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	CSICOP / CMI / Reviews / Haunting Mockumentary Reaches New Lows
		Dissatisfied with Roll's counsel, the family consulted psychic Amy Allen, who detected several spirits, one of them evil, another a "protector." Finally, after almost a decade of manifestations, the Bible-believing Wyricks thought to involve their church, undergoing a bargain basement exorcism while New Dominion's cameras rolled.
		With this departure from established mockumentary technique, viewers lose their last platform, however rickety, from which to tease perhaps more-reliable participants' claims from the less plausible re-enactments.
		Mockumentary means a program shot in a faux documentary style which uses latter-day re-enactments to supply narrative material for which actual historic footage is unavailable or would be impossible to obtain.
	www.csicop.org /cmi/reviews/20020923-haunting.html (1340 words)

	What is a Mockumentary?
		A mockumentary is a "mock documentary", a parody of the often earnest nature of the documentary film genre.
		Although the term mockumentary didn't enter pop culture until the release of Rob Reiner's groundbreaking comedy This is Spinal Tap, many filmmakers over the years have created fictionalized documentaries and false newsreel footage for comedic effect.
		Interviews in a mockumentary are deliberately tiresome, with the interviewer's reaction shots obviously edited at a later date.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-mockumentary.htm (459 words)

	Mockumentary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mockumentary, a portmanteau of mock documentary (also fictional documentary or false documentary), is a film and TV genre, or a single work of the genre.
		Mockumentaries are often presented as historical documentaries with b roll and talking heads discussing past events or as cinéma vérité pieces following people as they go through various events.
		Mockumentaries are often partly or wholly improvised, as an unscripted style of acting helps to maintain the pretense of reality.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mockumentary (2376 words)

	WowEssays.com - Mockumentary
		Mockumentary: Questioning Reality and the Tenets of Documentary Film Itself A mock documentary is successful when it is able to combine both the appearance of historically accurate elements and present believable situations through a false lens, leading the audience to question the reality of what they are seeing.
		The false images in the early films were used to provide authenticity; fake scenes were used to include the action and events that the camera was unable to capture to add to the credibility of their footage.
		Another way the director of a mockumentary is able to add to the convincing appearance of the film is by shying away from the recognizable faces of Hollywood.
	www.wowessays.com /dbase/ac3/ena134.shtml (2144 words)

	Film review: The Mockumentary, by Mervin Manufacturing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Before the reels started rolling, Seattle snowboard retailer extraordinaire John Logic and his Snowboard Connection crew tossed a bunch of swag to the eager crowd, packed like sardines into the trendy club, Aro Space and pro riders Dave Lee and Jamie Lynn raffled off their signature boards (oddly DJ Sureshot won one — very suspect).
		And by the time Mockumentary hit the screen, the mostly inebriated crowd was already fully psyched by the prelude, Sessions team flick Viva Sessions.
		Mockumentary showcases the talents of Mervin Manufacturing's Gnu and Lib Tech team riders - and starts with a bang, the first 10 minutes setting the tone with lots of freeriding, some freestyle and nothing stupid.
	classic.mountainzone.com /films/tour2k/mockumentary.html (588 words)

	Dave Kopel on Michael Moore on National Review Online
		Moore thus confirms the absurdity of the blame-America-first position popular among the Hollywood Left, by showing that such views require the ignoring of obvious facts — such as the difference between financial aid to a dictatorship and humanitarian aid to refugees, or between fighting enemy pilots and perpetrating war crimes against civilians.
		In keeping with the mockumentary format, Moore tells the audience that bowling was "apparently the last thing they did before the massacre." Even if the killers hadn't skipped class, this statement would be untrue.
		The fact is that a mockumentary larded with untruths and brazen self-contradiction is gobbling up documentary prizes: a special award at the Cannes Film Festival, the National Board of Review's "Best Documentary," the International Documentary Association's choice for best documentary ever, and the Academy Award for Best Documentary.
	www.nationalreview.com /kopel/kopel040403.asp (0 words)

	Urban Dictionary: mockumentary
		The mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap" documents the fictional band Spinal Tap.
		A mockumentary or mocumentary is a fiction film presented as a documentary film.
		They are usually comedic, often parodic in nature, and are often presented as historical documentaries with b-roll and talking heads discussing past events or as cinema verite pieces following people as they go through various events.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=mockumentary&r=f (446 words)

	USNews.com: John Leo: Googling the future
		The mockumentary is starting to reach a mass audience at a time of unusually high anxiety for the news industry.
		In the mockumentary, the new electronic media basically blow away the old by paying attention to what people want, most of which would be called soft news or non-news today.
		In pointedly ponderous tones, the mockumentary breaks into one of those on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand analyses that we all love to hate.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/opinion/articles/050516/16john.htm (781 words)

