A critical reflection on the production of this deadly air we breathe (2023) and the use of participatory and expository modes of representation in documentary films with lessons from Unearthed (2014)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Maasdorp, Liani | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohane, Patrick | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-11T11:41:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-11T11:41:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-03-11T11:40:26Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Self-reflection is a critical component of both the creative and research related processes. In addition to learning through the practical process, there could also be learning about, and from the undertaken practical process itself as part of inquiry. This study accompanies the research documentary film that I have produced titled, this deadly air we breathe (2023). The analysis attempts to deliberate and answer the question of the importance and the role of the documentary modes of representation towards the realisation of any envisaged documentary film. I am analysing the use of these modes of representation against filmmaking pre-production and post-production activities such as the creation of a story outline,scripting and editing respectively. Furthermore, related to this is the filming approach and amendments thereof, that are influenced by location, space, and time. Thus, bearing in mind the changes that may occur and their implication on the final film outcomes, including future practice development and improvement for myself. The goal being to consider the learning outcomes from the process, and to reflect on how activities were undertaken, or perhaps, ought to have been undertaken in the development of my short documentary film. This study contemplates the lessons incorporated at the initial film development stages, sourced through the reference feature length documentary film Unearthed (Minnaar, 2014). Impact filmmaking is relayed as part of the resulted learning considerations added with the analysis of this deadly air we breathe film development from a film creation perspective. With the focus on context of film production from a mode perspective, a self-questioning on mode application and timing of their incorporation is also discussed. By exploring the filmmaker's testimony about the self-reflection elements, the study discerns the prospect of impact filmmaking through the lessons implied. By way of conclusion, this explication makes concession through the identification of existing impact film components, possible future opportunities for this deadly air we breathe film along those lines, and within the body of climate and environmental films. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Mohane, P. (2024). <i>A critical reflection on the production of this deadly air we breathe (2023) and the use of participatory and expository modes of representation in documentary films with lessons from Unearthed (2014)</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41142 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Mohane, Patrick. <i>"A critical reflection on the production of this deadly air we breathe (2023) and the use of participatory and expository modes of representation in documentary films with lessons from Unearthed (2014)."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41142 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mohane, P. 2024. A critical reflection on the production of this deadly air we breathe (2023) and the use of participatory and expository modes of representation in documentary films with lessons from Unearthed (2014). . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41142 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mohane, Patrick AB - Self-reflection is a critical component of both the creative and research related processes. In addition to learning through the practical process, there could also be learning about, and from the undertaken practical process itself as part of inquiry. This study accompanies the research documentary film that I have produced titled, this deadly air we breathe (2023). The analysis attempts to deliberate and answer the question of the importance and the role of the documentary modes of representation towards the realisation of any envisaged documentary film. I am analysing the use of these modes of representation against filmmaking pre-production and post-production activities such as the creation of a story outline,scripting and editing respectively. Furthermore, related to this is the filming approach and amendments thereof, that are influenced by location, space, and time. Thus, bearing in mind the changes that may occur and their implication on the final film outcomes, including future practice development and improvement for myself. The goal being to consider the learning outcomes from the process, and to reflect on how activities were undertaken, or perhaps, ought to have been undertaken in the development of my short documentary film. This study contemplates the lessons incorporated at the initial film development stages, sourced through the reference feature length documentary film Unearthed (Minnaar, 2014). Impact filmmaking is relayed as part of the resulted learning considerations added with the analysis of this deadly air we breathe film development from a film creation perspective. With the focus on context of film production from a mode perspective, a self-questioning on mode application and timing of their incorporation is also discussed. By exploring the filmmaker's testimony about the self-reflection elements, the study discerns the prospect of impact filmmaking through the lessons implied. By way of conclusion, this explication makes concession through the identification of existing impact film components, possible future opportunities for this deadly air we breathe film along those lines, and within the body of climate and environmental films. DA - 2024 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Film and Media Studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2024 T1 - A critical reflection on the production of this deadly air we breathe (2023) and the use of participatory and expository modes of representation in documentary films with lessons from Unearthed (2014) TI - A critical reflection on the production of this deadly air we breathe (2023) and the use of participatory and expository modes of representation in documentary films with lessons from Unearthed (2014) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41142 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41142 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Mohane P. A critical reflection on the production of this deadly air we breathe (2023) and the use of participatory and expository modes of representation in documentary films with lessons from Unearthed (2014). []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2024 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41142 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | Eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Film and Media Studies | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Film and Media Studies | |
| dc.title | A critical reflection on the production of this deadly air we breathe (2023) and the use of participatory and expository modes of representation in documentary films with lessons from Unearthed (2014) | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters |