documentary filmmaking
learning goal
I can identify image, structure, and sound techniques used by documentary filmmakers to tell stories.
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A documentary is a nonfiction film structured as a story to record an event, place, or persons. Documentaries have a variety of aims: to record important events and ideas, to inform viewers, to convey opinions and to create public interest.
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Practice
There are some common techniques that are used in documentaries to achieve the aims of the film. Watch I Am Yup'ik, and answer the questions on the Introduction to Documentary worksheet.
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Create
Below are some of the common techniques used in documentary films. Find out what they are and how they're used.
Define:
archival footage voice-over
b-roll titles
score sound bridge sound match voice-over
View:
Watch one of the following documentaries and identify the techniques used in the film.
Emory Douglas: The Art of the Black Panthers
Identify:
1. Add the video to your portfolio.
2. Insert a text box identifying techniques and time used (example: voice-over, 00:18).
3. Publish and attach a link on Schoology.