2006-11-23 14:47:52 · 13 answers · asked by sue k 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Well to me it means that it is a collection of information on a subject
thrown together to try and give you a real picture of what it was really like.
2006-11-23 16:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by BLACKY 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A documentary is a film about a person or persons, living of dead or about historical events. To be a true documentary, it must not show re-enactments or bring actors to play the role of this or that character.
Where a documentary uses actors to play scenes, this then becomes a docudrama and strictly speaking is veering away from what history might have actually said about a person or persons or an historical event.
2006-11-23 22:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me a documentary is something where the presenter aims to educate the watcher about a certain subject. This can be done by including the use of old and/or new pictures/film, interviews with people who were there or involved, and experts on the subject. Archaeological finds etc if it is on ancient history.
In brief an educational program.
2006-11-23 15:07:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A documentary should do these:
Educate with trustworthy research and facts.
It should document its subject matter in the most natural manner, causing little or no interference to situations/ environments/ wildlife/ cultures etc.
It can be entertaining and artistic - and it should be - but it should be about something real and not be confused with reality TV (which is not real but is really about constructed situations).
Ace examples of great documentaries: Anything hosted by David Attenborough; The Celts; Wildlife On One; many of the National Geographic programmes; Child Of Our Time.
2006-11-23 15:05:59 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo user 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A documentary film is one that depicts an event, told in the medium of film with narration. The film is often archival but can be newly shot, depending on the event. It is supposed to be a truthful account of events as they happened.
2006-11-23 14:58:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A teaching film about actual events, people, places.An observation of actual life and surroundings. A factual film,which gives information about numerous facts , e.g : Lives of famous people, animals living in grass lands, the universe ,etc etc.
2006-11-23 16:04:10 · answer #6 · answered by skeetejacquelinelightersnumber7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A style of filmmaking exploring real life issues or subjects as opposed to fictional ones.
eg Supersize Me,Fahrenheit 911,March of the Penguins,who killed the Electric Car?...
2006-11-23 20:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by Devmeister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say it is a film or TV programme which presents facts and information, particularly on a political, historical, or social issue.
2006-11-24 02:29:05 · answer #8 · answered by Hotpink555 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a film, no script, they film it as they see it, they usually don't know what's going to happen either unless it's a historical documentary.
2006-11-24 00:23:58 · answer #9 · answered by dodo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Film that has talking in the backround and it usually informs you about someting but it doesn't have to be boring
2006-11-23 16:12:07 · answer #10 · answered by calebrules1991 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