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In Cold Blood: Videos

VCE Literature Units 1&2

Source: Telegraph Media Group Limited (2019).

Level 1"Choosing to write a true account of an actual murder case--was altogether literary. The decision was based on a theory I've harbored since I first began to write professionally.... It seemed to me that journalism, reportage, could be forced to yield a serious new art form: the 'nonfiction novel'." (Plimpton, 1966, January 16)

Turman Capote being interviewed by George Plimpton in the New York Times in 1966.

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In Cold Blood | Movie adapations

Level 1 resourceFilm and videoUsing YouTube on campus help and instructionsTo view this video on campus remember to first login to your school Google account using your mConnect username and password. Click here for more help on using YouTube on campus.

Given the subject matter the following video/s may be distressing to some viewers. This video has been made available for Senior School students studying In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

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IN COLD BLOOD dramatizes actual events and people in a realistic, technically well-crafted fashion, based upon Truman Capote's novel. The movie is a faithful docudrama about the real-life mass murder of the Clutter family, which took place in Holcomb, Kansas on November 15, 1959 by two psychopathic killers. © 1967, renewed 1995 Pax Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

When using this video don't forget to cite and reference your sources. For more information and help see the Kerferd Library referencing guide and / or CiteMaker.
In text reference / citation: Brooks (1967) or (Brooks, 1967)
Bibliography / Reference list:Brooks, R., (1966). In cold Blood [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/loRNwWFHvwY

Level 2 resourceFilm and videoUsing YouTube on campus help and instructions
Given the subject matter the following video/s may be distressing to some viewers. These videos have been made available for Senior School students studying In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

On November 15, 1959, the Clutter family are brutally murdered. Interviews with the people who knew the Clutter's and the police who worked the case focus on the event that would change the world.

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When using this video don't forget to cite and reference your sources. For more information and help see the Kerferd Library referencing guide and / or CiteMaker.
In text reference / citation: Berg (2017) or (Berg, 2017)
Bibliography / Reference list: Berg, A. (2017). Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders - Episode 01: Farm Family Murders [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://clickv.ie/w/ZdNl

After the Clutter family murders, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith are on the run. New interviews give insight into the people they were before the murders. Truman Capote becomes interested in the case.

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When using this video don't forget to cite and reference your sources. For more information and help see the Kerferd Library referencing guide and / or CiteMaker.
In text reference / citation: Berg (2017) or (Berg, 2017)
Bibliography / Reference list: Berg, A. (2017). Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders - Episode 02: Killers On the Run [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://clickv.ie/w/7eNl

Dick Hickcock and Perry Smith are caught in Las Vegas and are returned to Garden City, where they experience an uneasy time. Interviews explore their return and subsequent trial.

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When using this video don't forget to cite and reference your sources. For more information and help see the Kerferd Library referencing guide and / or CiteMaker.
In text reference / citation: Berg (2017) or (Berg, 2017)
Bibliography / Reference list: Berg, A. (2017). Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders - Episode 03: The Intruders On Trial [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://clickv.ie/w/LeNl

Truman Capote's book languishes because he wants to end it with the executions, but the executions are on hold during the appeals process. New interviews talk about the executions.

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When using this video don't forget to cite and reference your sources. For more information and help see the Kerferd Library referencing guide and / or CiteMaker.
In text reference / citation: Berg (2017) or (Berg, 2017)
Bibliography / Reference list: Berg, A. (2017). Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders -Episode 04: The Gallows and The Novel [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://clickv.ie/w/XeNl

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