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Actuality Cinema - 1
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1. Pan from left to right of a suburban street in Glasgow.
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2. Medium Long Shot (MLS) of a large suburban house.
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3. Another Medium Long Shot (MLS) of a large suburban house.
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4. Exterior (Ext) of a tenement back court from interior of building.
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What is Actuality ?

'The Workers Leaving The Factory' - Lumiere Brothers 1895 -  has a beginning and an end and it is carefully structured so that it begins with the big, wooden gates of the factory opening and ends as they are about to close again. It has a circular narrative.

Even in the simplest documentary film, the relationship between film and reality is not a straightforward one.

For example, let's examine the clip below and break it down into its constituent parts. Here's an analysis of the shots. Click on the thumbnails for the larger image and follow the shot sequence. Carry on through the next two pages to see the whole sequence.

 

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