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Preliminary Issues

1. What do we mean by "document?" "documentary film?"

2. Why are film/video documents important? unique?

3. What advantages and disadvantages do they pose compared to other kinds of documents?

4. What is a film/video document's place in a communication process?

5. Is it possible to separate a document from one's interpretation of its evidence?

6. What does the Rodney King trial illustrate about the nature of film/video evidence?