1. Features of a documentary.
Charli Williams
There are five main elements to a documentary...
2. Interviews: (Main Feature)
TV documentaries use interviews to make a contrast
between observation sequences. Interviews can
either be completely uninterrupted or they can be
intercut fragments.
3. Observation:
This is putting the audience in a role of an
eye witness. Also, it is where the
programme makers pretend that camera is
on scene.
5. Mise-En-Scene:
The setting that the directors and producers use
in the frame, the documentary makers carefully
construct the shot using props and lighting, e.g. -
interviews.
6. Exposition:
The argument in the documentary, and what
the documentary is trying to say. Sequences
can be used to allow the audience to make
their own conclusions.