Michael Moore

Michael Moore is a controvertial documentary maker; he exposes flaws in political systems and is known for being a conspiracy theorist. He is American and his documentaries focus on aspects of Americal life, culture and belief. He has a very engaging and personal style when presenting information; his topics are often taboo as are his opinions.

His documentaries are some of the most popular and most watched in the world; four of his documentaries are in the world top ten. These are:

1. Sicko


2. Farenheit 9/11


3. Bowling for Columbine


4. Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael has an enormous cult following and [eople are interested in his views on all aspects of American life and culture. He keeps people up to date with his opinions on political events on his blog:

http://www.michaelmoore.com/blogger/mmflint

The OCR Exam Board Blog

This is the blog address for the official blog that OCR posts information, sample work and advice on, it is:

http://getaheadocrmedia.blogspot.com

Make sure you have a look at it to see what other advice they can give you.

The sample blogs for AS and A2 are worth looking at.

Creating your PowerPoint

Your task is to create a PowerPoint on an aspect of documentary. You may choose to do the following:

1. A documentary maker - NOT one that we have already studied

2. A documentary series (for example - Ross Kemp on Gangs, Panorama, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding)

3. A mode of documentary (for example Observational, with examples such as Big Brother, The Only Way is Essex, What Katie did Next)

4. A tv channel that specifically screens a variety of documentaries (for example MTV - Teen Cribs, Gordie Shore, 16 and Pregnant)


All PowerPoints must contain

• 10-12 slides


• Written information on the documantay series/maker


• Still images of the documenmtary with some annotated notes on conventions


• Hyperlinks to other websites


• Images

When your PowerPoint is complete load it onto SlideShare and put it on your blog.