Documentary: aesthetic features and stylistic devices

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Across
  1. 3. A stereotypical representation of a subject through selection of footage and editing. Archetypes are universal, recognisable 'characters' we associate certain traits with: the villain; the hero; the jester, the sage, etc.
  2. 4. An object or image in the film that represents something abstract and significant. If it occurs repeatedly throughout the text, it becomes a motif.
  3. 8. The size of the frame when filming a subject. Each has a distinct purposes and effect.
  4. 12. The title and subtitle of the documentary, including any stated premise, which reflects the film's themes and thesis
  5. 13. Documentaries are still stories, and use narrative structures to sequence their content for maximum persuasive effect, such as the traditional three-act structure.
  6. 14. Broad term to encompass all elements of filming: shot sizes, camera angles, camera movement, lighting, colour, and composition.
  7. 15. The movement of the camera when filming a subject. Each movement has a distinct purpose and effect.
  8. 19. Pre-existing film footage used by the director for particular purposes.
  9. 21. Everything in a soundtrack (music, sound effects, silence) that encourages a particular response in the audience.
  10. 23. Interviews with experts and references to research throughout the documentary.
Down
  1. 1. A specific setting or group of people who are used to represent a larger section of society (or entire society).
  2. 2. Relevant people who are guided by specific questions to, ostensibly, answer truthfully.
  3. 5. Visuals used to deliberately elicit a particular emotion in the audience
  4. 6. When a film creates a particular atmosphere through the use of colour over camera lens, or through post-production editing.
  5. 7. The use of visual elements, such as camera angles, lighting, or editing, to create a comparison or analogy between two different things.
  6. 9. Digital elements created and added to film to simulate real-world phenomena that cannot be feasibly captured through live-action filming
  7. 10. The visual landscape of the shot: the individual elements of a scene and how they come together to create meaning
  8. 11. A voice heard throughout the entire film, providing a scripted 'journey' for the audience.
  9. 16. A visual presentation of a progression of some kind, often accompanied by a voice-over or music.
  10. 17. A strong visual contrast made between opposites. E.g. wealthy vs poor; truth vs deception; freedom vs constraint, city vs country, etc.
  11. 18. Unseen voice/s that are heard to accompany footage. Not necessarily the same voice throughout the film.
  12. 20. Graphical illustration of facts, graphs, charts, statistics and data comparisons.
  13. 22. The camera angle used when filming a subject, all of which have distinct purposes and effects on audiences.