This document defines and describes several documentary types including docudrama, which reenacts real events with actors; fly on the wall documentaries which observe situations without interfering using cinema verité or direct cinema techniques; docusoaps which follow people in a particular occupation or location over time with more entertainment focus; mixed documentaries which combine various materials like interviews and archive footage with narration; fully narrated documentaries with voice-over narration that don't show the speaker anchoring the meaning of visuals; and self-reflexive documentaries where the camera is acknowledged and the filmmaker may appear on screen.
3. Fly on the wall
An unnoticed observer of a particular situation. Two
types of cinema.
Cinema Verité (French) Direct Cinema (US) -all
about raw true form. No voice over etc...
4. Docusoap
A documentary following people in particular
occupation a location over a period of time. More
focused on entertainment.
6. Fully Narrated
Voice of god narration – don’t see the person that’s
talking. The voice over uses direct address.
Anchors the meaning of visuals you are seeing.
Tone of voice –Authority.
7. Self Reflexive
The camera follows people around – the subjects
acknowledge the camera. May see film maker on
screen.
