weekly journals throughout the semester (300500 words each)….

weekly journals throughout the semester (300500 words each). Each entry must focus on one required watching film in the course of the specific week. Criteria: Journals must go beyond a standard “film review” or plot summary. Students are required to integrate course readings and theoretical concepts to demonstrate a critical understanding of documentary forms. To guide the analysis, specific questions will be provided for each journal assignment. Option A: High School (Frederick Wiseman, 1968, USA) OR Hospital (Frederick Wiseman, 1970, USA) Question: Discuss the use of the “fly-on-the-wall” style in the film. What are the strengths and weaknesses of using this approach? Option B: Chronicle of a Summer (Edgar Morin & Jean Rouch, 1961, France) Question: How does this film use the methods of Cinma Vrit? How is this approach different from the Direct Cinema films we have watched?