A documentary is when you use pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to produce a factual report on the chosen subject, it can also be based of official documents. this is usually presented in a film, television program or a radio program. This is mostly made to show aspects about the subject that need to be known. an example of this is " The thin blue line" directed by Errol Morris. This shows a crime that was unfairly blamed on someone who was innocent, it eventually showed who was really involved in the crime.
Expository Documentary
An Expository Documentary contains a disembodied and authoritative voice over which will always directly address the audience on the contents in the accompanying images. The facts and arguments are provided by a voice over which also gives the images meaning in the documentary.
An example of an Expository documentary is America's Most Wanted.
Observational Documentaries
The performative mode of documentary is the direct opposite of the observational where unobtrusive observation of the subject is the director's aim. Performative documentary emphasizes the filmmaker's own involvement with the subject
An example is a documentary called KNUCKLE which can be seen below.
Interactive Documentaries
A web documentary, interactive documentary, or multimedia documentary is a documentary production that differs from the more traditional forms—video, audio, photographic—by applying a full complement of multimedia tools. The user is able to modify its journey through the documentary based on their responses.
An example of this would be a documentary call Bear 71. the trailer for this can be seen below.
Reflexive Documentaries
Reflexive Documentaries Definition Conventions Examples of reflexive documentaries History Reflexive documentaries show the viewer how the documentary is constructed(in terms of editing and portrayal of the truth) and the film maker is a part of the documentary and provides the narrative to the documentary
an example of this is a documentary called The Road, this can be seen below.
Performative Documentaries
The performative mode of documentary is the direct opposite of the observational where unobtrusive observation of the subject is the director's aim. Performative documentary emphasizes the filmmaker's own involvement with the.
Here is a example of a Performative Documentary, this is called supersize me.
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