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Item Investigation of how poetic mode documentaries work as a catalyst for information in science and natural history filmmaking(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2022) Bach, Harrison; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Dennis AigPoetic mode storytelling comes in the form of a new, unusual, and abstract means of expressing information and conveying emotion in media narrative production. When used in the context of science and natural history filmmaking it is a double-edged sword; it can induce intrigue or instigate bewilderment. When the poetic mode elements are used in conjunction with science and natural history filmmaking, there is a defiance in the expectations of what both conventional cinema and experimental cinema are trying to convey. These differences come in the form of producing films that visually and emotionally express features of poetic mode storytelling techniques while still creating a film that is about a real process, person, and place. Through case studies of poetic mode science and natural history films Samsara, Sweet Grass, and my film 'Flourish,' this paper will examine how the use of poetic mode film techniques in science and natural history films are utilized, and the accolades and critiques that come as a result.Item Experimental cinema and embodiment in nature-based video installations(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2017) Mullen, Catherine Mary; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Cindy StillwellNonfiction filmmakers have a variety of different approaches they can take to produce science and nature based documentaries. In my paper, I focus on a slow, experimental style of filming and editing. I stress that by using these techniques when it comes to films with the environment or animals as subject matter, filmmakers can stimulate the senses within the audience to garner a greater intellectual connection between viewer and film. I analyze 13 Lakes (2004) by James Benning and Landscape (for Manon) (1987) by Peter Hutton to illuminate specific slow, experimental techniques that also appear in my thesis film Birding Blind (2017), a three-channel video installation.Item Filmmaker-audience relationship in medical documentry(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2014) Pfau, Ingrid Grace; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Cindy StillwellAs a filmmaker, as well as a person with epilepsy I would like more people to know about epilepsy on an intimate level even if they do not have, or know anyone with epilepsy. In this paper I will compare the techniques used to explain a medical disorder in three different films. What can the filmmaker do to both capture the attention of their audience in order to explain what life can be like for someone with a particular disorder? I argue that, by blending a personal approach with the use of experimental techniques, a filmmaker can appeal to a wider audience by expressing the emotional or experiential reality of living with a given disorder. My own thesis film, Seizing the Unrecorded, shows my own journey to understand how my filmmaking and my epilepsy are connected. Using similar techniques to those found in essay and performative films, I go beyond simply explaining what epilepsy is scientifically, and engage the viewer in larger questions such as the concept of what is memory, what it means to be vulnerable, and the emotional as well as physical costs of epilepsy.