https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow First in your breakout groups, then as a class if there is time: 1. Write your information in the Padlet, then 2. Read through one another's statements, ask clarifying questions, and 3. Finally, make comments under other student's names and information en-us 2021-03-29 15:44:58 UTC 2021-03-30 14:37:34 UTC hello@padlet.com janmcglennon https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1364665058 After you have talked to your classmates and read their thesis and summary, write comments: Include your name, your overall evaluation and your suggestions for possible improvements. As always, be as kind and helpful as possible, for we want everyone to succeed on this assignment.]]> 2021-03-29 15:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1364665058 https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368077837 Filmmaker: Jennifer Newsom
Thesis: 

1. Miss Representation, a 2011 film directed by Jennifer Newsom, an advocate for women's rights and California’s First Lady, appeals to ethos through direct interviews with panelists , provides montages from reality TV shows that display women being overly sexualized and appeals to logos through statistics showing a lack of female representation in leadership fields to illustrate how the media oversexualizes and objectifies women rather than valuing them for their intelligence in order to prevent both men and women from furthering their support to corporations who publicly degrade women and to begin  calling them out on it.
2. Summary- The film discusses how the media, along with the rest of society, portray women in a way that satisfies solely the male audience and glorifies having women be objectified rather than highlighting successful, educated and well achieved women. Through interviews with panelists, they discuss that from a young age, women are taught to fit an unrealistic beauty standard the media deems as " perfect" which can be detrimental to a girls mental and physical health, as it's unattainable.

]]> 2021-03-30 14:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368077837 euanmcphie https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368078578 Filmmaker: Daniel J. Clark
Thesis: In Behind the Curve, Clark uses parallelism, irony and expert testimony to inform the audience on the multiple reasonings of Flat Earthers and their mentality/daily life, the meteoric rise in popularity of the Flat Earth Theory and the creation of groups based around it over the past decade .
Summary: Behind The Curve directed by Daniel J. Clark, 2018, details the rationale of the growing Flat Earth movement and the lives of prominent members within the group.]]> 2021-03-30 14:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368078578 https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368079696 Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnik, Sarah Olson

Knock Down The House (2019), created by Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnik, and Sarah Olson, argues that grassroots campaigns for working-class political candidates are more deserving of a political win than corporate-funded career politicians. The filmmakers appeal to ethos through their footage of practiced political organizers advising the new candidates, pathos through the stories of each candidate's nonpolitical life, and logos through statistics and bad facts about incumbents in order to prompt politically aware liberal-leaning Americans to support grassroots campaigns.

Knock Down The House follows four grassroots political campaigns attempting to upset long-standing incumbent politicians in their respective districts. Each working-class candidate has experienced the failures of the American government and will fight to change it. The filmmakers show the inception of the four campaigns, some decisive moments, challenges they face, and the culmination of their political trials.]]> 2021-03-30 14:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368079696 https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368081494 The filmmaker was James Fox.
Thesis: The filmmaker piles evidence with tastefully placed musical sequences and interviews to reinforce the idea that unidentified flying objects aren’t from earth, relying heavily on accredited personnel, archival footage, and logical deductions to secure the audience's interest and intrigue.  
Summary: The Phenomenon is a documentary about cases of strange phenomenon on earth since 1947. It dives into the government's work in covering it up and the events that took place nationally and internationally concerning unidentified flying objects.  The film interviews astronauts, government officials, former presidents, and scientists to make the audience aware and understand our history with space and ufos in order to understand the scope of our ignorance on the matter.  ]]> 2021-03-30 14:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368081494 https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368084811 Filmmaker: Vitaly Mansky
Thesis: The North Korean Government manipulates and controls their society and education system, forcing their people to act and think a certain way beginning in their childhood, as shown through Mansky’s use of pathos (still shots on a single subject), his inclusion of certain footage and scenes, and text explanation boxes that reveal the plot throughout the film.
Summary: Under the Sun is a documentary that works to expose the truths behind the modern North Korean society. Originally scripted by the North Korean Government as a propoganda film to reveal their strict, communist regime, Mansky instead proves that North Korean society is based the suppression of its people and the brainwashing of their kids through education, as accomplished through his editing of the film. The documentary follows a young girl by the name of Lee Zin-Mi and her family to reveal their experiences and lifestyles in North Korea, but is proven throughout the film that this family is yet another subject of the government's oppressive regime.]]> 2021-03-30 14:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368084811 https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368144898 Schuyler- I think that you've established a really strong thesis that gets straight to the point while also making your documentary sound intriguing. I would also like to ask who do you think the intended audience of this was?]]> 2021-03-30 14:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/janmcglennon/qneisizl28nfy1ow/wish/1368144898