PPT-DOCUMENTARIES

The creativity of actuality John Grierson 1926 The aim of a documentary is to report something with evidence Documentaries can use narration to anchor meaning Have to based on fact and real events. Explicit. Generalizations included in a text about one or more of its subjects. Explicit meanings are sometimes thought as flawed in Western storytelling, because these audiences like meanings to be suggested and not explained. documentaries. Going on to work as a producer in both television and independent The Expository Mode of Documentary Representation. Table of Contents. 1) General ideas of documentary films. 2) Five modes of documentary films. 3) Expository mode of documentary representation. 4) Robert Flaherty and his documentaries. Reflexive and . Performative. Modes of Documentary Films. Table of Contents. 1) Reflexive Mode of Documentary Representation. 2) . Dziga. . Vertov. and . Man with a Movie Camera. 3) . Performative. Unit 27 . Documentary Formats . An expository documentary is a documentary that exposes a person or a topic. . The codes and conventions of an expository are:. A voice over . Rhetorical questions . Facts and figures . on the 7-Revolutions. Approach. Read. Watch. Listen. Interact. Investigate. Diverse Topics. Economic . Integration. population. Resources . Technology. Communication. Governance. Conflict. Great Sources On-Line. By Michelle Asafu-Adjaye. Conventions. Hand-held camera: . This is used to make the documentary more realistic and also because its easier and cheaper to follow the action with a hand-held camera.. By Michael . Gomersall. Studio News Readers. ‘Anchor’ the show. Speak clearly. Formal presentation. . - What they wear. . - How they speak. Don’t show emotion. Not Biased. Talk directly to camera. 1 A documentary can be an excellent way to communicate the research and analysis of your topic. You need to, however, make a careful decision in selecting the documentary category. You need to be a The two large-scale video documentaries of rock A number of libertarians are supporting campaigns by Documentaries. t. ake us where we often do not, cannot, or even do not want to go; they present the lives of people or subjects with whom we may have little in common, knowledge about, or interest in.. By . Nisha. and Liam . Documentary . A documentary is a movie or television or radio program that provides a factual record or report.. “Just as in literature, as the taste has moved from fiction to nonfiction, I think it’s going to happen in film as well. In a way you’re on a serendipitous journey, a journey which is more akin to the life experience… So for that period of time, as you watch the film, you are, in effect, in the shoes of another individual. What a privilege to have that experience.”. The Documentary Genre. Origins & Style. Types . and styles . of documentaries. Origins. John Grierson, a key figure in the British documentary school, is thought to have been the first to use the term to describe a film by Robert Flaherty in 1926, which he described as having “documentary value.”.