Types of documentary
Participatory Documentary - is where the documentary maker appears heavily throughout the filming often posing questions to the interview subject in frame, sharing and discussing their experiences of this. Participatory documentary is something the likes of Louis Theroux use heavily when creating their documentaries.
Fully Narrated Documentaries Fully narrated documentaries is where an offscreen voice is used to link the various pieces of footage or interviews. This is often called the "Voice of God" It's often used to provide a sense of authority, an example of documentaries that use the fully narrated style are loose change - 9/11
Fly on the wall Fly on the wall is a covert form of documentary making, where the camera's are either hidden or a camera crew films from a far away angle trying to maintain the realism of normal life. Camera's can be rigged up with no real need for a cameracrew to work and maintain them.
Mixed - A mixed documentary is where multiple documentary styles are used in the one documentary.
Self Reflexive Documentary - Self reflexive documentatries are where the narrator or the lead talk directly to the camera acknowledging it's presence, Participatory documentary styles are involved in the documentary type.
Docudrama - Docudramas are reconstructions which depict or recreate a historical event an example of a docudrama would be Crimewatch
Docusoaps - Docusoaps follow characters about in real life situations, are often called Mockumentaries as the situations can be constructed for TV purposes. Examples of a docusoap would be; Dog the Bounty Hunter or Nothing to Declare
Fully Narrated Documentaries Fully narrated documentaries is where an offscreen voice is used to link the various pieces of footage or interviews. This is often called the "Voice of God" It's often used to provide a sense of authority, an example of documentaries that use the fully narrated style are loose change - 9/11
Fly on the wall Fly on the wall is a covert form of documentary making, where the camera's are either hidden or a camera crew films from a far away angle trying to maintain the realism of normal life. Camera's can be rigged up with no real need for a cameracrew to work and maintain them.
Mixed - A mixed documentary is where multiple documentary styles are used in the one documentary.
Self Reflexive Documentary - Self reflexive documentatries are where the narrator or the lead talk directly to the camera acknowledging it's presence, Participatory documentary styles are involved in the documentary type.
Docudrama - Docudramas are reconstructions which depict or recreate a historical event an example of a docudrama would be Crimewatch
Docusoaps - Docusoaps follow characters about in real life situations, are often called Mockumentaries as the situations can be constructed for TV purposes. Examples of a docusoap would be; Dog the Bounty Hunter or Nothing to Declare
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