In Class movie

Do you feel this is an ethnographic study, a work of entertainment, both? Explain your answer.
It is a work of entertainment because it is telling a story
Who are the interview subjects and why are they important? What roles do the interviews play? Do they move the story along? Lend a perspective on the subculture? 

People that were part of the skate crew new and old members, the informants give you the feel for what the group was like and what it was like to be the only ones who did this, the interviewrs move the story along as well as the narrorator. the informants gave a whole new perspective that no one but the group knew about and the heart and soul that went into what they did.

What are some of the attitudes, beliefs, rituals, artifacts, etc. that make this group a subculture?
beliefs: no one surfs at the PO no locals dont bring someone to the pool w/o talking about it with the group

Attitudes:negative towards outsiders

Rituals:creating new surf moves, making own skateboards/ surfboards, skating when the surfing was bad, finding pools, draining pools. ride bikes to the schools skate until the skate board was broken go home fix your board and do it all over again.

Artifacts:
What is the structure of the piece? How is it organized? Does this help or inhibit your understanding of the subculture?

the informants talk, the narrorator gives background information/ historical/ geographical. yes, especially the way they describe you group the feelings, the rules, the closeness of the group. The photographs as well and the video also really helped give you a feel for what these people did.

What were some of the stereotypes you held about skateboarders before watching this? Do those stereotypes still hold true? If so, why? If not, what changed your perspective?

I honestly respect skateboarders i dont necessarily have stereotypes about them because I have knows so many and i really respect what they do.

The rhetorical triangle (ethos – do we trust what the creator of this is telling us…? What if you knew the filmmaker was also one of the skaters? Pathos – what emotional response did you have and why? Logos – how was the piece constructed?)