This document provides guidance on including micro elements from documentary films in paragraphs to discuss how cinematography and sound shape spectator response. It suggests analyzing scenes from films like Sicko, Touching the Void, and Triumph of the Will on the use of sound and cinematography and how they impact the spectator. The document also provides frameworks for writing an introduction, three body paragraphs applying concepts like PEETA, verisimilitude, and mediation, and a conclusion to fully address the specified discussion question.

1. Including Micro Elements in your
Paragraphs

2. Your Question for Today
Discuss the significance of cinematography and
sound in shaping the response of the spectator to
the documentary films you have studied for this
topic.

3. Micro Elements
What is Sound?
 Dialogue
 Voice of God Narration
 Diegetic Sound
 Musical Score
 Sound Effects
What is Cinematography?
 Lighting
 Focus
 Camera Angles
 Camera Movement
 Camera Shots

4. What films use these well?
 Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty 1922)
 Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1935)
 Sicko (Michael Moore, 2007)
 Touching the Void (Kevin Macdonald, 2003)
 Super Size Me (Morgan Spurlock, 2004)
 The War Game (Peter Watkins, 1965)

5. Micro Analysis – Sicko Opening
Sound
 What is being used?
 How is this shaping the response of the
spectator?
Cinematography
 What is being used?
 How is this shaping the response of the
spectator?
Extension:
 Are any other elements (micro or macro) integral to shaping spectator response?

6. Write up a Paragraph
 Use PEETA to write up a paragraph using the information you have just
gathered.
 Your theory here will partly be your specialist language and terminology
used to analyse your micro elements.
 ‘Notions of the Real’ and ‘Authenticity’ will also come into play within this
paragraph to ensure you have the right balance of theory.
 Label each section of your paragraph to show where you have used PEETA.
Discuss the significance of
cinematography and sound
in shaping the response of
the spectator to the
documentary films you have
studied for this topic.

7. Micro Analysis – Touching the Void
Sound
 What is being used?
 How is this shaping the response of the
spectator?
Cinematography
 What is being used?
 How is this shaping the response of the
spectator?
Extension:
 Are any other elements (micro or macro) integral to shaping spectator response?

8. Write up a Second Paragraph
 Using this scene write up a second paragraph.
 Link it to your first paragraph.
 Does it contrast to it? Is it similar?
 Remember to use PEETA.
 ‘Verisimilitude’ should come into this paragraph as part of your theory.
 Don’t forget to link back to the question
Discuss the significance of
cinematography and sound
in shaping the response of
the spectator to the
documentary films you have
studied for this topic.

9. Micro Analysis – Triumph of the Will
Sound
 What is being used?
 How is this shaping the response of the
spectator?
Cinematography
 What is being used?
 How is this shaping the response of the
spectator?
Extension:
 Are any other elements (micro or macro) integral to shaping spectator response?

10. Write up a Third Paragraph
 Using this scene write up a third paragraph.
 Link it to your first and second paragraphs.
 Is it similar to either? Is it different at all?
 Remember to use PEETA.
 ‘Mediation’ should come into this paragraph, alongside
Hypodermic Needle Theory.
 Don’t forget to link back to the question
Discuss the significance of
cinematography and sound
in shaping the response of
the spectator to the
documentary films you have
studied for this topic.

11. Introduction
 Write an introduction based on the scenes you have now
analysed
 Think about what you have said about each of them,
summarise and hint at this in a subtle way.
Discuss the significance of
cinematography and sound
in shaping the response of
the spectator to the
documentary films you have
studied for this topic.

12. Conclusion
 Sum up your argument.
 Do sound and cinematography play an important role in shaping
spectator response?
 How important is this role?
 Are other elements more important?
 Does this differentiate documentary from fiction films?
Discuss the significance of
cinematography and sound
in shaping the response of
the spectator to the
documentary films you have
studied for this topic.