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Defining Documentaries and CitizenFour – Alexa Thompson: Portfolio
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Defining Documentaries and CitizenFour. May 1, 2015. June 11, 2015. However, this definition can be disputed on all points. As Juel explains, a security camera records reality, yet we wouldn’t consider that to be a documentary. A surveillance camera would show real people in their real lives, yet without cutting or editing the video it lacks the substance to be considered a film. Trying to decipher my own example, the film. So what is the perfectly defined definition of a documentary? Chronicled the even...
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Google and the World Brain – Alexa Thompson: Portfolio
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Google and the World Brain. April 29, 2015. June 11, 2015. I am a lover of books. I truly enjoy reading for pleasure and as a personal preference, always read from a real book (reading a book in Barnes and Noble while drinking a Starbucks coffee is my ultimate happy place). As a research project and eventual short documentary of my own making, I will be investigating the transition that libraries are undertaking due to our advancements in technology. In lieu of this upcoming project, I decided to watch.
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The Thin Blue Line – Alexa Thompson: Portfolio
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The Thin Blue Line. April 1, 2015. June 11, 2015. Police car pulls someone over. Cop gets out of police car and walks to other car. Gunfire. Cop falls. Milkshake is thrown. Repeat. This is Errol Morris’ documentary,. The Thin Blue Line. In a nutshell. Considering its prestige and accomplishment of getting a free man out of jail, I was very surprised how much I disliked the film. The Thin Blue Line. For your reference, here are labelled pictures of the men involved in the case. You’re welcome. You are com...
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Competitive Intelligence: The Secret Weapon in Business Strategy – Alexa Thompson: Portfolio
https://alexathompsonportfolio.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/competitive-intelligence-the-secret-weapon-in-business-strategy
Competitive Intelligence: The Secret Weapon in Business Strategy. April 10, 2015. June 11, 2015. Big Fish Results Founder, Tony Guarnaccia intrigued a full-capacity crowd on Tuesday April 7 at the Newport Interactive Marketers networking event. Drawing upon 15 years of experience, Guarnaccia gave an animated and detailed lecture to help Rhode Island’s local businesses, bigger brands, and agencies improve their strategic planning. And then take action. Where is this traffic coming from? To answer these qu...
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Good Ol’ Freda – Alexa Thompson: Portfolio
https://alexathompsonportfolio.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/good-ol-freda
Good Ol’ Freda. April 24, 2015. June 11, 2015. Brought out my inner fan girl. As an avid lover and listener of The Beatles, I can’t help but imagine what it would be like to be a part of their rise to international fame. This is the story that Freda Kelly describes as she recounts her job as The Beatles’ secretary, telling her story for the first time in 50 years. Kelly humbly begins the film asking the question, Who would want to hear the secretary’s story? Demonstrating a simple structure, the film goe...
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Portfolio – Alexa Thompson: Portfolio
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Defining Documentaries and CitizenFour. May 1, 2015. June 11, 2015. However, this definition can be disputed on all points. As Juel explains, a security camera records reality, yet we wouldn’t consider that to be a documentary. A surveillance camera would show real people in their real lives, yet without cutting or editing the video it lacks the substance to be considered a film. Trying to decipher my own example, the film. So what is the perfectly defined definition of a documentary? Chronicled the even...
