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CHAPTER 8
DOCUMENTARY FILMS: REPRESENTING THE REAL
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Portapak is
2. In 1926, the term “documentary film” was coined by
4. Which of the following does NOT describe a non-narrative film?
5. Some specific purposes of political documentaries are
6. Historical documentaries
7. Which of the following statements on cinéma vérité is correct?
8. An example given in your textbook of a documentary that uses reenactments is
9. In the 1930s and 1940s, which of these institutions supported documentary practices?
10. Contrastive organizations
A. present a series of oppositions meant to indicate the different points of view.
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS
1. Among the very first movies that appeared in 1895, some were called _____________ because they showed
2. The American documentary version of cinema vérité, _____________ aims to capture unfolding events as
3. A _____________ eschews or de-emphasizes stories and narratives, instead employing other forms like lists,
The answer can be found on p. 291.
4. A _____________ takes a much more humorous approach to the question of truth and fact by using a
5. _____________ aim to reveal global cultures and peoples, both living and extinct, authentically, without
SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS (3–4 SENTENCES)
1. Explain two possible functions of reflexive positions in documentary film.
2. How have cable and satellite television networks provided more opportunities for documentary projects?
3. What are cinema vérité and direct cinema? Give two examples of how these two approaches differ.
4. What are some of the advantages and liabilities of governments and institutions funding and distributing
documentary films?
5. How did the introduction of optical sound recording in 1927 advance documentary films?