In a Documentary the Voiceover is usually authoritative in some way, encouraging the audience to think that they either have some kind of specialist knowledge, enabling the programme /documentary to appear serious.
REAL FOOTAGE OF EVENTS
Documentary is essentially seen as 'non-fiction' however despite this there are debates around this. A convention of documentary is that all events presented to us are to be 'real' by the audience/viewer.
Documentary is essentially seen as 'non-fiction' however despite this there are debates around this. A convention of documentary is that all events presented to us are to be 'real' by the audience/viewer.
TECHNICALITY OF REALISM
Including 'natural' sound and lighting, inorder to reinforce the idea of being real and not constructed
Including 'natural' sound and lighting, inorder to reinforce the idea of being real and not constructed
ARCHIVE FOOTAGE/STILLS
To aid authenticity and to add further information which the film maker may be enable to obtain themselves.
To aid authenticity and to add further information which the film maker may be enable to obtain themselves.
INTERVIEW WITH EXPERTS
USE OF TEXT
The use of words on screen to anchor images in time and space. labels, dates etc trend to be believed unquestioningly and are quick and cheap way of conveying information.
The use of words on screen to anchor images in time and space. labels, dates etc trend to be believed unquestioningly and are quick and cheap way of conveying information.
SOUND
In most documentaries non-digetic sound is featured has been added. This has many affects. adding to the tension and realism of the feature
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