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Reality and fiction in movies
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What effect does original material have?
Why should we question the degree of reality when contemporary witnesses talk about the past?
- delivers facts but can only show a part of historical events
shows a limited kind of reality
Conclusion
(Director decides what is shown and what is skipped)
- not only fictional films can influence the audience, documentaries can do it too!
it´s important to question what you are seeing!
- they were young - memory gaps?
- different perception caused by age
- personal view of history instead of facts
How does the movie try to provoke feeling in the audience?
What creates a break in the authenticity?
Why was this reconstruction put into the documentary?
- Children´s names make it more personal
- Smoke and voice strengthen it
manipulation of reality
Which cinematic techniques create authenticity?
- crossfading of original clips and interviews creates images that transport the audience to the Ghetto
- clips don´t show her transportation
reduces authenticity
- not only facts are shown, but also feelings
decreases authenticity
Which ... devices are creating authenticity?
- blurred recordings from the first person perspective
- oral history
- original recordings
seems to be realistic but not necessarily true
Why were contemporary witnesses overlaid in some parts?
Why was the original sound replaced by a lullaby?
What effects do contemporary witnesses have?
they are authentic and build a picture of reality through different descriptions
What are the frequent cuts supposed to show?
- they are visiting the places from the past in their memory
illustration but not realistic
- Sad music in contrast to happy recordings stresses the statement of the childrens´ deaths
can influence and build a false reality
- speechlessness
- misery
increases the oppressive feelings
Reality and fiction in documentaries
My term paper
The chances to survive the nazi dictatorship:
A comparison between reality and fiction in movies
"You have to show how a rose smells" - Robert Flaherty
- Schindler´s List
- Kisses to the children
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