Friday, September 10, 2010

General Analysis - Different types of documentary

Fully Narrated - A voiceover is used to convey the exposition.

The voiceover is used to make sense of the visuals and dominates their meaning, e.g. natural history documentaries.

Fly on the wall - Draws on the french film movement, cinema verite (truth).

The camera is unseen or ignored and simply records real events as they unfold.

Mixed - This is a combination of an interview, observation, actuality and archive material and narration to advance the argument / narrative.

Self - reflexive - When the subjects of the documentary acknowledge the presence of the camera and often speaks directly to the programme maker.

Docudrama - Re - enactment of events.

Docusoap - Documentary and soap opera.

A group of central protagonists.

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