Documentary Pre-Learning Quiz

A documentary is a non-fictional text

• True

• False

What are the purposes of a documentary? SELECT ALL that apply

• Persuade an audience

• Bring awareness of a real life issue to the audience

• Engage the audience

• Preserve facts for the audience

What does each letter of S.W.A.T stand for?

S.W.A.T Codes: Examples of AUDIO codes can include...

• title, font, captions, language choices

• camera angles, camera shots, distance

• colour, lighting, body language, gaze

• narration/voice over, silence, sound effects, music

S.W.A.T Codes: Examples of SYMBOLIC codes include...

• colour, lighting, body language, gaze

• narration/voice over, silence, sound effects, music

• camera angles, camera shots, distance

• title, font, captions, language choices

S.W.A.T Codes: Examples of TECHNICAL codes

• narration/voice over, silence, sound effects, music

• title, font, captions, language choices

• camera angles, camera shots, distance

• colour, lighting, body language, gaze

S.W.A.T Codes: Examples of WRITTEN codes include

• title, font, captions, language choices

• colour, lighting, body language, gaze

• narration/voice over, silence, sound effects, music

• camera angles, camera shots, distance

What is the purpose of voiceover narration in a documentary?

A selection of carefully edited pieces of footage cut together is called a ...

Footage taken from the archives and put into a documentary is called...

• Interview

• Actuality footage

• Archival footage

• Reconstructed footage