Documentary is a broad category of non fictional motion pictures that primarily document most aspects of reality such as maintaining a historical event and reality interviews etc.
Expository documentaries
Expository documentaries speak directly to its viewer, usually in the form of an authoritative commentary voiceover or titles, proposing a strong argument and point of view. These films are rhetorical, and try to persuade the viewer. The commentary often sounds objective, the voice would usually be a white male middleclass narrator. Images are often not paramount; they exist to advance the argument for instants mainly to show the realness. The style firmly presses upon us to read the images in a certain fashion. Historical documentaries in this mode deliver an unproblematic and objective account and interpretation of past events.
Example: Chanel 4 documentary of Krays. Lords of the underworlds
Example: Chanel 4 documentary of Krays. Lords of the underworlds
Observational documentary
Observational documentaries attempt to simply observe lived life with a minimum of interference. The first observational docs date back to the 1960’s. Post-production editing using a notebook-style format is used to emphasise the main parts of the show and also makes it more interesting. The films aimed for immediacy, intimacy, and revelation of individual human character in ordinary life situations. Example of observational documentaries are 16 and pregnant, jersey shore and teen cribs.
Example: Jersey shore
Reflexive documentary
Reflexive documentaries the film maker acknowledges their presence in front of the camera and provides a narrative to the documentary. These types of documentary prompt us to question the authenticity of documentary. It is the most self-conscious of all the modes, and is highly doubtful of realism.
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