3. Traditional documentary formats
Where did we traditionally enjoy
documentaries?
1. Listen to them on the radio
(here)
2. Look at Photo-Journalism in
magazines & newspapers
(photography)
3. Watch them on Film / TV
(moving image)
10. Documentary Photo
What are the limitations of the
format?_
How much of the ‘truth’ can we
get from a photo?
How important is ‘feeling’ &
‘mood’ to photo documentary?
12. How are the different formats changing?
1) Radio documentary (broadcast radio)
● Where did we traditionally listen to
‘radio’ documentaries?__________
● Where do we listen to them now, and
what are they called?_________
● What are the benefits of streaming
podcasts?_________
13. How are the different formats changing?
2) Photography
● Where did we look at documentary
photos before?
● Where do we look at them now?
● How has greater access changed
the viewers relationship with
documentary photos?
14. How are the different formats changing?
3) Film / Video
● Where did we traditionally
watch documentaries, and
how has that changed?
● How has VOD changed the
format/structure of video
documentaries?
15. New technology means new mediums for
documentary producers to explore….
One of the exciting new
formats is Virtual Reality
documentaries, which are
often app based and played
over headsets.