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There are different types of documentaries that provide factual information about various subjects. A documentary can use official documents, pictures, or interviews with real people involved in events to report on a particular topic. To be good, a documentary needs a skilled documentarian, interesting subject material, and strong camera work. Some common modes of documentaries are reflexive, where the filmmaker acknowledges their presence on camera; observational, which follows a person or event as it unfolds; expository, giving an analysis of a topic or person; and participatory, allowing engagement between the filmmaker and subjects.

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There are different types of documentaries that provide factual information about various subjects. A documentary can use official documents, pictures, or interviews with real people involved in events to report on a particular topic. To be good, a documentary needs a skilled documentarian, interesting subject material, and strong camera work. Some common modes of documentaries are reflexive, where the filmmaker acknowledges their presence on camera; observational, which follows a person or event as it unfolds; expository, giving an analysis of a topic or person; and participatory, allowing engagement between the filmmaker and subjects.

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DOCUMENTARIES

By Max Abreu, Connor Hutton and James


Wyeth.

What is a documentary?
Adjective
1. consisting of or based on official documents.
documentary evidence of regular payments from the
company
2. Using pictures or interviews with people involved in real
events to provide a factual report on a particular subject.
a documentary programme about Manchester United
Noun
1. A film or television or radio programme that provides a
factual report on a particular subject.

What makes a good documentary?


If the documentary has a good documentarian, then it is
worth watching. For example, if Louis Theroux did a
documentary on the poo he did yesterday, I would one
hundred percent watch it. But if Steve Backshall did one on
the worlds most intelligent chimp, I wouldnt care at all.
James Wyeth, Tuesday 12th July 2016
. Good camera work
. Interesting source material.
.

What types/modes of documentaries exist?

Different types of modes:


Reflexive - In which the film-maker acknowledges their

presence and are in front of the camera.


Observational Being there as events unfold, these
documentaries tend to follow a person or event and
document their journey as it occurs.
Expository An analysis and exposition of a person or
topic.
Participatory Welcomes direct engagement between
filmmaker and subjects.

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