Answer (Libraries)

  • Answer (in a single post to your blog ): How could you integrate the Libraries into your academic activities? (Or, how could an Oho State student use the lessons learned from the Libraries in their classes and academic work?)

Libraries not only provide an array of books and references tapping on various fields but databases that allow students to search out whatever scholarly journals or books relevant to their academic paper with a free charge. 

Answer (Digital Flagship)

  • How could you integrate the Digital Flagship into your academic activities? (Or, how could an Oho State student use the lessons learned from the Digital Flagship in their classes and academic work?)

Digital Flagships help students get access to learning-related apps and technologies. Through this initiative, students can gain digital and keep-updated resources online and remotely schedule an appointment with their instructors so that study-relevant confusion can be resolved virtually. 

Expert Interview Questions

Janet Parrot

  1. Can you tell me a bit about documentary studies? What is it mainly about? 
  2. What are the objects of the course you take? 
  3. In what ways do documentary studies assist in filming a documentary? 
  4. How much ( knowledge ) do you know about documentary categories? 
  5. What is a successful documentary movie composed of? 
  6. Where is a great story from? How can you get inspiration? 
  7. Are there any signs or elements before filming that might lead the movie to a specific type? 
  8. What are the documentary trends in modern days? 
  9. Where do you see the development of the documentary in the future? If it changes, what would it be? 
  10. Why do you think social documentary films are far less popular than other types of films? 
  11. Throwback to the past, how did the documentary formats evolve? 

Vera-Brunner Sung

  1. Can u tell me a bit about your career development? 
  2. What are you favorited documentary film directed by yourself? Why do you pick this one?
  3. When u decide to film a documentary movie, what preparations do you make in advance? 
  4. How does a specific documentary type influence how the audience thinks of the film? 
  5. Which type is more likely to be used in modern documentary film production? 
  6. How are these types differ from one another? 
  7. How do you string unscripted materials, interviews, actuality, and visuals together to craft a story that makes the audience on the journey?
  8. To what extent do you think documentary films or photography result in social reforms? 
  9. Do you have any plans for your next film? What’s the theme of it? 
  10. Where do you see the documentary works shortly? 

Thesis

Thesis: Although all documentary films and photography record the authenticity of the real life, even sparkling social reforms, the focus of these works and documenting ways still vary as directors and photographers change the idea and ways of conveying the information.

Three potential sources

  1. The Influence of Fiction and Cinematic Excess on the Factual. Pearson Sarina. https://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=51254095&site=ehost-live
  2. Documenting the US-Mexico Boarder: Documentary, Movement and Paradox. Ulibarri, Kristy L https://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=137412049&site=ehost-live
  3. Reflection as Ethical Process in Documentary Film: Eight Decision-making issues. Butchart, Garnet C. Har-Gil Amir. https://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=136782642&site=ehost-live

Potential experts to interview

  1. Janet Parrot, Associate Professor at Ohio State University. Expertise in video production, filmmaking and documentary studies. parrot.1@osu.edu
  2. Vera-Brunner Sung. Associate Professor at Ohio State University. She is an award-winning filmmaker who uses experimental, documentary, and narrative techniques to explore the relationship between place and identity. brunner-sung.1@osu.edu

Topic & Thesis

Topic: Documentary formats

Thesis: Although all documentary films and photography record the authenticity of the real life, the focus of these works and documenting ways still vary as directors and photographers change the idea what they want to convey.