The document discusses different types of documentaries including fully narrated, fly on the wall, mixed, self-reflexive, docu-drama, and docusoap. Fully narrated documentaries use voiceovers to provide context to visuals, while fly on the wall films observe situations without acknowledging the cameras. Mixed documentaries combine interviews, observations, and narration. Self-reflexive documentaries feature subjects acknowledging the camera. Docu-dramas reenact past events, and docusoaps follow individuals' daily lives in an organization.

1. Documentary Genre
Purpose: Documentation of facts that actually
occured by using actual footage or
reconstructions to portray it.

2. With the recent development in the digital age documentary
filmmakers work much harder to attain their audience.
They entice their audience with interesting stories and incorporating
celebrity presenters in their documentaries as they are famous and
people will more likely to watch the documentary.

3. Types of Documentary

4. Fully Narrated
Off screen voice over to make sense of the
visuals and documents their meaning.
Eg. Natural History Documentaries, Blue Planet by the BBC

5. The Fly on the Wall
Obtrusively set up cameras which records the truth of the
situation.
Participants do not acknowledge the presence of it
observing the action.
Eg. Educating Essex, Educating Yorkshire

6. Mixed Documentary
With a combination of interviews, observations
and narration to advance the narrative or
argument.
Eg. The Devil Made me Do it Documentary

7. Self Reflexive
The subjects featured acknowledge the camera
and often speak directly at the
interviewer/documentary maker.
Eg. Driving Me Crazy by Nick Broomfield

8. Docu-drama
Re-enactment of events that supposed to have
happened.
Eg. The Mummies and The Wonders Of Ancient Egypt, The Real Face of
Jesus

9. Docusoap
Following the daily lives of individuals in an organisation.
Combining Soap opera and documentary together.
Eg. BBC Call Center