Kapadia's Amy - Retrieval Quiz

What are Bill Nichols' 6 modes of documentary?

• Expository, Observational, Participatory, Reflexive, Performative,

  Poetic

• Static, Dynamic, Interactive, Traditional
• Descriptive, Analytical, Critical, Historical
• Documentary, Narrative, Fictional, Experimental

What is actuality footage?

• Actuality footage is a fictional film genre.
• Actuality footage is a type of documentary that uses only voiceovers.
• Actuality footage refers to animated cartoons.
• Actuality footage is real-life video recordings of events.

What is archival footage or stock footage?

• Archival footage is live-streamed content from events.
• Stock footage is always free to use without permission.
• Archival footage is only used for documentaries.
• Archival footage is previously recorded video material used for historical context, while stock footage is licensed video available for various projects.

What is a re-enactment or reconstruction?

• A re-enactment is a type of historical document.
• A re-enactment or reconstruction is a recreation of a past event or scenario.
• A re-enactment is a form of modern art performance.
• A reconstruction is a method of scientific analysis.

In the exam you compare Kapadia's approach in Amy to one of the filmmakers we have studied. Which 3 documentarians have we studied?

• Kim Longinotto

  Michael Moore

  Werner Herzog

• Kim Longinotto

  Michael Moore

  Nick Broomfield

• Michael Moore

  Nick Broomfield

  Amy J. Berg

• Nick Broomfield

  Amy J. Berg

  Kim Longinotto

What is Kim Longinotto's style of documentary filmmaking?

• Kim Longinotto's style is observational

• Kim Longinotto primarily uses a narrative style with fictional elements.
• Her documentaries are reflexive

• Kim Longinotto's style is participatory

What is direct cinema?

• A type of narrative filmmaking that relies heavily on scripted dialogue.
• A genre of horror films that uses real-life events as inspiration.
• A style of animation that incorporates live-action elements.
• Direct cinema is a style of documentary filmmaking that captures reality as it happens, with minimal intervention.

How can we describe Michael Moore's style of documentary filmmaking?

• Documentary style focused on personal anecdotes.
• Participatory and performative

• Confrontational, humorous, and politically charged.
• Observational

Nick Broomfield's approach to documentary filmmaking is....

• Investigative. immersive and personal, often involving direct engagement with subjects

• detached and observational, focusing on external perspectives
• strictly factual and analytical, avoiding personal narratives
• highly scripted and staged, lacking real interactions with subjects

What are the 5 stages of Freytag's pyramid approach to drama?

• 1. Exposition

  2. Rising Action,

  3. Climax,

  . Falling Action,

  5. Catastrophe

• 1. 1.Beginning,

  2. 2. Middle,

  3. 3. Peak,

  4. 4.Decline,

  5. 5.Resolution

• 1.Introduction,

  2.Development,

  3. 3.Climax,

  4. 4.Resolution,

  5. 5.Conclusion

• 1.Setting,

  2.Conflict,

  3.Climax,

  4.Resolution,

  5.Epilogue