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This pack can be used to introduce any DOCUMENATRY module for both Film and Media studies A Level courses.

This pack contains a 40-slide PowerPoint AND an accompanying YouTube video that covers the following topics/content

PART I -

  • What is a documentary - Student starter task: define ‘documentary’
  • Discussion of how uses of key elements may differ from narrative film
  • Student experiences with documentary
  • Types of Documenaty (task)
  • Technical conventions of Documentary (task)
  • True/false / discussion task
  • Introduction to Bill Nichols and ‘Documentary Modes’
  • Short research task - students given one ‘mode’ each and then asked to research for 10 mins - feedback to the class
  • Discussion for each of Nichols’ Modes
    • Polemic
    • Expository
    • Observational
    • Participatory
    • Reflexive
    • Performative

PART II -

  • John Grieson on what a documentary is
  • ‘Edge of Reality’ - dealing with actuality; the real
  • Task - comparing the represenation of WWI in narrative film (Paths of Glory) with documentary film (They Shall Never Grow Old)
  • Slides are included that go through each clip and consolidate the key points
  • Fictional Actors / Social Actors

PLenary: this is to be added but suggest task is:

Research the documentary that you and your students will be studying for your course - note down:

Documentary mode
Conventions used etc

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