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Documentary film (Component 02)
Quick questions on Documentary form and modes - OCR A-Level Film Studies Component 02
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What are nichols's modes?Show answer
Bill Nichols's modes describe how a documentary positions itself:
What is documentary form as argument?Show answer
The key move is to read documentary form as argument and point of view: the voice-over, the choice of interviewees, the use of archive, the editing and the music all construct a position and address the viewer, rather than neutrally recording.
What is q1?Show answer
Name three of Nichols's modes of documentary and describe each briefly. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Analyse how one documentary you have studied constructs an argument through its form. [10 marks]
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