modes of documentary
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By Amarjit Singh
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Bill Nichols decided that their were six modes of Documentary. They were:
• Poetic mode• Expository mode• Observational mode• Participatory mode• Reflexive mode• Performative mode
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• Started in 1920’s• There is no beginning, middle or
end in this mode• It focuses on abstract, expression
and emotion and is subjective• documentary is not in a specific
order and there's no rhythm to it.
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Time - A Poetic Documentary
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• Often referred to as “voice of god” this mode directs the audience through narration and is associated with the 1920’s and 1930’s
• Often includes images and archive footage over a voice over
• Involves the audience into the subject of the documentary and often develops an argument as the documentary progresses.
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Belfast Northern Ireland - Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men
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• Started in 1960’s and observes the world as it happens
• Often have no voice-over commentary, music or interviews
• Participates in the documentary behave as if no filmmakers or camera are there
• Camera is small, light and often hidden• Example include Big Brother.
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Educating The East End | Season 1 Episode 1
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• This is when the encounter between the film-maker and the subject is recorded, as the film-maker actively engages with the situation as they are documenting, while asking questions and sharing experiences
• Gives the audience a sense of what it is like for the film maker to be in a given situation
• Often includes interviews and voice overs.
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Danny Dyer’s deadliest men
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• This demonstrates consciousness of the progress or reading documentary
• Engages actively with the issue, acknowledges the presence of the viewer and the modality judgements
• Viewer has more than one judgement• Speaks about the historical world and about
the problems and issues of representing it.
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The Road
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• This is when the documentary acknowledges the emotional and subjective aspects of documentary and presents ideas as part of a context, having different meanings for different people, often autobiographical in nature
• Often addresses the audience and can be educational and informative
• Audience respond in an emotional way and allows them to gain more understanding of the event.
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