Waco: The Rules of Engagement

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Waco The Rules of Engagement

• Director William Gazecki

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William Gazecki

• Started documentary making in 1991.
• His film Waco The Rules of Engagement was Emmy
  winning and Oscar nominated.
• Takes a humanistic approach to film-making.
• Currently working with LeVar Burton on a series
  for PBS called Future by Design.

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Audience

• This film is intended for all viewers, however
  the graphic nature of the events depicted lends
  itself towards adults.
• The target audience is conspiracy theorists.
• The film is also targeted towards radicals in the
  population.

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Purpose

• The purpose of the film is to destroy the
  governments credibility in claiming that David
  Koreshs actions were those of a cult leader.
• This is accomplished through news footage,
  interviews, and photographic evidence of the
  scene.

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Logos

• Interviews with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
  and Firearms.
• Numerous statistics.
• A timeline of the incident.

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Pathos

• The use of children as survivors/casualties.
• Graphic imagery.
• Stories from survivors.

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Ethos

• Professionally filmed.
• Creditable interviews with authoritative figures.
• Dramatically presented.