Wfive: Fight For Your Rights November, 28,2008
In Frontenac County Gloria and Frank Morrison are property owners of their land. One day when Frank was hiking on his peaceful land. He noticed a small silver plate staked on a tree. He thought it was Ontario Hydro, later on did he realize that it was a prospector staking his land. This prospector was interested in the land, because he claims that it filled with potential uranium.
If Gloria and Frank never noticed or spoke up about the potential destruction of their land, they could lose everything. For a simple $25 dollars anyone could get a prospect license and potentially destroy your property.
This documentary was heavily focused on the Frontenac County’s outdoors. The wildlife and environment was the main focus of this piece, there for the director heavily added in sequences of wildlife and the environment when needed. The interviews done by the reporter, also effectively displayed much needed answers for the questions that where brewing in my mind. I got to saw a lot of emotion through the interviewees faces. When a ridiculous question was asked, their facial gestures where clear and evident. Close ups where effective during this part as well.
The main issue was laid out nicely, which would be ownership of land and the environment. The visual sequences showing the environment, and facial gestures from the landowners who are clearly upset and worried about losing their precious homes and property.
TV Documentary: CBC: 24 meals in 24 Hours: Feeding New York
This documentary uses a Narrator who balances out all the information given from the interviewers and the facts spoken by the narrator. This narrator also uses a timeline, this is interesting to me because I like following this documentary like a book.
The Music used in this documentary is very fast paced and it keeps everyone watching on their toes. There is random horns blowing, and cars honking throughout the documentary. This fast paced music goes with the fast paced sequencing, since this doc is about New York City. One of the busiest citys in the World, everything is fast and busy. There hardly any negative space in all the shots taken. It feels like you are actually in New York, when watching this doc.
The documentary is mainly about New York City’s underground food suppliers. This doc tells you where the food comes from, how it gets there, how much it is costing, and who is making everything. Since no fresh produce comes from New York City, all the produce has to come from distributors who drive into the city to make their deliveries.
I enjoy watching the mechanics of all the machinery used to clean and transport the produce. For example there is the banana shipment, which shows a large cargo ship docking. All the freights on the ship are moving everywhere and loading onto trucks to be shipped out all over the country. The shots of this are mainly wide shots and close ups of the big cargo ship and the freights which are on the ship.
Another important aspect of this doc would be that chefs are profiled and followed around to where they buy their produce. All of them mostly go to the green market in New York, where farmers and small business owners sell their goods to the 8 million potential customers.
This documentary was very enjoyable to watch, it really captured my attention with the clever techniques. Such as the random horns and honking in the background. The timeline narration was very enjoyable to follow along. This is one of my favorite documentaries and I will tell all my friends about it. People need to know where their food comes from.
Feature Length Documentary – Woodstock – D.A Pennbaker
Woodstock promised 3 days of peace and music. This documentary explored just that. Three detailed days of peace and soulful music. Through this documentary we saw the festival goer’s real perspective on things. We saw their raw emotions, some of their hardships of the day, even some in ecstasy of joy. All of this is combined with great music from some legendary music artist, some of which have sadly passed away.
When the documentary showed the performers on stage it was almost whimsical. It took you away to another time and place, you weren’t in the year 2009 anymore, and it felt like 1969 again. The camera man was so close so the performer, you felt like you we’re on stage at that same moment as everyone at Woodstock we’re. The performances all felt like individual music videos, each one has a story to tell, just like any song.
At one point of the documentary, their where layering’s of footage, and two mirrored shots of the same subject we’re shown. This technique to me was used to create a visual drama to the documentary, as well as playing along with the whimsical and enchanted theme.
The documentary got interesting to me when the first festival go-ers starting coming into the tiny town. The people of Bethel we’re worried that the town would not have enough food for everyone. But they we’re happy that the “freaks” are booming the businesses of the town, and surrounding towns nearby. I guess people called them freaks because they had an opinion about world issues. Not many people supported those who we’re revolutionist, so this concert accepted everyone who wanted to voice an opinion.
The most interesting part of this documentary to me would be the music and performing part. I really enjoyed the close and personal shots of the artists as they performed. Later on in the movie, the layering and mirroring of the same shot, with the vibrant hues in the film really looked like a surreal dream like state, other than someone performing on stage. It was peaceful, just like Woodstock.
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