FILM STUDIES - FM4 Section B - Spectatorship & Documentary Films CASE STUDY FILM 2 - Grey Gardens - key sequence analysis grids. What do we see? what shot distances are most commonly used? what camera angles are used? what effect does it have in communicating meaning / developing the story? 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
FILM STUDIES - FM4 Section B - Spectatorship & Documentary Films CASE STUDY FILM 2 - Grey Gardens - key sequence analysis grids. What do we see? what shot distances are most commonly used? what camera angles are used? what effect does it have in communicating meaning / developing the story? 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
FILM STUDIES - FM4 Section B - Spectatorship & Documentary Films CASE STUDY FILM 2 - Grey Gardens - key sequence analysis grids. What do we see? what shot distances are most commonly used? what camera angles are used? what effect does it have in communicating meaning / developing the story? 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
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?