Amy

Question 1

When was Amy released

Answer 1

2015

Question 2

When did Amy die

Answer 2

2011

Question 3

Main characters/cast

Answer 3

Amy
Blake Fielder-Civil
Mitch Winehouse
Juliette Ashby
Lauren Gilbert
Nick Shymansky

Question 4

Filmmaker theorists

Question 5

Bill Nichols’ 6 types of documentaries (only need to talk about 4)

Answer 5

Poetic: little or no narrative content, just aesthetic
Expository: “voice of God”, presents a specific argument or standpoint which the cinematographer collects footage to support
Participatory: involving the filmmaker in the process, presents the filmmaker’s perspective as the truth. Direct engagement with subjects
Observational: fly on the wall, not obtrusive, simply capturing their subjects in an uninterrupted manner

Question 6

cinéma vérité

Answer 6

Truthful cinema
Documentary style that was sparked in the ’60s by the French Chronicles of a Summer

Question 7

Expository

Answer 7

-Presenting a ‘right’ answer
-Collection of stock footage, archival footage, b roll footage or reenactments
-Omniscient voice overs that are objective and explain the presented footage with no personal accounts
-Evidentiary editing: editing that explains the documentary’s claims