	CINEASTE
		As might be expected, along the corridors of academic film studies, the meta-textual mix and match that is the stock and trade of the mockumentary has been catnip for smitten exegesis—usually bereft of the wit of the text on the dissection table.
		In fact, Guest rejects the term “mockumentary” as too glib and condescending, but a ruse by any other name is still a ruse.
		Which is why it is always advisable, whether in mock docs or doc docs, to keep a sharp eye and ear out for the selective memory of the audiovisual filter.
	www.cineaste.com /thes.htm (2164 words)

	Salon Column \| The mockumentary cometh
		And in the 20th century, every time someone comes out with a new gospel it only takes the smart alecks of the world about five minutes to start parodying it, which is to say ripping it down.
		Two fake documentary films have opened in July, "The Blair Witch Project" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous," the former as intriguing as the latter is insidious.
		If mockumentaries are about cutting egos down, a documentary like "Gimme Shelter" is meant to showcase them.
	www.salon.com /ent/col/vowe/1999/07/28/mock/print.html (1202 words)

	Mockumentary
		A mockumentary is a film presented like a documentary, but it isn’t based on facts.
		Most mockumentaries are used to portray a satire or comical parody.
		This is Spinal Tap is a mockumentary that satirizes the lives of musicians in a heavy metal rock band.
	www.problogs.com /blog.php?user=buckeye¬e=1029 (196 words)

	The Space Film Features: FAKING IT: THE MOCKUMENTARY
		The Space Film Features: FAKING IT: THE MOCKUMENTARY
		Arts Today presenter Michael Cathcart spoke to the newly-appointed head of Screen Studies at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Jane Roscoe prior to the launch of her new book "Faking it" at the Visible Evidence conference, hosted by Griffith University.
		Richard Pearse @ NZEdge.com includes discussion of 'Forgotten Silver'
	www.abc.net.au /arts/film/stories/s452476.htm (0 words)

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	Is 'Death of a President' mockumentary all too real? - The Boston Globe
		In this time of terror and uncertainty -- when presidents in peril are staples on TV -- it was probably only a matter of time before a major feature film imagined an assassination.
		And the mockumentary format, he said, is a powerful way to spark a discussion of current events.
		He'll instruct students to see it, compare it to a book about the Kennedy assassination, and write about how "factual" a fictional documentary can be.
	www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2006/10/25/is_death_of_a_president_mockumentary_all_too_real?page=2 (1111 words)

	Mockumentaries
		This mockumentary presents a hilarious account of what happens to a typical American family in Phoenix when a group of filmmakers, psychiatrists and sociologists move in with them to record their "real life".
		This mockumentary, a parody of Beatlemania and the many serious documentaries made about the Beatles, follows the career of the Rutles from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg's infamous Rat-Keller, to their amazing worldwide success.
		His entry into a life of crime a young age, his crime spree, his first prison term and eventual escape, the birth and growth of his family, as well as his eventual capture at the hands of the FBI are some of the notable events depicted.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/mockumentaries.html (5627 words)

	As a wedding mockumentary, 'Confetti' lands harmlessly - The Boston Globe
		Weddings can be a peculiar form of self-inflicted torture: They're carnivals staged for the pleasure of everyone except the couple in the center ring.
		They have their practical applications -- if you can survive the stress of getting married, you can probably survive the marriage itself -- but as spectacle, they're best approached from the outside.
		``Confetti," a good-natured but terminally mild British mockumentary from writer-director Debbie Isitt, believes that if one nuptial disaster is funny, three are funnier, and so it stages a ``Most Original Wedding of the Year" contest between a trio of happy, nervous couples.
	www.boston.com /ae/movies/articles/2006/09/22/wedding_sendup_confetti_flutters_harmlessly (447 words)

	BYU NewsNet - LDS mockumentary released on DVD
		Despite an uphill battle to get the first "mockumentary" based on Mormon cinema made and distributed, the filmmakers of "The Work and The Story" are excited about the DVD release.
		A mockumentary is a different kind of film.
		Quentin Casperson, a co-producer on "The Work and The Story" said mockumentaries are a niche market in and of themselves.
	newsnet.byu.edu /story.cfm/51445 (576 words)

	FilePlanet: Mockumentary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is a Mockumentary video showing the creation of the Michael Vick Experience, a ride in which you can be like the football star.
		Welcome to FilePlanet, the leading online destination for Mockumentary downloads and hundreds of thousands of other game files, including demos, patches, mods, trailers, free pc games and more.
		You can start using our download services to download Mockumentary by creating a free account on FilePlanet to access our public servers, or upgrade to a premium account to access our no-wait servers and enjoy our subscriber exclusives.
	www.fileplanet.com /146169/140000/fileinfo/Mockumentary (304 words)

