Self-reflexive documentaries follow people around with their knowledge that they are being filmed, and the subjects may stop to speak to the camera. Docudramas feature dramatized reenactments of real events. Fly on the wall documentaries involve an unobtrusive camera crew and commonly include interviews of the subjects. Docusoaps film people in a particular job or location over time and can be impacted by subjects changing behavior due to being filmed. Fully narrated documentaries use voiceovers to provide context and explanation for visuals, often seen in nature documentaries. Mixed documentaries combine different documentary techniques like interviews and archival footage.

2. Self- Reflexive
Self reflexive documentary is when the camera
follows a person or group of people around. The
people know that the camera is there and often
stop to talk to it. You may also see the film
maker in the documentary.

3. Docudrama
A docudrama features dramatized re-
enactments of actual events. It’s a documentary
because it really happened.

4. Fly on the wall
A fly on the wall documentary is when the
camera crew works as unobtrusively as possible.
It is common for the subjects in the
documentary to be interviewed.
Types of fly on the wall documentaries are
Direct Cinema in the USA and Cinema verite in
France.
Purely observational documentary.

5. Docusoap
A docusoap is when the documentary makers
film people in a particular occupation or location
over a period of time.
The Hawthorne effect can be relative to this
documentary as it proved that people change
their behaviour when they are being watched on
camera.

6. Fully Narrated
Fully narrated documentaries often use direct
address to convey exposition and anchors the
meaning there is a visual sense of authority.
There is a voice over the documentary.
Often used in nature documentries.

7. Mixed
A mixed documentary is a combination of
interviews, observations, actual footage from
different events, archive material and narration.