Generic Research Summation
Documentaries are a way of documenting a nonfictional event/ issue that has happened or is happening. Theorist, John Grierson defined the term documentary as 'creative treatment of actuality', in 1926
Common Codes and Conventions
- Vox Pox
- Interviews with people that are related to the documentary subject or with professionals
- Narrator - voice over/ host exploring issue
- Handheld camera to convey realism
- Archive footage
- Establishing Shots - setting the scene
- Close up - evoke intimacy with viewer and victim
- Simple editing - not to distract from the documentary
Bill Nicole's 6 Mode of Documentary theory
The most used form of documentary film is the observational mode, as highlighted in Bill Nicole's theory, in which the filmaker is hidden behind the camera and has no intervention on the outcome in the documentary. This style is commonly referred to as the "fly on the wall" technique as nothing is staged or set up for the camera. I will use this type of documentary mode in my coursework as it fits the conventional mode of documentaries and it will interesting to explore this. However, I will also use the participatory mode in my coursework and this will be done through interviews. I will also use voice overs which is also a common feature of documentaries.
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