The film Storm Over Everest (2008) provided by Frontline Documentary focuses on many hardships climbers endured during this horrific storm in 1996. The focus on this film was to inform viewers of the measures that can happen when climbing an unpredictable mountain. Director David Breashears emphasis many people have diverse perceptions of the mountain. He states "for over 25 years, I have been making the trip to Everest and have stood on its summit five times". He, himself, was at base camp when this horrendous storm happened and has a different outlook on the mountain. David Breashears takes us through these experiences by providing an excellent film targeting the overall structure, poignant imagery, and by interviewing several survivors. Storm over Everest provides viewers with a tremendous overall structure of the film.
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It first starts with a disturbing scene of climbers caught in a wind storm on top of the mountain, which grabs the viewer's attention right away. The director than takes his viewers to a calm scene of a flag on top of the mountain, keeping viewers inquisitive of what happened that grim night. Breashear explains he has a different perception of the mountain and providing beautiful scene of Everest, he then begins to focuses on the survivors and their heartbreaking experience's. The director's documentary has implemented various past to present interactions between scenes. These "flashbacks" are done in a very précised way. The director focuses on the interviewer's experiences which he then recreates a "flashback" of the storm. The viewer feels they were drawn in and were experiencing these memories with the survivors. The director provided step-by-step personal experiences from the first day on the mountain to the last day getting off the mountain. He provided evidence of the survivors appalling night, he is committed to pulling in the interest of the viewers. Keeping the viewer wanting answers, which are answered through the entire documentary. This keeps the viewers engaged in the documentary by providing organization of how the film is delivered, which is instructionally sound. In addition to an outstanding overall structure, David Breasheras, the director focuses on providing viewers with poignant scenes by presenting various imagery: pictures of the deceased, recreations of the storm, and scenes of peoples' memorials who have passed away from climbing Everest. The director brings all these important representations of what these climbers endured, which stirs the emotions of the viewer. Moreover, these scenes are also integrated with music that evokes the viewer's emotions. The director providing these imageries and relating music to them a sense of sadness is conveyed, which the director has successfully accomplished. Bringing the emotional effects of the experiences to the viewers. Furthermore, the director has provided several direct testimonies into his documentary. He has incorporated this by interviewing numerous survivors. Each survivor talks about their powerful description on how this storm has changed their lives and perception on climbing the mountain. Having seventeen survivors being interviewed by the director, which supports his film in a positive way, and trusting the opinions and encounters made in the film is accurate. The film has survivors explaining the mortality of the people they knew climbing the mountain alongside them. The emotions the survivor's show is truthful, you can see it by the pauses they need to take, the cracks in their voices (about to cry) and the sorrows in their eyes when talking about
It first starts with a disturbing scene of climbers caught in a wind storm on top of the mountain, which grabs the viewer's attention right away. The director than takes his viewers to a calm scene of a flag on top of the mountain, keeping viewers inquisitive of what happened that grim night. Breashear explains he has a different perception of the mountain and providing beautiful scene of Everest, he then begins to focuses on the survivors and their heartbreaking experience's. The director's documentary has implemented various past to present interactions between scenes. These "flashbacks" are done in a very précised way. The director focuses on the interviewer's experiences which he then recreates a "flashback" of the storm. The viewer feels they were drawn in and were experiencing these memories with the survivors. The director provided step-by-step personal experiences from the first day on the mountain to the last day getting off the mountain. He provided evidence of the survivors appalling night, he is committed to pulling in the interest of the viewers. Keeping the viewer wanting answers, which are answered through the entire documentary. This keeps the viewers engaged in the documentary by providing organization of how the film is delivered, which is instructionally sound. In addition to an outstanding overall structure, David Breasheras, the director focuses on providing viewers with poignant scenes by presenting various imagery: pictures of the deceased, recreations of the storm, and scenes of peoples' memorials who have passed away from climbing Everest. The director brings all these important representations of what these climbers endured, which stirs the emotions of the viewer. Moreover, these scenes are also integrated with music that evokes the viewer's emotions. The director providing these imageries and relating music to them a sense of sadness is conveyed, which the director has successfully accomplished. Bringing the emotional effects of the experiences to the viewers. Furthermore, the director has provided several direct testimonies into his documentary. He has incorporated this by interviewing numerous survivors. Each survivor talks about their powerful description on how this storm has changed their lives and perception on climbing the mountain. Having seventeen survivors being interviewed by the director, which supports his film in a positive way, and trusting the opinions and encounters made in the film is accurate. The film has survivors explaining the mortality of the people they knew climbing the mountain alongside them. The emotions the survivor's show is truthful, you can see it by the pauses they need to take, the cracks in their voices (about to cry) and the sorrows in their eyes when talking about