1. BACKGROUND OF DOCUMENTARY'S.
• Documentary's are created to document something that has
happened, reporting with evidence.
• They show this by using real footage from the event or creating
reconstructions, to show the viewer what happened in the
event.
• Documentary's use either a narrators voice over to anchor the
footage and meaning, or they use the participants that are
featuring in the documentary themselves with small interjection
every now and then from an unseen narrator.

2. TYPES OF DOCUMENTARY'S
Fully Narrated – This is when
there is an off screen narrator,
is used so that the viewer can
make sense of the visuals on
screen and dominate the
meanings. E.g. Human Planet
and Natural History
Fly on the Wall – This is when
the cameras are set up around
the location to be non
obstructive, so the camera crew
step back and don’t get in the
way so that the camera is
observing the action. This way,
any participants do not
acknowledge that the camera is
there. Eg. Educating Yorkshire

3. Mixed – This uses a combination of
interview, observation and narration.
This is used to advance the argument
or narrative within the documentary.
Self-Reflexive – When parts of the
documentary acknowledge the
presence of the camera and often
speak directly to the documentary
maker. Eg. Keeping up with the
Kardashians
TYPES OF DOCUMENTARY'S

4. Docudrama – When a event is re-enacted
or reconstruction to show exactly what
happened. Eg. The Reconstruction
Docusoap – They follow the lives of
certain individuals from the same
organisation, it is shown within a series
and at the end of the episode there is a
“next time”, this combines elements of
both, documentaries and soaps. Eg. The
Hotel
TYPES OF DOCUMENTARY'S