Monday, March 31, 2014
Blog entry, march 31st
After reading about the six modes of documentary films, I came to the conclusion that any film on any subject can be seen in many different ways. The ways in which we interpret the film to be is soley based on personal likening and interest. The ways in which the director portrays the topic in the film plays a major role in out opinion. For example, a director making a film on the downside of the food processing plants and how they are poorly run will change the way the film is set up. If the director is against the food processing plants, there will be a lot of one-sides arguments and many negatives about them. But, if the director were to be in favor of the plants, the film would be seen in a whole different perspective. The six modes, which include expository, poetic, observational, participatory, reflexive, and performative, all expose different ways film is looked at.
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I agree Jack, a documentary can be created in many different ways to favor only one side. If I were to create a documentary about the soft drink industry, I would create the film to mostly discuss the Coca Cola Company and its success and describe all the failures Pepsi Co has had in the past. Who would have thought there could be so many different approaches to creating a documentary.
ReplyDeleteJack, we have a lot of the same ideas. The way we interpret films plays a huge role, and so does the way the director feels about it, I like how you related it to the six modes of documentary film. They have a lot to do with the quote we were given and Nichols' ideas. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteI agree with pretty much everything that you have said Jack. I like how you have mentioned that its possible for the director to manipulate the way that you think by only showing their view point on the films that they helped produce. Overall, Good Job!
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