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Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

CH/ UAL/ Ingls/ Semestre: ________ Professor(a):
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Estudante:
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Documentary
PARA DISCUTIR:

Em sua opinio, o que um documentrio?

Quais as suas caractersticas?
Existe mais de um tipo? Elenque-os.
Qual o seu veculo de divulgao?
Qual a sua funo social?
Para que pblico-alvo est dirigido?

Definies:
(1) um gnero cinematogrfico ou televisivo que se caracteriza pelo
compromisso com a explorao, e representao parcial e subjetiva da
realidade.1
(2) Filme informativo e/ou didtico, de pouca narratividade, pois no se
trata de uma histria ficcional, que faz um relato sobre pessoa(s), animais,
acontecimentos (histricos, polticos, culturais, etc.) ou mesmo sobre
objetos, emoes, pensamentos, culturas diversas etc. 2
(3) A documentary is a creative work of
documentary film, including television; radio
documentary photography. 3

non-fiction, including:
documentary and a

(4) Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is

based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality.
Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on film stock,
it has subsequently expanded to include video and digital productions that
can be either direct-to-video or made for a television series .4
(5) Documentary, as it applies here, works to identify a "filmmaking
practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is
continually evolving and is without clear boundaries .5
Exerccio 1: compare as definies acima.
Tipos de documentrio
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2
3
4
5

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document%C3%A1rio
COSTA, Srgio R. Dicionrio de gneros textuais. Belo Horizonte: Autntica Editora, 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_%28disambiguation%29
http://documentaryarchive.com/documentary_history.html
http://documentaryarchive.com/defining_documentary.html

Mike Nickols define alguns tipos de documentrio, dentre eles: potico,

expositivo, participativo, observativo e reflexivo.
Potico: Evidencia a subjetividade e se preocupa com a
esttica. Exemplo: Porto Alegre de Quintana.
Expositivo: Ao contrrio do potico preocupa-se mais com a
defesa de argumentos do que com a esttica e a
subjetividade. Ex: Documentrios da Discovery Channel.
Participativo: Como o prprio nome sugere, marcado por
mostrar a participao do documentarista e sua equipe.
Exemplo: Moscou (Coutinho) e Vira-mundo. 6
Observativo: O documentarista busca captar a realidade tal
como ela . Exemplo: Vinte e dez 7.
Reflexivo: Preocupa-se com o processo de negociao entre
cineasta e espectador, indagando as responsabilidades e
conseqncias da produo do documentrio para cineasta ,
atores sociais e pblico. Exemplo: Rapsdia do absurdo e
margem da imagem. 8
Exerccio:
1) Sobre o que trata a sinopse do documentrio abaixo?
2) Qual a sua possvel classificao?

THE OTHER SIDE OF BRAZIL'S WORLD CUP

(2014)
In 2007, FIFA chose Brazil to host the World Cup. It
seemed like brilliant idea hosting the World Cup in the
most football-fanatic country on the planet. Little did
they expect that it would become the focus of some of
the largest protests Brazil has seen in decades. This
mass civil uprising began in June of 2013 and it
surprised even the most jaded Brazilians.
Hundreds of thousands of people paralyzed the cities across the
country over a 20 cent increase in bus fares. The police response was
brutal in the beginning. Elite military-police units trained to pacify real
slums were brought to quell demonstrations. But the police violence
drove more people into the streets. For the first time anyone can
recall the people began to lose the fear of the police. []
In exchange for hosting the World Cup, FIFA demanded upgrades to
Brazil's infrastructure and internal security that's ballooned into the
most expensive in football history - some 15 billion dollars. The
government insists that all of this spending is worth it, but the past
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http://programacinemafalado.blogspot.com/2009/08/moscou-documentario-participativo-ou.html
https://docs.google.com/viewer?
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http://www.iar.unicamp.br/cepecidoc/filmes.php?pagina=17&txtBusca=
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year has shown that the population is fed up. This outrage can only
be contained through a massive mobilization of troops. 170,000
military and police are being deployed to secure the games.
New laws have granted the military and police special powers to
arrest demonstrators in a country emerging from decades of military
dictatorship. FIFA and the World Cup have given the police and armed
forces a new reason to flex their muscles. This is not about football
anymore.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/other-side-brazil-world-cup/. Acesso em
26/05/2015.