Documentary+Review

These Guidelines are to intended to help shape your review. Although you don't need to answer each and every question, these are the issues you should address. You can, of course, add questions/issues as you see fit.  **__ Overview Issues __** : Was there anything "left unsaid" which you feel would have improved the presentation? Was there anything you would have liked to see included which wasn't?As a viewer, were there any "unintentional" results of your viewing it?What are some reasons you would and wouldn't suggest others to view this documentary?How might the documentary impact others different from you (i.e. gender, ethnicity, cultural, etc.)?What did you learn and/or how did it enhance your understanding? Did you learn anything from your Review itself? *Must be at least 2 pages typed (double-spaced, 12 pt. font) with MLA citations.
 * Guidelines for Academic Review of Documentary **
 * __ Introduction __** : Name of documentary...author/producer of documentary...year?Why did you choose this particular documentary?
 * __ General Issues __** : Who paid for (sponsored) or produced it?-significance of this?Was it "informational" or "promotional"?Did it have a stated thesis (purpose) or did you need to infer that?Who (and what kind of) was the primary audience it aimed at?What type of approach (i.e. archival footage, interviews, film, printed materials, etc.) was used in it?Did it contain any "fiction" or "drama" mixed in with the information?
 * __ Specific Issues __** : What is the relevance of it to specific areas/topics of our course?Did it critically view the subject...or was it largely descriptive without analysis?Which specific __concepts or ideas__ are pertinent in understanding the documentary?What "level of analysis" (micro/macro) was primarily used (or did it include more than one)?Did any certain issues or topics emerge as the strongest...weakest?
 * __ Specifics: __** *BEFORE viewing the documentary and writing the paper, check with me to make sure it qualifies as a documentary.