Documentaries

Question 1

What is a documentary? 🌱

Answer 1

A non-fic 🎥 focused on REAL EVENTS that attempts to pres REALITY to us

Question 2

The 3️⃣ 🎥 Conventions

Answer 2

1. Actuality footage [archival or stock]
2. Hand Held Cam shots ✋🏾
3. Interviews 🎤

Question 3

The 4️⃣ EDITING Conventions in Documentary film ✂️

Answer 3

1. Still images 🧍🏿‍♀️
2. Montage Editing 🎵1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣🎵
3. Graphics/Title/Captions 📝
4. Cross/jump cuts

Question 4

The 2️⃣ SOUND 🎶 conventions in docs

Answer 4

1. Non-diegetic music
2. Voice-over narrations

Question 5

The 2️⃣ ‘ACTING’ conventions in docs 👭

Answer 5

1. Characters
2. Re-enactment/Construction

Question 6

WHAT are the 5️⃣ documentary modes and who made them?

🙏🏻/👁️/✍️/🎭/🦵🏾🔨

Answer 6

BILL NICHOLS

1. PARTICIPATORY
   - Filmmaker 🟰 participant
   - They listen 👂🏾
   - Ask Questions
   - Interact with subjects
2. OBSERVATIONAL [or CINEMA VÉRITÉ]
   - Observe events + ✅ let them unfold with 0️⃣ interference
3. POETIC
   - Little to ❌ Narrative
   - USE 🏞️+🎶 + juxtaposition to tell an abstract story
4. PERFORMATIVE
   - Filmmakers own experience
   - +++ Subjective & personal
5. REFLEXIVE
   - Exposes artificiality of docs
   - Offers behind scenes