Documentary Director - Michael Moore

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Name: Michael Moore 
D.O.B: April 23rd 1954
From: Michigan 
Best known for: 
Rogen & Men
Sicko

Awards: 
1 Oscar 
43 Awards 
27 nominations


Below are the 3 movies which I decided to watch and analyse. 


Roger & Me (1989) 
7.5 IMDB 
Synopsis: 
Pursues GM CEO Roger Smith to confront him about the harm he did to Flint, Michigan with his massive downsizing 

Sicko (2007) 
8.1 IMDB 
Synopsis: 
Its compares the American health care industry with other countries, and HMO horror stories. 

Where to Invade Next (2015) 
7.1 IMDB 
Synopsis: 
Goes around different countries and compares them to America


I usually analyse each movie separately but because Michael Moore has the same technique, I decided to put it all together. 

 Colour:
- warm colours = they are not bright because he talks about serious matter but at the same time it is not dark as there is light humour in.

Sound Design: 
It's BASIC and NATURAL. So when he's out in the streets and there is traffic noise, he doesn't re-record his voice. WHY? this creates a sense of realism to the documentaries.

What I like about Michael Moore: 

  1. The fact that he is not afraid to confront and discover the truth about his topic (he has no boundaries and will go to large extents to prove his theory) 
  2. The SHOCK FACTOR. This is done by the results he gets from the multiple interviews and the countries he visits 
  3. INTERVIEWS. I think the fact that he gets 'ordinary people' interviewed and how they live their life it makes his documentary more accurate and correct, so as an audience when we are watching it we believe what we are seeing. 
I'm not using any of Moore's techniques in my documentary as it is different (just a basic factual doc) but in the future if I pursued documentary I would LOVE to do something like Moore (or even work with him). 






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