What is a Documentary?
A documentary is something being documented that has actually happened providing the audience with an insight into a topic they may not know about and can educate an audience on said topic. This must be done in an entertaining way to sustain the interest of the audience. Entertainment is a huge factor in Documentaries via the audience now having more choice due to audience fragmentation through digital. In addition to this there are more specific channels devoted to documentaries, for example, 'Eden', this is narrowcasting.
Type of Documentary:
Fully Narrated: Offscreen voiceover used so the narrator is in charge, 'the voice of god'. The voice also makes sense of the visuals and dominates their meaning, e.g Natural History Documentaries
Mixed Documentry: Uses a combination of interview observation and narration to advance the argument archive material. Documentary focus for coursework.
Fly on the Wall: The camera is unseen and ignored. Simply record real events as they happen. Often no narration leaving the audience to their own conclusion, 'Cinema Verte'(Truth of Cinema).
Self Reflective: When the subject of the documentary acknowledges the presence of the cameras and often speaks directly to the camera/documentary maker.
Docusoap: These documentaries follow the lives of individuals usually with designated occupations.
Docudrama: A re-enactment of events as though they actually happened.
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