COMM 231 1st EditionLecture 18Outline of Last Lecture • A viewing of Project GreenlightOutline of Current Lecture • Documentary definition• Examples Current LectureWhat is a documentary?A documentary is a work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narrationSome examples are Blackfish, Tiny, and March of the PenguinsThere is a “suspicion of documentaries” that questions how much of it is real. People have the perception that a documentary is someone being followed around with a camera.Types:Early InvestigativePopular Factual EntertainmentReality TVDocusoaps (Daytime talk show)Docushow (DIY, travel, history)Example of House Hunters InternationalThis is a trick, they have already actually bought the house. Documentary as a tool addresses “ignored topics,” things that we don’t normally hear aboutMainstream film vs. documentary (what’s real and what’s not, there are different expectations)Other documentary examples: Hot Coffee ,2011Mardi Gras, 2005Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, 2011Consuming Kids, 2008Documentaries have exposition and illustration, voiceovers, interviews, reliance on experts, lookat ignored topics and things that aren’t
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