Monday 6 December 2010

0 Bill Nichols Theory (Billy Camden)

After much research into the the different modes of documentaries, i have come to the conclusion that the performative mode of Bill Nichols is the mode that best suites our documentary.

THE PERFORMATIVE MODE – filmmaker as participant
This mode of documentary emphasizes the subjective nature of the documentarian as well as
acknowledging the subjective reading of the audience - notions of objectivity are replaced by
"evocation and affect"
Codes /conventions
This mode emphasizes the emotional and social impact on the audience
Key Examples of the Performative Mode include:
Supersize me Morgan Spurlock 2004
Arguably, films by Michael Moore
http://www.godnose.co.uk/downloads/alevel/documentary/Doc%20Modes%20nichols.pdf

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