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Documentary

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6 Types of Documentary Film...

Bill Nichols is an American film critic and pioneer in the specific study of documentary making. In his best selling book 'Introduction to Documentary' he outlines documentaries into six key categories...

Poetic documentaries

Expository documentaries

Observational documentaries

Participatory documentaries

Reflexive documentaries

Performative documentaries

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Expository Documentaries

Key points...

Speak directly to the viewer, often authoritatively.

Attempt to be persuasive. Narration has 'voice of god' quality.

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Participatory Documentaries

Key points...

Participatory film makers believe it's impossible to film and not disrupt the subject of the documentary.

They employ direct engagement with the documentary subject.

The relationship between the film maker and subject is key in the making of the documentary.

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Poetic Documentaries

Key points...

Visually fragmented in terms of space and time. People represented as entities- things that

exist. Impressionistic and lyrical.

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Performative documentaries

Key points...

Stress the subjects feelings or emotion. May enact events to engage the audience into

placing themselves in the subjects position. Often unconventional or experimental.

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Reflexive documentaries

Key points...

These documentaries do not attempt to present a window to another world in which we simply observe.

They construct a narrative in which facts may be slightly distorted. Possibly creating a bias representation of facts.

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Observational Documentaries

Key points...

Attempt to be spontaneous Minimum interference with the subject matter. Ushered in the birth of 'fly on the wall'

documentaries

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Example... Super Size Me

Super Size Me Documentary created and featuring Morgan

Spurlock. Nominated for Best Documentary at the Oscars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2diPZOtty0

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Example... Frozen Planet

Frozen Planet BBC Production Narrated by David Attenborough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR-xllh_h5A

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Example- Sans Soleil

Sans Soleil Made in 1983 by Chris Marker An anonymous female voice narrates the

thoughts of a traveller as they move from one destination to the next.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKOJUgTqFtY

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Example...The Educational Testing Service

60th Anniversary of ETS Documentary created to celebrate the

anniversary of the ETS America Web based documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HwCYzHJ1GQ

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Example... Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back Made in 1967 by D.A. Pennebaker Shot in the Summer of '67 in England Focus was on Bob Dylan's UK tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GQzkzmRpDU

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Example... Louis Theroux

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Activity...

Research news stories on the internet and find a story which you think would make a good documentary.

Select a documentary mode and justify why you believe the subject/ story would fit well with the documentary type you have selected.