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> What specifically disqualifies something from being a “documentary”? Not the OP, but it seems like the same type of thing that disqualifies an article from b
by tivert 8y ago
> What specifically disqualifies something from being a “documentary”?
Not the OP, but it seems like the same type of thing that disqualifies an article from being a news report (and places it in the category of persuasive opinion piece).
- warp_factor 8y agoThanks for putting it in a single sentence! I would say that + focus on emotions vs facts.
- coldtea 8y agoDocumentary is not news reporting done in movie form. It's not supposed to be some "objective" filming of a real situation or a retelling of a story either. Some documentaries strive to that, others are whimsical, personal, subjective, surreal, and so on. Some include fiction, others create the situations they cover (and not just report on them). Modern documentary creators and festivals have embraced all kinds of narrative styles, from verite to mocumentary, and from first person narrative to surreal story fragments. Documentary is more of an umbrella category with a very rich variety than a specific "verite" style genre or the typical "WWII/nature" stuff. (I've worked on a few and studied the field)