The results of a questionnaire on documentary preferences found that nature and food/health documentaries were most interesting to respondents. The most important elements were clear voiceovers and fly on the wall footage. Most respondents enjoyed seeing public perspectives and preferred an informative voiceover to a visible presenter.

1. Questionnaire on
Documentary
preferences -
RESULTS

3. Are there any specific documentary
genres you find particularly interesting?
News
Food and Health
Technology
Educational
Nature
Crime

4. What are the most important elements in
a documentary to you?
7
6
5 Clear Voiceover
4 Presenter
Fly on the wall footage
3
Specialist Interviews
2 Vox Pops
Editing
1
0
0 2 4 6 8

5. Do you enjoy seeing the perspective of
the public in a documentary?
No
Yes
No
Yes
0 5 10 15 20 25

6. Do you prefer an informative voice over
speaker or a visible presenter in a
documentary?
13
12.8
12.6
12.4
Voiceover
12.2
Presenter
12
11.8
11.6
11.4
Voiceover Presenter