Interactive documentaries

2.  Aninteractivedocumentaryisa documentaryproductionthatisdifferent
comparedtothemoretraditionalformsofvideo,audio,photographic—
byusingdifferentmultimediatoolsinthefilm.
 Interactivedocumentariesprovidesa uniquemediumtocreate non-
linearproductionsthatcombinephotography,text,audio,video,
animation,infographicsandothermedia forms.Making themstandout
againstthetraditionaltypeofdocumentariesproduced.

3.  Manydocumentariesfeature ‘interactive mode’. Scenesinvolve those who are being filmed responding to
questions theyare asked form an internalproducer or members of the public. Inthese interviews questions
asked by thefilm makermay beleft in/edited out. Theuse of the answers from the interviewees could be so that
they cantell their side of a story or give their opinion.
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 This modecan also belittle the interviewees, which it could be designed to makethemlook foolish, childish or
stupid. Also this mode makesaware of the presence from thecamera crew.
 Theopinion of the intervieweecould beseen as trustworthy/untrustworthydepending on the contextthat it is
applying to, also if the surroundingshots/nature of the statements being made in their own right.

4.  InteractiveDocumentariesarecommonly an investigation/researchtype of documentary.
 InteractiveDocumentariesreflecttheway in whichtheworld welive in is presented.
 The audienceis talkedto directly,through directaddress,in this type of documentary.Talkingdirectly to the
cameramakesthe audience feelmoreinvolved and subsequently, moreengaged.
 Interviewstend to beinformal, using long takesthroughout.
 Location shooting includes hand-heldcamerafilming, but could also move on to a whole crewusing techniques
such as a track to film.
 Thereisusually a voiceoverduring thedocumentary that gives extraand additional information about the
content that the viewersarewatching.