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TYPES OF DOCUMENTARIE
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Expository, Observational, Participatory, Poetic, Reflexive and Performative
WHAT IS A DOCUMENTARY?
A documentary is a movie, television or radio program that provides a factual record or report.
Speak directly to the viewer
Often in the form of an authoritative commentary employing voiceovers or titles proposing a strong argument and point of view
The documentaries are usually rhetorical and try to persuade the viewer
For example: Super Size Me (Morgan Spurlock, 2004)
EXPOSITORY DOCUMENTARIES
OBSERVATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES
Attempt to simply and spontaneously observe lived life with minimum intervention
Often includes voiceover commentaries, post-synchronised dialogue or music or re-enactments
The type of documentaries aim for immediacy, intimacy and revelation of individual human character in ordinary life situations
For example: Big Brother (TV Series)
PARTICIPATORY DOCUMENTARIES
Emphasises interaction between filmmaker and the subjects
This type of documentary usually takes the form of serious interviews or other forms of direct involvement
For example: Atari: Game Over (Zak Penn, 2014)
POETIC DOCUMETARIES
Organises images of the material world by means of associations and patterns (both in terms of time and space)
These type of documentaries are fragmentary, impressionistic and lyrical
For example: Koyaanisqatsi – Life out of Balance (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)
REFLEXIVE DOCUMENTARIES
Aids the audience in their understanding of the process of construction in film so that they can develop a sophisticated and critical attitude
They prompt us to question the authenticity of the documentary in general
For example: A Man With A Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)