Composers Position the Audience to Believe Their Reality - Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine and Barack Obama's Antigen Speech as Referneces

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Good morning/afternoon teachers and fellow students, Bowling for columbine is a Michael Moore documentary that shows the danger of guns and gun violence in America, and expresses the importance and requirement of changing gun laws. Michael Moore is able to effectively illustrate his message by controlling various film techniques. For example his assortment of interviewees, music and editing techniques are intended to influence the audience to accept his reality. Another text that explores the need for gun laws in America is Barrack Obama's Speech made after Congress rejected his assaults weapons ban. In his speech, Obama uses many language techniques to convince Americans to stand up to their representatives to tighten gun laws. Both Moore and Obama use a range of techniques to position their audiences to believe the reality they share. One of the people Michael Moore chooses to interview is James Nicholas, brother of Terry Nicholas who blew up the Oklahoma city council centre. In this scene he has the audience perceive James as reckless and a bit crazy, he uses this to then position the audience to think that most gun owning Americans are crazy extremists. Moore emphasises this by selecting a part of the interview a part where he follows James into his room to see the under his pillow, he places subtitles for this scene to show the audience the conversation they have as James puts the gun to his head as a joke. Moore ends the interview with James ironically saying "well, there’s wackos out there". Thus the selection of Nicolas as an interviewee positioned the audience to believe his reality that the majority of Americans that own guns are radical fanatics. Whilst Moore uses some humorous techniques, Obama is serious throughout his speech. He emphasises this by using a disappointing and saddened tone. This helps to set a mood and atmosphere, while showing

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