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Tower (2016)
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Tower is a 2016 documentary directed and produced by Keith Maitland.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })It is about the infamous August 1, 1966 University of Texas tower shooting, in which a deranged man, Charles Whitman, climbed the observation tower at the University of Texas and opened fire with a rifle. Before two policemen and a civilian made their way to the observation platform and killed him, Whitman killed 15 people.note That includes one unborn child in its 8th month of gestation, and one man who died of his wounds in 2001, but not Whitman's wife and mother, whom Whitman killed before he left the house that morning. 31 people were injured.Whitman is not shown onscreen and is not even named until the very end. Instead the documentary focuses entirely on the victims of and witnesses to the shooting. Stock footage from news cameras of the actual shooting is combined with a dramatization of events on the ground. Unlike most documentaries which would present dramatizations in live action, this film uses rotoscoped animation. Also included are rotoscoped Talking Heads animation of the actors, as well as live-action interviews with the actual witnesses themselves.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })This film was partially funded by an Indiegogo campaign in which it received $70,000 in six weeks. | |
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Death of a Child | |
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Death of a Child: Claire Wilson's unborn baby boy was killed when she was shot in the abdomen by Whitman. | |
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The Dead Have Names | |
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The Dead Have Names: Towards the end Claire Wilson reads off the names of every person who Charles Whitman killed, ending with "my baby boy." | |
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Bystander Syndrome: Both averted and played straight. The first person who sees Claire Wilson and her boyfriend Tom on the sidewalk runs for it as soon as he realizes what is happening. But later, another woman lies down with Claire for the better part of an hour, until two young men rush out, pick Claire up, and carry her away. | |
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Deliberately Monochrome: Most of the movie is in black and white to having to match up with the black and white archive footage. | |
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