Cai Bingxin`s third homework about film

1. Communication media---Film
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2. Definition
 A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still
or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic
images with cameras, or by creating images
using animation techniques or visual effects. The process of
filmmaking has developed into an art form and industry.
 Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which
reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is
considered to be an important art form, a source of popular
entertainment and a powerful method for educating – orindoc
trinating – citizens. The visual elements of cinema give motion
pictures a universal power of communication. Some films have
become popular worldwide attractions by
using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue into the
language of the viewer.

3. Documentary film
 Documentary films constitute a broad category
of nonfictional motion pictures intended
to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the
purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical
record. A 'documentary film' was originally shot
onfilm stock — the only medium available — but
now includes video and digital productions that can
be either direct-to-video, made as a television
program or released for screening in cinemas.
"Documentary" has been described as a "filmmaking
practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of
audience reception" that is continually evolving and
is without clear boundaries

4. Introduction to some
famous but different
contents documentary
films

5.  A documentary that
examines the
question, "If Barack
Obama wins a
second term, where
will the American be
in 2016?"

6. Plenty earth

7.  The incredible story of
the 1992 Lithuanian
basketball team, whose
athletes struggled
under Soviet rule,
became symbols of
Lithuania's
independence
movement, and - with
help from the Grateful
Dead - triumphed at the
Barcelona Olympics.

8.  A 3-year-old
chimpanzee is
separated from his
troop and is then
adopted by a fully-
grown male.

9. origin
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film#Theory
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film#Mo
 http://www.imdb.com/search/title?
genres=documentary&sort=moviemeter,asc