Wednesday 30 November 2011

Types of documentaries
  • Observational- Records people in a natural environment (Big Brother)
  • Fly on the wall- Subjects observed over a period of time (Wife Swap)
  • Interactive- Film maker is both character and author (Louie Theroux)
  • Expository- Informs and educates (Planet Earth)
  • Drama Documentary- Dramatic reconstructions (Walking with dinosaurs)
  • Mockumentary- Has the forms and conventions of a documentary (The office)
  • Personal- Film maker addresses camera directly