Blog Topic #2 - COMMENT by 9:00 p.m. on Friday, 3/2

For our second Blog Comment Home Work, watch the short documentary Hilary's Straws on Vimeo.com, and leave your response to the questions below by clicking on the link "0 comments on this topic" below. Once you submit your comment you will be unable to see it until I publish it after the due date.

THE ASSIGNMENT:

Watch the short documentary Hilary's Straws and leave a comment that responds to the following questions:

1. We've defined documentaries as nonfiction films that are usually shot on location, use actual persons, rather than actors, and focus thematically on historical, scientific, social, or environmental subjects. Their principal purpose is to enlighten, inform, educate, persuade, and provide insight into the world in which we live. How has this film enlightened, informed, educated or persuaded you about?
2. How does the filmmaker want you to feel about Hilary? Explain.
3. In terms of the VISUAL TRACK (images) or the AUDIO TRACK (voices, music, sound effects, etc.), what's one element that significantly contributes to create that "feeling." Explain.

For full credit on this home work assignment, your "comment" must be written in complete sentences with accurate responses to all three questions. Comments that are not proofread will receive a zero.


BE SURE TO SIGN YOUR COMMENT WITH YOUR FIRST NAME & LAST INITIAL!