simple and calm, this is very reflective of the culture where Etre is set. This is also reflected in the length of the shots as there lifestyle is very linear as is the narrative structure of this documentary.

The form of the film is like the style in which it was made. The creativity and artistic style of the director. This can range from things such as German Expressionist style, or Hollywood studio style in the thirties. Film making is considered as an art form. As it allows people to express what they want, and to put across the points they want to. In Etre, the director has a very simplicity to his work, this is what makes it so interesting, even though it is a very slow documentary incase of the shots etc. This is what makes it so interesting and stylistic.

In other documentaries that i have studied, Etre is completely different, the majority of the documentaries are very upbeat in order to immediately grab the audiences attention, but Etre is completely the opposite, it almost relies on the audiences interest in the topic and the information of the documentary. The way in which it is filmed is as so it is perfectly normal behavior from the class, this is so there are no "lies" and nothing is hidden behind the eyes of the director. Many directors of documentaries edit in bits here and there that happened at completely different points in time in order to put the story across the way in which they want, for example in the documentary Kurt and Courtney, he edits the Lawyer smoking a joint in the car on the way to court, when in actual fact it was at two different points in time.

In Etre the director doesn't do this.

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Lumiere Brothers: 1. Film Language. a) The shots used in this short film, is one long shot, which is static, this is the only shot used throughout the whole footage. b) The dominating shot is a long shot as it is the only shot used in the whole film, there is no variety as is was the first film ever made and the camera was massive and held by a tripod. c) There is no editing in this film, as at the time the film was produced they didn't know about editing, and how it works. 2. a) This documentary does not include interviews as it is just filming everyday life in the street, and there was no sound, or voice over and it would have been just a trial run for the camera. b) There is no voice over as the technology was not advanced enough when the documentary was made. c) We are not aware of the documentary maker in this documentary as they were using the camera, filming the street, we do not hear any sound as there was no sound available in the day when it was made. 3 a) there was no sound available as the technology was not at an advanced enough standard too contain voice overs or dialogue. 5 a) The documentary is about workers leaving the factory. b) This documentary was made as a trial run for the new motion film. c) it was not influenced by any genres as there was not any genres available as it was the first motion film. d) The documentary was not directed at any audience in particuar as the different types of audience had not been established, so it was directed at generally everyone. e) There is no film language as there was no films at this time.

Nanook of the North:

1.

a) The types of shots used in this documentary are long shots and medium close ups, and as it is early days in moving imagery, they had not yet discovered close ups, or any other types of shot, they only really tended too use long shots, then the people would go too the camera 9 medium close up), instead of the camera going too the person/people.

b) There isnt really a variety of shot used in this documentary, the main shot used is a long shot, but occasionally there is medium close up shots, this id due to the lack of knowledge about film, as it was early days, and not alot of things had been discovered/invented.

c) The editing in this documentary is slow, there is 8 cuts in the first minute, this is really slow, this is because they probably didnt know how to make the cuts faster.

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a) The documentary does not include interviews as dialogue had not yet been able to be put into a film, also the language of film was still in there early stages.

b) There is no voice over, but there is titles, which act as a sort of substitute for a voice over, as it still explains what is going on.

c) we are not aware of the documentary-maker, they do not appear on the camera as it as probably still a camera that was on a tripod, therefore was not handheld, we do not hear there voice as there was no sound available for this video, apart from the music that was put over the top of the video.

3.

a) there was only one sound used in this documentary and that was the music that was played over the top of the video.

b)

c) there was no voice over in this documentary therefore there was no relationship between, the voiceover and the image, the image does not illustrate the sound that was used in this film.

5)

a) The documentary is about inuits making igloo's and how they make them , it shows what there life is like, and shows other people how different there style of life is, compared to someone who is living an everyday life in say a town or village, i think that is why it was made so that people have a view on both styles of living. This documentary wasn't influenced by any other genre as it was still early days of moving imagery, and genre's had not yet been developed, or distinguished. I think that this documentary is directed at people who have an interest in other styles of living and cultures. Film language had not yet been developed noticeably at the time that this film was made, therefore the film language is not directed at a certain audience, via language.

