AFTER VIEWING: The Umbrella Man Directed by Errol Morris (6 min. 36 secs, 2011)

For a link to rewatch the video:

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/11/21/opinion/100000001183275/the-umbrella-man.html

ASSIGNMENT 

1) Write a short paragraph about what worked well for this documentary and why.  Think of the A Roll, B Roll, Music, Text, Style of the interview. 

2) Was there something that did not work well for you?  What was this, list and describe why.

3) In class we are learning about the 'Editing' process, can you describe something you noticed in this film in regards to the editing. Was it effective? Why or Why not?

4) Would you recommend this film to someone else?

Week of November 7

Write 3-5 sentences on the planning and pre-production process.  What are the most interesting things about creating a documentary?  What are the most difficult things about creating a documentary?  Due 11.11 (Friday)

Describe the most interesting TV commercial you have seen recently.

Students, for this assignment, we want you to use the terminology that you learned in this class to describe the most interesting TV commercial you have seen in recent memory.  Your description needs to be 3-5 sentences long, and completed by next week Tuesday's class.  We are going to review these comments in class.  Each comment is worth 10 points.