2. •The purpose of a documentary is to document i.e. report with
evidence something that has actually happened it can show this
by actual footage or reconstructions
•It can use a narrators voice over to anchor the meaning or rely
on the interjection by the narrator.
•The term documentary was coined by the film maker john
Grerson in 1926 to describe film made about on a south sea
island he defined documentary as the “ the creative treatment of
act vality ( or reality )
4. Open Vs Closed
Open: Questions left un answered
loose ends.
Closed: No loose ends and all
questions are answered.
5. Single strand V Multi-strand
Single strand: This is only one
narrative thread (our story line)
Multi Strand: More than one
narrative thread sometimes
these do converge, but always.
6. Linear V Non Linear
Linear: Follows chronological order
Non Linear: Doesn't follow time order
use of flashbacks and flash forwards.
