DOCUMENTARY TECHNIQUES

What is an exposition?

• The end of a documentary

• It occurs at the beginning and introduces the important themes of the film

• It is an interview with an expert

A talking head is

• An annoying person

• An expert

• A person who won't stop talking

What is a documentary?

• A collection of real life documents

• A film or TV program that presents information in a factual and informative manner

• A film or TV program about real life

• A film based on a true story

What is a narrator?

• Anyone in the documentary

• The subject of the documentary

• The main character in the documentary

• The person who provides the narration or voice-over in the documentary

A voice-over is

What is archival footage?

• Used to show historical events

• Films that have been produced today

• An old foot

Is Hitler speaking at a Nazi rally in 1936 an example of archival footage?

• Yes

• No

Actuality is

What is a reenactment?

• A play that has been filmed

• A day at the beach

• An event that has been reconstructed and acted out on film based on information of the event