Context
The director of Looking for Richard.
Who is Al Pacino?
Voiceovers used in a documentary.
What is commentary?
The music that underscores a film.
What is a soundtrack?
Pacino's partner in making the film.
Who is Frederic Kimball?
The play that Looking for Richard is based on.
What is King Richard III?
The traditional style of filming a documentary, where commentary is used to explain or outline an argument to the viewer.
What is expository?
Visuals that continually reappear.
What is a visual motif?
The young film actress hired to play Lady Anne.
Who is Winona Ryder?
The year Looking for Richard was released.
What is 1996?
The fly-on-the-wall mode.
What is observational mode?
Jumping between scenes and shots.
What are cuts?
The outspoken but sometimes overlooked actress who play Queen Elizabeth.
Who is Penelope Allen?
The type of film that Looking for Richard is classified as.
What is a docudrama?
The film’s social actors talk to the filmmakers in direct address (questions and prompts may be edited out to make the statements seem even more spontaneous).
What is interactive mode?
Narration of key events.
What are voiceovers?
An actress who serves as an expert on Shakespearean drama for the film.
Who is Vanessa Redgrave?
The American location for filming.
What is New York City?
A mode that draws attention to the filmmaking process.
What is reflective mode?
A shot that aims to reveal the emotion of a character.
What is a close up shot?
The actor who plays Clarence.
Who is Alec Baldwin?