Features &
Documentaries- Part 1
Documentaries- Part 1
These are highly regarded works.
What is documentaries?
These have no time limit
What are special events?
Most of the actual writing is done during this time after situations have played themselves out.
What is post-production?
This is the year WKU was founded.
What is 1906?
This is what you call a group of flamingos.
What is a flamboyance?
This is a straightforward report that doesn't take a POV, but shines a light on an event, situation, person or idea
What is a feature?
Features and documentaries are not necessarily these, although they have components of them.
What are news stories?
This live reality competition show doesn't have a script but does have a rundown it uses to piece the show together.
What is "Dancing with the Stars?"
After spending time on the Hill, this WKU alumnus created the scary movie franchise, "Halloween".
Who is John Carpenter?
This is the name of the pet dinosaur on "The Flintstones".
Who is Dino?
This is when real people's lives are fictionalized, or fictionalized characters are placed in a real event.
What is Docudrama?
These (the people and events recorded live) are essential for creating a credible program.
What are actualities?
This is widely considered to be the grandfather of all reality shows, when it debuted back in the 1990s.
What is "The Real World"?
Dr. Caboni has a Masters in this from PCAL and WKU.
What is Communication?
Many of us will never experience Taphephobia, unless you you are a magician or you make the wrong people mad.
What is being buried alive?
These are typically produced as a documentary/feature.
What are biographies?
This often a public service presentation providing informational & educational content. It's not necessarily purely factual or academic in style. A variety show or drama format or other elements of entertainment formats make the story more interesting to the audience.
What is a feature?
Themes are chained out and these are created.
What are story arcs?
This is the old name for Minton Hall.
What was Central Hall?
What two Disney characters make an "easter egg" appearance in "Frozen" leading to a conspiracy of how they are connected to Elsa and Anna.
Who are Rapunzel and Flynn?
Areas such as using words that are unintentionally offensive or just not expressive of the group are examples of the complexities that a writer faces.
What are special considerations?
The story of the "Great Resignation" that we watched in class was featured on a show that has been around for decades.
What is 60 Minutes?
The "writer" of a reality show is usually called this.
What is Field Director or Story Editor?
TGIF! WKU alum Kelly Sandefur was the Executive Producer of a hugely popular 90's family sitcom set in Chicago and aired on ABC.
What is Family Matters?
What Grammy award-winning singer/actress' first name is actually her mother's maiden name.
Who is Beyonce?
(Her mother's name was originally Tina Beyonce).