Worldline Analysis

A world view consists of our basic beliefs; how we view life in general and the assumptions that we make about reality. In its simplest form, a worldview acts as a pair of glasses. For instance, when we wear sunglasses, everything that was initially bright colored immediately loses its brightness. This means that the glasses make us see a shade darker, changing our outlook on things. That is precisely how a worldview operates. It influences how we view and interpret reality and because different people have different worldviews, how one person views and interprets reality might not be the same as another person (Nickel, 2008). This

Our worldview is how we interpret reality and what we believe to be true. Our worldview evolves over time as our life experiences shape how we approach life. According to Ronald Nash, a biblical worldview is defined as “Human beings and the universe in which they reside are the creation of God who has revealed himself in Scripture” (Faith and Reason, 1988, pg. 47). When you believe the Bible is true, then it will be the foundation of everything you say and do. As I watched the movie “A River Runs Through It” the worldview that the film portrays was evident. It was easy to pick up on the worldviews of the characters.

Every part of the country has their own stereotype the west coast has people in bikini and partying non-stop, east coast is where all the famous movie stars hang out and Arizona is where “cowboys” are. The middle states, on the other hand, get look down because they aren’t as incredible and exciting as the east or west coast. The Midwest really doesn't get mentioned during besides begin tornado territory. In “The Horizontal World” by Marquart she explains how the Midwest gets looked down for its dull appearances while using visuals, allusion, and anecdote to give the reader the sense of the Midwest.

Documentarians often want to get as close to their subject matter as possible. Some documentarians have an insider perspective which ignites a spark to create a piece that illuminates a specific topic or area of study. There are also documentarians that have no affiliation with said subject matter, but want to explore the topic in question. Finally, there are documentarians that have a foot in both worlds. Insider/outsider is a theory in which a documentarian can be close to a subject, but also possess characteristics or traits that make them distant from the topic in question (Coles, 1998). Such is the case with the directors of both Stranger with a Camera and The House I Live In. Due to their own location, both Eugene Jarecki and Elizabeth Barret exhibit characteristics that make them fall into the insider/outsider roles as directors. Robert Coles defines location by stating, “We notice what we notice because of who we are” (Coles, 1998, p. 7). Included in this is, a person’s education, race, class, and gender. Both directors realize they are outsiders and utilize a lens into a world in which they are not otherwise a part of. Jarecki’s lens comes in the form of Nanny Jeter, his family’s nanny from when he was a child. Barret’s lens for her documentary is the community that she shared with Ison. The two directors enter into a world that they are not a part of because of their location, but forge a connection to the subject matter through means of a lens.

Richardson’s non-interventionist style is a prime example of observational documentary, and works specifically well in capturing and promulgating the subject of death. According to Nichols, observational documentaries started appearing in the 1960’s as result of more mobile and smaller equipment. Furthermore, observational documentary stresses non-intervention, as filmmakers objectively observe indirect speech, candidness in the form of long takes, and create a world out of historical reality not fabricated with

Example of this is a particular scene in the documentary when actual split screen security camera video footage was used of scared children diving for cover during the Columbine massacre. Another example was when the camera was walking though the deserted corridors of the school before cutting to the CCTV footage of the shooting and the mass panic. These two scenes showed the devastation, the death and the sadness which was presented around the school. Many kinds of text was written around the screen throughout the documentary to position the viewer a certain

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What is a world view? A worldview is an individual’s view on life. It is the philosophy with which we live. It makes us who we are and is shaped by our experiences, culture, and background (Smith, 2015). A worldview is fluid, it changes as we change and discover our identities. It is made up of the questions that humans may ask to determine their wealth to the world or their purpose in life. Our worldview can make us gravitate toward other individuals with similar beliefs. It is a unifying factor in our day to day interactions with people and the world as a whole. It is the way that we determine what is “considered meaningful, what is worth doing, and which causes may require sacrifice”

Secondly, the variety of camera angles makes it feel like he’s being. They also change very suddenly which creates tension because you don’t know where he is being watched from because the camera

The movie Trumbo did exactly that. Director Jay Roach presented Trumbo’s life like it was happening right in front of the viewer. Roach used long shots to set the scenes in the beginning of the movie. He used medium shots to show the viewer what was happening to Trumbo when all the events were occurring. Lastly Roach used close up shots to create drama during the scenes to show the emotional states of the characters in the movie.

For any movement or cause, there must be a face to attribute to it for it to be successful. This is precisely why Marine Captain Brian Steidle is used as the narrator of the documentary, in addition to him being the primary source for the Darfur genocide information. Knowing someone on a personal level tends to make trusting their words easier and clear doubt, which is why Brian Steidle beautifully portrays his life in a brief introduction. Family photos and home videos create the idea of knowing someone their entire life; along with Brian’s voice over, it makes an incredible source of information about our narrator. Human beings tend to show the greatest amount of emotion in our faces; especially our eyes, as

The new arrivals to America in pico lyer’s “Where worlds collide” shows that not everything is what you expect it to be. These immigrants that come from all over the world people of all different races Asians, Mexicans, Koreans, Etc they probably only know what they see on TV they watched the show cops and the movie terminator 2 when they come to america they get overwhelmed and what they actually see. when they walk out of the plane dazed, disoriented, heads still partly in the clouds they expect to see the promise lands. but all they get to see is advertisements billboards posters all over the place warnings signs that tell you not to do this and this and it’s all craziness. They see all these different ways of transportation Van stop, bus

The film Locke ( Knight, 2014) is very compelling to its viewers even if it just an 85 minute movie a Tom Hardy driving and taking phone calls, and this is achieved through many cinematic techniques that grasps the viewers attention. One being a close up shot. This grasps the viewers attention because it makes us wonder why we are being shown these things. For example, in the beginning of this film we are shown a close up of Ivan taking off his boots. This is intruiging to the audience because there are many other things the camera could be showing while Locke takes off his boots, but why only show us the boots. This grasps the viewers attention because there is a want to know what the meaning of that scene was. Leading us to want to watch

According to Bruzzi (2000: 180), “the performative documentary holds an important place in the history of documentary film because it acknowledges the intermediary function of the camera and crew as well as the subject, inescapably biased nature of the medium. This is where the subject shares, his experience to the world. It is in this aspect a character might include events designed to make use of emotions, experiences, feelings. what might be like for us to possess a certain In this context, with Jonathan's performance in ‘Tarnation’, he takes footage of himself acting as a different person in front of the camera, playing the role of a southern belle, demonstrating to how she was raped in front of him, showing clips from electricity relating to the shock therapy Renee was subjected. Jonathan represented himself in an angel costume re-occurring

As a casual viewer, when watching a movie you only witness the surface of the picture. The more times you watch the film, it seems there's more to the story. There is so much more to cinematography, for instance, when watching the movie look at the characters and ask yourself. How are the subjects presented in the frame? How do they interact? How are the subjects characterized cinematically? In the film Pi: Faith in Chaos directed by Darren Aronofsky; Max the main character is filled with anxiety and with an on the edge personality due to the fact of trying to crack the code of the mathematical phrase Pi. The reason for this is because he is trying to predict the stock market. Which leads him to multiple characters such as Sol, Lenny, Marcy,