Ricky J

Documentary Genre: Biographies and portraits

Role of the Filmmaker: Chronicler

Burning Question: What is it like to be a magician and who is Ricky Jay?

Visual Imagery: Dark silhouettes for mystery, old footage and pictures, magic trick performances, mirrors

Theme: Magicians keep secrets from other magicians but they still learn from each other.

Stakes: Who are the master magicians? Will we know more about magic by the end of this show?

Editing Style: Mostly continues, but some discontinues.

Questions, emotions, thoughts that this film provoked in you as viewer:

I loved this documentary. I learned a lot such as their are a lot of first name, last name ini. Transitions are great and the way they did the scenes without the talking heads are great.

Cove

Documentary Genre: Cinema Verite, Discovery

Role of the Filmmaker: Guerrilla, Movement

Burning Question: What is going on with hunting dolphins?

Visual Imagery: Old footage of flipper and Ric O'Barry. The wale convention, surfing, and diving. B-roll of dolphins. Undercover footage.

Theme: Breaking into restricted area to find the truth behind dolphin slaughter.

Stakes: Will they get caught and go to jail? Will they be able to tell the story? What will happen to the dolphins?

Editing Style: Some continues and discontinues

Questions, emotions, thoughts that this film provoked in you as viewer. Describe the parameter factors and how they came into play during this film.

This was a very difficult documentary for me. I’ve become fascinated with Japan for awhile now and it saddens me to see this side of them. Not that it is going to keep me from learning more about them, after all America as done some pretty bad things as well.

This documentary inspires me to stand up and do something to fix the problem. Although, how one person can make a difference and how to do it are very popular questions for me.

La Mancha

Documentary Genre: Biographies and portraits, Direct Cinema

Role of the Filmmaker: Chronicler, observer

Burning Question: Will the movie Don Quixote get finished?

Visual Imagery: Footage of actual scenes. Clips of setting locations and making other production design equipment.

Theme: The process of how Don Quixote is attempted.

Stakes: Will the actors make it in time for rehearsals and screen test? Will the actor for Don Quixote get well enough to ride horses again? Will they run out of money and who will clean up the bills afterwards? Is the insurance going to cover them.

Editing Style: Continuous

Questions, emotions, thoughts that this film provoked in you as viewer. Describe the parameter factors and how they came into play during this film.

This documentary reminded me a little bit of a production I was on. Although we actually finished ours and everything didn’t fall apart in the end.