Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine is a feature length film made by Michael Moore as he tries to uncover the truth about gun crime in America. In this film Moore is very much involved, he is often seen on shot interviewing people and putting his views across.
Throughout the film Moore uses his own presence on screen to make a difference to how we see his views. During the film he talks about Marilyn Manson is blamed for the murders that were committed at Columbine, the clip of this is below.



In this clip we see Moore taking the back seat somewhat and letting Manson say what he has got to say, he gives him questions that would shed a good light on him. This is done because Moore does not believe that Manson is responsible for the murders just because his music is different.
However in the following clip we see a different side to Moore’s interview technique.



In this clip Moore is a lot more aggressive and outright than when he interviewed Manson. In this clip he forces embarrassing questions and even films when Heston walks away. In contrast of what he did with Manson this approach made the intended seem more guilty, as this is clearly Moore’s opinion.

I have included this film in my research as it is a good example of how the director or interviewer can use their own presence to get the intended results and show their views to the world.