Don't look back - Bob Dylan.

1.

a) There are lots of different shots used in this documentary, there is only one used in the music video, as there is no need for any other type of shot. When the actually documentary starts, ( after the music video), there is lots of different shots used, this is good as it gives lots of information on the character, and there reactions, and also there body language.

b) The dominating shot appears to be a long shot, this is in the music video, it is also used during the documentary a bit as it shows all the actions and reactions of the characters.

c) there isn't a lot of editing in this documentary as it is directed like a direct cinema production, meaning it keeps its reality and truth, from the film makers desire to direct truth.

2.
a) This documentary is almost like one big interview in to the life of Bob Dylan, and there is also lots of interviews within the whole documentary its self, Bob Dylan is mainly the interviewee.
b) There is a voice over in this documentary, the voice of the director, (the person making the film), as he talks us through what is happening, and how it happens and what he thought etc.
c) The voice over fits in with the imagery that is being shown, as it is the director talking the audience through what is going on in the film.

3.
a) The different types of sounds used are; the song playing, (Bob Dylan's single), diagostic sounds, and nondiagostic sounds. Bob Dylan himself, then all the background sounds that are already there.
b) The sound which is in the film, represents the reality of the whole thing, the way in which nothing is added and nothing is taken away, gives the image of real life, where as in some documentary's there are sounds added or taken away to stage an effect, so therefore things can be perceived in a way that is not so. Leaving all the sounds in that are there, tells the truth and is the directors nature as he directs the documentary like a direct cinema production. The image represents everything that the voice over is saying as it is more like a narrator to the documentary than someones personal point of veiw.

5.
a) The documentary is about the life of Bob Dylan, and how he really lives, not how the public and the media percieve him to be, this documentary shows the real him not the fake persona the media have created for him, it shows what really happens behind the scene of a gig/concert, and the difficulties of life in the lime light. I think that this documentary was made simply for that reason, so that the public could see what he was really like, and that he wasn't the person that the media said he was. This documentary was influenced by direct cinema an awful lot, this is easy to see when you watch the documentary, as alot of the "boring" bits are left in and not edited, this shows truth and reality which are the traits of direct cinema. The documentary is aimed at people who are generally interested in Bob Dylan, or people in the lime light (famous people), (stars). The language of this film is very forward, it doesnt hide anything, its all real, and natural ,you don't get the impression of fakeness, or like its all staged or acted out even.


Etre at avoir.

1. There is a wide variety of shots used in this documentary, i think that there is a range of camera used, hand held and also static, not a particular type of shot dominates this documentary. When filming outside the main shot used is a long shot, this is used as it shows the remoteness of the location.

Kurt and Courtney:

In Kurt and Courtney, there is a variation of shots used, it is generally shot as a POV shot, as though we are following him around and literally looking at everything that is going on, this can be either a good or a bad type of shot to dominate, as it could give the impression of only having one point of view on the story. There is also establishing shots used to show the environment that they were in, and the type of lifestyle that they were living in, the music that is used with these types of shot really set the scene, if upbeat lively music was played with these shots, then it could give off a completely different impression than what is wanted by the director. The music that is used is specifically chosen to set the right theme, also the type of music used with the shots can change the viewers opinion on the subject by changing the atmosphere of the shot. The way a shot is edited, whether it is faded out or faded in for example also has a massive effect on the viewer, the director uses certain effects to try get certain reactions, for example nick broomfield uses a collage of archive photographic and realtime footage to set the scene at the beginning of the documentary.

During one interview with Kurt's Auntie, there is a cross behind her, which symbolises religious belief, this interview provides a interesting juxtaposition due to the fact that Kurt and Courtney were so rock and roll.