A2 media

1. Documentary codes and
conventions
Dea Helc
Mila Habek

2. •What is documentary?
•A documentary is a recording of an event, generaly
based on people perspectives and/or geniune facts

3. •Actuality footage
•This might be a actual real event which is documented
with a real people not an actres
•Archive of actual history events

4. •Voice over
•Unseen comentator explaning or telling the story
during the documentary, so the audience is encuradge
to belive the story

5. • Graphics
• Normally it is just two lines and a simple font not to distract audience
• It is used to establish interviewee’s name and relation to the subject

6. • Interview
• This allows people who are being filmed to speak directly about the events.
• This gives audience sense of realism