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A 3 page paper which first
discusses what cinema verite is and whether or not “Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at
Robin Hood Hills” fits in the category. The paper then discusses the principles of film as
they apply to the story of “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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File: JR7_RAverite.rtf
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of filmmaking that involves documentaries which possess little or no direction from the filmmaker. There is also no real editing done to the film. There are no actors and the
production uses perhaps nothing more than a camcorder to document the events or conditions. There are quick and unscheduled interviews of the individuals in the documentary type film. While it
is a genre of film from the 50s it is considered very popular today as many people can use their own hand held camcorders to make documentation. This approach to
film is also often called The next stage in history is the "Observational mode....which was both a product of and contributor to the cultural politics of the 1960s - its
reality, authenticity, spontaneity, unmediated truth, and direct access to emotion was established thanks to the availability of more mobile, synchronous recording equipment and dissatisfaction with the moralising quality of expository
type of documentary" (Daniele, 2003). The role of the filmmaker, the "observational mode," actually "stresses the non-interventation of the filmmaker. They cede control over the events that occur in front
of the camera. Where synchronous sound and relatively long takes are the norm, and in turn, they all take place in a specific moment and historical place" (Daniele, 2003).
Paradise Lost In a review of "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills" Roger Ebert (1996) indicates that it "is unique among courtroom documentaries in that the
filmmakers, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, seem to have had complete access to both sides of the trial process, including private family meetings, conferences with lawyers, even sessions in the
judges chambers. The film opens with sad police video footage from the crime scene, showing the bodies as they were first discovered, and then reports how wild rumors swept the
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