TIPS ON PREPARATION A REPORT ON A VIDEO/DOCUMENTARY

1. Watch the video and focus on watching:

• Find the video/documentary specifically discusses on the local and global current
issues and ethics in finance. Start to watch the video. If you didn’t understand it at
the first time, watch it again until you find the main point that the
video/documentary wants to highlight.

2. Get down to answer to the questions:

• Try to identify “what, where, when, why and how” from the synopsis of the video
or documentary. These would be the bare bones to write a quick rundown. This is
the main paragraph of it which would give readers a quick overview of what the
video is about. Thus, be able to get the important details to answer these questions.

3. Write down notes while watching:

• Write down the main points presented in the video. You may also write keywords
or clue words, which will remind you about the essentials presented in the video.
Once you have the point notes down, begin expanding on those points. It is best
that at this stage you write from your memory of the work. This will ensure that
you are using your own words.

4. Organize the material:

• Start with the video report writing using a clear identification of the work. Identify
the background information, including the main point, title and author. Present the
summary of the video in a neutral fashion.

5. Write in concise manner:

• The video summaries must be short and to the point. You may refers any references
or materials to support on the writing of the contents (e.g.: literature review related
to the issues, theories, etc.). Conclude the overview with the main point discussed.

6. Review your work:

• Check for information accuracy. Be ready to revise when needed.

7. Find your mistakes:

• Look for spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes

8. Be punctual:

• Submit before the deadline.

GUIDELINES:

The following is a suggested guideline for preparing your group assignment reports:

Cover Page

(Include Video/Documentary Title, Student Names, Date of Submission)

Introduction

Current Situation Analysis and pertinent Background including a synopsis of the relevant
information from the video/documentary. (If appropriate – should be written last to focus on
key points/findings)

Content

• Literature Review/Key Issues/Goals/Problems

• Findings from the video/documentary

• Comments and Recommendations

It is important that all guesstimates or creative ideas be founded upon some economic
rationale.

Conclusion

Make a conclusion based on what the video/documentary is about with your own words.

References

It is recommended that your source business journals, periodicals, and textual references as
well as any online research. Make sure you support your ideas with facts and figures.

Please try to use your own words and ideas based on research rather than copy and paste other’s
words from the internet.

You should use APA style in-line citations, image source citations, and an alphabetical

CITATION LIST in a references section.

Appendices

All charts, financials, visuals, and other related items can be placed here and referenced in the
report.

Note: Use APA formatting throughout your paper.

Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt.
Margins: 1 inch all around
Page Numbers: on every page
15 – 20 pages

Examples or suggestions of Movies/Documentaries:

Inside Job: Financial Crisis Movie (2010-Documentary/Crime)

The global financial meltdown that took place in fall 2008 caused
millions of job and home losses and plunged the United States into a
deep economic recession. Matt Damon narrates a documentary that
provides a detailed examination of the elements that led to the collapse
and identifies keys financial and political players. Director Charles
Ferguson conducts a wide range of interviews and traces the story from
the United States to China to Iceland to several other global financial
hot spots.

Banking on Bitcoin: Finance Documentary (2017-Documentary)

Bitcoin is the most disruptive invention since the Internet, and now an
ideological battle is underway between fringe utopist and mainstream
capitalism. Banking on Bitcoin is a documentary film highlighting the
birth of Bitcoin and the underlying technology that drives it, the Block
Chain. The film shows the players who are defining how this technology
will shape our lives

The Corporation: Finance Documentary (2003-Documentary)

The documentary shows the development of the contemporary
business corporation, from a legal entity that originated as
government-chartered institution meant to affect specific public
functions to the rise of the modern commercial institution entitled to
most of the legal rights of a person.

ANOTHER SUGGESTION MOVIES/DOCUMENTARY:

1. The Big Short (2015): Financial Crisis – Stock Market Movie

2. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): True Story – Stock Market Movie
3. Rogue Trader (1999): Stock Trading Movie – True Story
4. Margin Call (2011): Stock Trading Fiction
5. Boiler Room (2000): Pump & Dump Fiction
6. The China Hustle (2018): Finance & Trade Documentary
7. Chasing Madoff (2010): Stock Market Scam, True Story
8. Too Big to Fail (2011): Documentary, Finance Movie