Documentary Mini-Task
A documentary is a film, television or radio program that uses pictures and/interviews with people involved in a real event to provide factual report on a particular subject. There are many different types of documentaries, in this post I'll go over and give some examples of some of them;
Expository Documentaries:
The expository documentary on the other hand constructs a specific argument or a point of view for the audience. Generally, the formula is a resonating, authoritative voice that tell you something with corresponding footage proving that it is, indeed, true. An example is David Attenborough's 2016 Planet Earth 2;
Observational Documentaries:
An observational documentary is when a filmmaker refrains from engaging or interacting in the subjects daily life and the circumstances surrounding them. By maintaining an observational mode, the director/filmmaker allows the subject to forget the presence of the camera and behave naturally, thereby letting the audience empathize with the subject/situation easier. Here is Frederick Wiseman's Hospital, one of the earliest examples of observational documentaries.
Interactive Documentaries:
An interactive documentary that is made well will allow the filmed people to express their opinions and views, however it will heavily feature the filmmaker interacting with subjects to show contrary opinions, therefore offering the spectator a balanced view.
Reflexive Documentaries:
In a reflexive documentary the filmmaker will attempt to expose the conventions of documentary to the audience. They are built of shots that try to capture everyday life in order to document for the audience exactly what is taking place as it would happen.
Performative Documentaries:
Performative documentaries are the opposite of observational and will put emphasis on the filmmakers personal involvement and engagement with the subjects and topics in discussion. This is usually used too enable the audience to empathize on a social and emotional level.
Conclusion:
The expository documentary on the other hand constructs a specific argument or a point of view for the audience. Generally, the formula is a resonating, authoritative voice that tell you something with corresponding footage proving that it is, indeed, true. An example is David Attenborough's 2016 Planet Earth 2;
Observational Documentaries:
An observational documentary is when a filmmaker refrains from engaging or interacting in the subjects daily life and the circumstances surrounding them. By maintaining an observational mode, the director/filmmaker allows the subject to forget the presence of the camera and behave naturally, thereby letting the audience empathize with the subject/situation easier. Here is Frederick Wiseman's Hospital, one of the earliest examples of observational documentaries.
Interactive Documentaries:
An interactive documentary that is made well will allow the filmed people to express their opinions and views, however it will heavily feature the filmmaker interacting with subjects to show contrary opinions, therefore offering the spectator a balanced view.
Reflexive Documentaries:
In a reflexive documentary the filmmaker will attempt to expose the conventions of documentary to the audience. They are built of shots that try to capture everyday life in order to document for the audience exactly what is taking place as it would happen.
Performative Documentaries:
Performative documentaries are the opposite of observational and will put emphasis on the filmmakers personal involvement and engagement with the subjects and topics in discussion. This is usually used too enable the audience to empathize on a social and emotional level.
Conclusion:
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