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- what do I know
about this subject; what would I like to know?
- who created this
production?
- why was it created?
- what techniques are used to make it believable?
e.g. expert interviews;
historical images;
use of music;
pan & scan on images
- what does the
producer of this message want me to think or do?
- how might others, different from me, see this differently?
- what values and points-of-view are explored or promoted?
- who or what is omitted and why?
- what am I not told?
- where can I go to get more, reliable info about this topic?
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- what is a documentary?
- do documentaries
have a point-of-view?
- how do documentaries differ from other films?
- what techniques are used in documentaries that may not be used in
other films?
- who are the audiences for documentaries?
- why is this documentary on PBS and not NBC or The History Channel ? |
