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A2 FILM STUDIES FM4 Section B Spectatorship &

Documentary Films
CASE STUDY FILM 2 Grey Gardens Key Sequence
Analysis Grids
KEY SEQUENCE 1:
Description of Sequence
what do we see?

What shot distances are most


commonly used? What are they
of, how do they position us and
what effect does it have on our
reading of the characters and
events?
Is there any camera
movement? If so when do we
see it and what effect does it
have in communicating
meaning / developing the story?

What camera angles are


used? What is the effect of them
how do they make you feel
about the characters or action on
screen when these angles are
used?

Are any examples of found


footage used? If so, what is the
effect of this? How does it help
us think of the film as truth?

Do we see any repeated


shots what is the effect of this?

What is the main editing


technique used in the
sequence? What impact does it
have on how you understand and
follow the story?

What other editing devices


are used in the sequence?
How do they help you respond to
what you see and hear on
screen?
What pace does the editing
and cutting decisions create?
How long is each shot on
average? What impact does this
have on our viewing?
How is narration used in the
sequence? Do we hear
narration? When do we hear it
and who is talking? How does it
make us respond to the
sequence or doc as truth?
How is non-diegetic sound
used? Is non-diegetic sound
used? What effect does it have?
Does it seem natural or realistic
when you hear this sound? Why
do you think it is used?
How are sound effects used
in the sequence? How do they
help to blur the boundary
between fiction and non-fiction?
How do they help the audience
become more involved in the
story?
What locations and settings
do we see? Where do we see
different characters? How does
location and setting identify
them as different to each other?
What is the effect of this how
does it make us respond or feel
about the characters or the
events we see them in?
How is the lighting used to
make us respond a certain way
to the events or characters we
see on screen?

Are captions and titles used


if not, what is the impact of this

on our understanding of the


documentary as real and the
truth unfolding?
To what extent does the film
feel like a performance? Are
the characters performing for the
camera or is the camera
observing? Does this make you
feel more critical of the film as
truthful?
What are you thinking and/or
feeling when you watch the
sequence?

What could the different


responses to this sequence be?

What is the most effective


aspect of this sequence the
story we hear or the way it is told
through the micro-elements?

A2 FILM STUDIES FM4 Section B Spectatorship & Documentary Films


CASE STUDY FILM 1 The Imposter Analysis of KEY SEQUENCES
KEY SEQUENCE 2:
Description of Sequence
what do we see?

What shot distances are most


commonly used? What are they
of, how do they position us and
what effect does it have on our
reading of the characters and
events?
Is there any camera
movement? If so when do we
see it and what effect does it
have in communicating
meaning / developing the story?

What camera angles are


used? What is the effect of them
how do they make you feel
about the characters or action on
screen when these angles are
used?

Are any examples of found


footage used? If so, what is the
effect of this? How does it help
us think of the film as truth?

Do we see any repeated


shots what is the effect of this?

What is the main editing


technique used in the
sequence? What impact does it
have on how you understand and
follow the story?
What other editing devices
are used in the sequence?
How do they help you respond to
what you see and hear on
screen?
What pace does the editing
and cutting decisions create?
How long is each shot on
average? What impact does this
have on our viewing?
How is narration used in the
sequence? Do we hear
narration? When do we hear it
and who is talking? How does it
make us respond to the
sequence or doc as truth?
How is non-diegetic sound
used? Is non-diegetic sound
used? What effect does it have?
Does it seem natural or realistic
when you hear this sound? Why
do you think it is used?
How are sound effects used

in the sequence? How do they


help to blur the boundary
between fiction and non-fiction?
How do they help the audience
become more involved in the
story?
What locations and settings
do we see? Where do we see
different characters? How does
location and setting identify
them as different to each other?
What is the effect of this how
does it make us respond or feel
about the characters or the
events we see them in?
How is the lighting used to
make us respond a certain way
to the events or characters we
see on screen?

Are captions and titles used


if not, what is the impact of this
on our understanding of the
documentary as real and the
truth unfolding?
To what extent does the film
feel like a performance? Are
the characters performing for the
camera or is the camera
observing? Does this make you
feel more critical of the film as
truthful?
What are you thinking and/or
feeling when you watch the
sequence?

What could the different


responses to this sequence be?

What is the most effective


aspect of this sequence the
story we hear or the way it is told

through the micro-elements?

A2 FILM STUDIES FM4 Section B Spectatorship &


Documentary Films
CASE STUDY FILM 1 The Imposter Analysis of KEY SEQUENCES
KEY SEQUENCE 3:
Description of Sequence
what do we see?

What shot distances are most


commonly used? What are they
of, how do they position us and
what effect does it have on our
reading of the characters and
events?
Is there any camera
movement? If so when do we
see it and what effect does it
have in communicating
meaning / developing the story?

What camera angles are


used? What is the effect of them
how do they make you feel
about the characters or action on
screen when these angles are
used?

Are any examples of found


footage used? If so, what is the
effect of this? How does it help
us think of the film as truth?

Do we see any repeated


shots what is the effect of this?

What is the main editing


technique used in the
sequence? What impact does it

have on how you understand and


follow the story?
What other editing devices
are used in the sequence?
How do they help you respond to
what you see and hear on
screen?
What pace does the editing
and cutting decisions create?
How long is each shot on
average? What impact does this
have on our viewing?
How is narration used in the
sequence? Do we hear
narration? When do we hear it
and who is talking? How does it
make us respond to the
sequence or doc as truth?
How is non-diegetic sound
used? Is non-diegetic sound
used? What effect does it have?
Does it seem natural or realistic
when you hear this sound? Why
do you think it is used?
How are sound effects used
in the sequence? How do they
help to blur the boundary
between fiction and non-fiction?
How do they help the audience
become more involved in the
story?
What locations and settings
do we see? Where do we see
different characters? How does
location and setting identify
them as different to each other?
What is the effect of this how
does it make us respond or feel
about the characters or the
events we see them in?
How is the lighting used to
make us respond a certain way
to the events or characters we
see on screen?

Are captions and titles used


if not, what is the impact of this
on our understanding of the
documentary as real and the
truth unfolding?
To what extent does the film
feel like a performance? Are
the characters performing for the
camera or is the camera
observing? Does this make you
feel more critical of the film as
truthful?
What are you thinking and/or
feeling when you watch the
sequence?

What could the different


responses to this sequence be?

What is the most effective


aspect of this sequence the
story we hear or the way it is told
through the micro-elements?

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