Apply one filmmaker's theory of documentary film you have studied to your chosen documentary. How far does this increase your understanding of the film? [20]
You will choose either Peter Watkins or Kim Longinotto and apply their ideas to Clio Barnard's The Arbor.
Here's what you could include:
- an understanding of the chosen filmmaker's theory demonstrated through highlighting its key features
- a discussion of how the chosen theory relates to the relevant documentary and its approach to documentary making or filmmaking in general.
- a discussion of the techniques used in the documentary to convey representations of the real in terms of the claims of the filmmaker's theory
- a conclusion that the application of the filmmaker's theory is likely to have increased understanding of the chosen documentary.
- Band 5 responses may claim that documentaries can only convey an ideological representation of their subject which may be highlighted through the application of a theory.
Task:
In order to answer this question properly, read up and take notes on ONE of the doc filmmaker theorists. So either Peter Watkins or Kim Longinotto. And brush up on Clio Barnard's approach.
Therefore read and take notes on the following:
