2.  Expository Documentaries must have a voice over which addresses
the audience in a direct way
 The continuity of editing is used to illustrate the voiceovers
argument, assisted with images which marries with the points made
 They contain multiple footages, from interviews to archives
 Persuasive techniques are used to keep the audience intrigued and
maintain their empathy throughout the documantry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRlrGxUql
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3. Poetic Documentaries first trended in the 1920’s.
• Instead of organized images being hold, people were appearing as objects
• A particular tone is made, enhanced by the useful use of music
• Situations can be left unsolved or not understood properly similar to
poems, to keep the audience thinking
• They are usually described as ‘experimental’ seen pushing boundaries
being diverse from all the other documentary types
• Interesting use of unlinked images/shots used, related with music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPD2C0K3
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4. • They tend to use informal equipment sucj as handheld
cameras for a more realistic effect
• No voiceover is used
• No interviews are held
• The makers are told to follow the main people around to
observe what is key in the documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV6qQiM
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5. • They often tend to use hand held cameras
• Voiceovers are used usually by the maker of the documentary
• Direct sound recording is held
• Diverse use of archives are used such as
footages, newspapers, headlines and so on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gqteYh9h
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6. • Performative documentaries tend to stress the emotional
response to the world, being strongly personal and
unconventional
• The documentary makers present their views and comment
on the process of the documentary throughout the video
• The makers empathize with the subject and address the
audience in a emotional and sympathetic way
• Unconventionally the subject matter is often to do with the
identity rather than ‘factual’ subjects itself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW9Ic28q
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7. • Expressive music and dramatic music is made to
emphasis the expressive nature of film
• Voice overs used, usually questioning the audience
• Techniques from fiction film is used for a more
emotional and subjective response
• Suggestions made by the makers rather than actual
facts being said
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QsEPrRYj
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