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Identifying Arguments in Visual Media (1 of 2)

Pick a movie you have seen. Briefly summarize the plot. What do you think this movie is arguing? What position or action does the movie attempt to persuade the audience to take? Can you identify any specific types of visual arguments? For instance, how do the camera angles, editing, lighting, actors, etc. help to convey the argument?

Documentary Film Analysis (2 of 2)

Visit the documentaries on the Point of View (P.O.V.) section of the PBS® website:

Source: Point of View: Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved from  http://www.pbs.org/pov/

Select one of the following Short Films: "Sound of Vision," "Sin Pas," or "Six Weeks." Choose one documentary and watch the entire film before responding to the following question:

Provide a brief description of the documentary film that you watched. What was the subject matter? What was the overall tone and mood of the film? Briefly describe one or two visual aspects of the film that conveyed knowledge or revealed information that might be difficult or even impossible to learn from reading a transcript of the audible portion of the film.