1/24/2017 0 Comments Documentary and mockumentaryDocumentary and rockumentary films both manipulate footage (created and real) to express a certain point of view. While documentaries have the air of legitimacy and the pleading sense of reality to aid in their effectiveness, mockumentaries generally receive a wider audience due to their entertainment value. Film forms:
Documentaries are films that use real footage to express a certain idea. They come in many different forms and types. Often referred to as the 'creative treatment of actuality' (Kerrigan McIntyre, 112), documentary content is subject to the director of their film. The PBS Media Literacy Program defines 'documentary' film as a film that 'refers to film or video that explores a subject in a way the public expects to be factual and accurate. Documentaries may be balanced by including various viewpoints, or they may be subjective, offering the viewpoint and impressions of one producer'.
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