Theories of Spectatorship Flashcards
Which modes of documentary does ‘Senna’ fit into?
Poetic and expository
Which mode of documentary does ‘Blackfish’ fit into?
Performative
Which mode of documentary does ‘The Imposter’ fit into?
Reflexive
Which mode of documentary focus on: visual associations subjective artistic expression Rhythmic, surreal edits non-logical sequencing, no continuity
poetic
Which mode of documentary focuses on:
exposing problems in the filmmaking process
seeing the camera and sound crew
flaunts the film making progress
Reflexive
Which mode of documentary focuses on :
verbal commentary supported by images
sense of argument or learning
is also called “voice of God”
Expository
Which mode of documentary focuses on:
emotional and social impact on the audience
filmmaker as participant
“evocation and affect”
Performative
Who argues that we have an emotional response to films (we react and engage with them). Films have the ability to change our mood, and as our mood changes, so does our response?
Frijda and Tan
Who argues that engaging and identifying with characters creates an emotional response?
Cohen (2001)
Who came up with ‘modes of documentary?’
Bill Nichols
Who came up with readings of films?
Stuart Hall
What are the three readings of film?
Preferred, negotiated and oppositional
Who came up with the theory of binary opposites?
Strauss
Who argued that context effects the way you view and receive the film?
Janet Staiger
Who doesn’t like documentaries, claiming “I don’t trust the motives of those who think they are superior to fiction films. I don’t trust their claim to have cornered the market on the truth”
Marcel Ophuls
