1. Film Terms Shot: a single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts
Cut: most common editing technique. Two pieces of film are spliced together to cut to another image.
Zoom: stationary camera brings an image closer or further away
Pan: stationary camera, horizontal movement
Tilt: stationary camera, vertical movement
Documentary: a non-fiction narrative film with real people- a journalistic record of an event, person, or place
Cinema Verite (do not do this word for homework): a French word that literally means "true cinema" or "cinema truth"; a method or style of documentary movie-making with long takes, no narration and little or no directorial or editing control exerted over the finished product;

2. Establishing Shot

3. Medium Shot

4. Close Up

5. Extreme Close Up

6. Low Angle Shot

7. High Angle Shot

8. Anticipation Activity
What is a Documentary
Anticipation Activity

9. Are all documentaries true?

10. What kinds of information can be presented in documentaries?

11. Can documentaries be entertaining?

12. How effective are documentaries at delivering information?

13. Why are documentaries so important in today’s society?

14. How can documentaries be used for good?

15. For bad?

16. What are some of the top documentaries from the past few years?

17. Why were they successful? What were the overall connections to society?

18. Any ideas for a needed documentary? What do people NEED to know?