There are seven main types of documentaries: fly on the wall, docusoap, docudrama, reality TV, mixed, self reflective, and fully narrated. Fly on the wall documentaries have little to no narration and allow the audience to draw their own conclusions. Docusoaps follow individuals within a community in detail over time. Docudramas reconstruct events to portray atmospheres and feelings. Reality TV combines information and entertainment. Mixed documentaries use interviews, observation, archive footage, and narration. Self reflective documentaries have subjects aware of being filmed who speak to the camera. Fully narrated documentaries rely on a narrator throughout to convey information and arguments.

1. TYPES OF DOCUMENTARY

2. THERE ARE SEVEN TYPES OF
DOCUMENTARIES THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 Fly on the wall
Docusoap
Docudrama
Reality TV
Mixed
Self reflective
Fully narrated

3. FLY ON THE WALL
Fly on the wall documentary is where the camera is unseen or ignored,
Fly on the wall show the real events which take place with little or no narration.
The camera is unobtrusive and is used to allow the audience to come up with their
own conclusion.
Some examples of fly on the wall documentaries are;
-Big Brother
-The family
-Educating Essex

4. DOCUSOAP
A Docusoap is a program which follows the lives of individuals,
and is set within one community. Docusoaps are often long running , as they
Go into detail about each character and their lives.
Some examples of Docusoaps are:
-One born every minute
-Teen Mom
-My big fat gypsy wedding

5. DOCUDRAMA
Docudrama feature a reconstruction of a certain event as though they
have just happened, this gives the audience an idea of the atmosphere
and the feelings surrounding that event.
An example of a docudrama is crime watch.

6. REALITY TV
Reality TV is factual television, it is also known as infotainment.
It is a combination of information and entertainment. It first applied for
news magazine programs. Reality TV was established between 1989 and 1999.
Some examples of Reality TV shows;
- Miami Ink
- Real Housewives
- Here comes Honey Boo Boo

7. MIXED DOCUMENTARIES
Mixed documentaries use a combination of interviews, observation
and narration.
They also include archive footage of a certain event or issue.
The narrator in a mixed documentary links everything together, and
advances the narrative
Some examples of mixed documentaries are;
-The devil made me do it
-Music Biz

8. SELF REFLECTIVE DOCUMENTARIES
A self reflective documentary is where the person in the scene knows
that the camera is following them and sometimes even talks directly
to the camera.
Some examples of Self reflective documentaries are:
- Teen Mom

9. FULLY NARRATED DOCUMENTARIES
Fully narrated documentaries is were there is a narrator , talking
throughout of the documentary to convey the argument and to
help the situation to be understood.