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Question 1

Ideology

Answer 1

The many beliefs and attitudes that people are unaware of. This represents our/ others’ larger worldview.

Question 2

Ideological Reading

Answer 2

Seeking to address:
- The explicit political themes of a film/ show
- How it guides the viewer to side with a position
- The unexamined assumptions that the film suggests about the culture and historical time period in which the film was made.

Question 3

Cultural Contradiction

Answer 3

A way for films and TV shows to align viewers with the ideology of the characters by guiding them through contradictory ideologies.

Question 4

Normative Critique

Answer 4

Presentation of an idea of what political decisions or attitudes should be and examines media against this norm.

Question 5

Descriptive Critique

Answer 5

Shows the idea of what should be secondary to explaining the political assumptions of a given film or show.

Question 6

Reality TV

Answer 6

-Planned shooting
-“Scripted”
-Subjects help create a show through performance
-Emphasis on emotional arcs
-Structure creates solid formulas
-Develop genres

Question 7

Documentary Ethics

Answer 7

The study and deliberation of the proper relation of documentary makers to the people they film, as well as the viewers.

Question 8

Consent in Documentaries

Answer 8

There are laws about expectations of image privacy. In some ways, this is defined through contracts. This is also defined ethically.

Question 9

Art Cinemas

Answer 9

Cinemas showing foreign films

Question 10

Art Films

Answer 10

The films shown at art cinemas are known as this particularly if they had a more formalist style or unconventional narratives.

Question 11

Specialty Distribution

Answer 11

Specializes in foreign film distribution in the U.S.