	Rhizome.org: Submit to: interMOCK: International Mockumentary Film Festival (Site not responding. Last check: )
		• Films must be squarely in the "mockumentary" genre, that is films that are fictional yet utilize the language of documentary filmmaking.
		The "mock documentary" is presented as if it were a documentary, though it is not factual, and can be satirical, comedic, or dramatic.
		Special considering is given to mockumentaries that are produced and/or distributed in the digital format, and that take advantage of the specificity of the digital medium in pushing the boundaries of the genre.
	www.rhizome.org /object.rhiz?35128 (271 words)

	Brickfilms.com :: View topic - The Brickfilms Mockumentary
		Now the reason why I had such a wide range of directors, is that I want this to be THE brickfilsm mockumentary; I went a sense of community and family, not just a cult.
		I've made a mockumentary of how I made Lego Wars II and many of the stuff I had in it were fictional, many of it exaggerated.
		Now if it is actually a mockumentary (as it is defined), then I would also like to be part of the team of writers.
	www.brickfilms.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=125208 (845 words)

	Brickfilms.com :: View topic - The Brickfilms Mockumentary
		I had an idea a while ago, to create an ultimate Brickfilms Mockumentary, targeting the entire community of brickfilms, as well as filming aspects and such.
		The mockumentary will consist of mostly live action interviews of countless brickfilmers and commoners of the brickfilms forum, sharing their experiences, stories, whatever, in brickfilming and on brickfilms.com, etc. I'd like a LOT of people to contribute.
		So think this mockumentary, as being, quite THE brickfilms mockumentary, and if it is greenlighted, it will be THE OFFICIAL Brickfilms Mockumentary.
	www.brickfilms.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=125112 (1105 words)

	HeraldNet: Wedding mockumentary has deft comic touch (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mockumentaries have become the scourge of low-budget cinema; given a camera and actors who can talk, filmmakers with amusing concepts seem to think they're the next Christopher Guest.
		The only two really necessary ingredients, of course, are rare: actors gifted at improvisation and a director who knows when to move scenes along.
		Funny and touching: A mockumentary look at three couples planning their dream weddings.
	www.heraldnet.com /stories/06/09/22/100ae_ae11confetti001.cfm (491 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| ENTERTAINMENT > The making of a ‘mockumentary’ (Site not responding. Last check: )
		“A mockumentary is a fake documentary format,” explains the award-winning director Jeffrey Jeturian whose latest film is entitled Bikini Open.
		But in typical Jeturian fashion, he wanted a comedy that combined humor with wit—in short he wanted to make a film that would not insult the intelligence of moviegoers.
		The “mockumentary” format lent itself well to the kind of movie he wanted to make, and to the subject matter itself.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/apr/20/yehey/enter/20050420ent1.html (480 words)

	C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America Mockumentary on DVD » Netscape.com
		(via en.wikipedia.org) – C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America is a 2004 mockumentary directed by Kevin Willmott.
		It is a fictional account of an alternate history in which the Confederates won the American Civil War.
		The film dropped significantly yesterday, taking in an estimated $8.5 million on the actual Fourth of July.
	movies.netscape.com /story/2006/07/29/csa-the-confederate-states-of-america-mockumentary-on-dvd (188 words)

	A-Train Hockey Vlog: "The Tournament" Mockumentary
		In addition to video clips, we're also continuing to post text-only updates and podcasts.
		Canadian broadcaster, OLN, debuted a new six-part mockumentary called "The Tournament" on April 10th.
		The series chronicles the trials and tribulations of an underdog minor hockey team whose players are all heart and whose parents are all headaches.
	austinlevi.blogspot.com /2006/04/tournament-mockumentary.html (180 words)

	Mockumentary Flap by Ron Steinman- The Digital Journalist
		Mockumentary Flap by Ron Steinman- The Digital Journalist
		We live in an age of instant gratification where it seems the audience has lost the patience to sit still for anything serious, anything demanding of its brainpower.
		We must act to preserve the integrity of filmmaking.
	www.digitaljournalist.org /issue0506/steinman.html (2161 words)

	CSULB Online 49er: v10n113: ‘Wind’ powers mockumentary advancements
		In terms of style and plot, “A Mighty Wind” appears as a light-hearted mockumentary compared to the sometimes dark, but cheesy “This is Spinal Tap.” The film is filled with funny moments and things a viewer would never expect people to say or do, if it was an actual documentary.
		The idea of the mockumentary has certainly advanced into more than just the comedy category, with the horror hit “The Blair Witch Project.” The first-person camera movements seen in “A Mighty Wind,” and just about every other mockumentary satirizes the use of in your face camera angles.
		One thing that will never go away from mockumentaries is the laughter and intimate portrayal of interesting human beings.
	www.csulb.edu /~d49er/archives/2003/spring/diversions/v10n113-win.shtml (479 words)

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