The Test - Documentary

Sunday, 21 February 2010

Generic Conventions of a Documentary

A generic documentary:

  • Tells a good story
  • Conveys a personal response/critical perspective
  • Includes interesting characters who are tryring to achieve a target e.g. proving a point
  • Contains dramatic suspense
  • Encourages the audience to consider the thematic content
  • Evokes interest, anticipation, dramatic tension and relation to characters
  • Develops the audience's knowledge in relation to a theme
  • Contains a confrontation between opposing forces, which reaches a climax and is then resolved

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