War Dance

Documentary Genre: Biographies and portraits, Direct cinema, Performance Films

Role of the Filmmaker: Chronicler

Burning Question: With this group of students be able to make it to competition and win?

Visual Imagery: Crisp clear, rack focus, heart breaking with actions. Traditional song, dance, and clothing.

Theme: Through difficult times, a group a students in bush practice hard to get to a huge competition.

Stakes: Being attacked by Rebels, The students won’t be able to compete, The students won’t place in the first three, Some of the students won’t be able to come

Editing Style: Continues

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

I watched a documentary very similar to this a few years ago called the invisible children. They are very different from each other, even with the same setting. You feel sorry for the children, but you also learn how strong the people of Uganda are. They are adults in children’s bodies, and it’s horrible to know that they’re not living without worry. There are two major things that stuck out to me in War Dance. One, you learn about children trying their hardest to compete in music and dance in a war zone. Two you learn about individual children and their strengths.

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Documentary Genre: Biographies and Portraits, Direct Cinema

Role of the Filmmaker: Chronicler

Burning Question: Will Isaac be able to pull off his next show with high reviews?

Visual Imagery: Goes back and forth between black and white with color.

Theme: Follow Isaac Mizrahi processes of planning and putting on a fashion show.

Stakes: Will Isaac have to compete with another designer that released an Eskimo project. Will the scrim be to much of a crazy idea.

Editing Style: A lot of discontinued editing.

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

I liked the interview that were done while they are walking. It shows a that they are real people in the real world. I also like the close up of Isaac when it is a very emotional time. The camera focuses on his eyes to show the emotion but then lowers and focuses on his cigarette.