- Observation - The programme makers pretend the camera is unseen or ignored by the people tking part in the event. This puts the audience in the position as an eye witness.
- Interview - People give opinions and information. Documentaries often rely heavily on interviews.
- Dramatisation - All documentaries use a sense of drama through the observation element.
- Mise-en-scene - Documentary makers carefully contruct shots.
- Exposition - The line of argument in a documentary. It can be viewed as what a documentary is saying to an audience.
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Features of Documentaries
John Corner of the University of Liverpool said there are 5 central elements of the documentary
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