PARTICIPATORY
PERFORMATIVE
OBSERVATIONAL
REFLEXIVE
POETIC
Expository
This mode of documentary is the most analysed and tries its best for
cinematic realism, one way it does this is by using actuality footage.
The observational mode is a lot easier to film as cameras have become
smaller and more advanced, they also don’t require a crew close to as
big as the past.
This mode includes:
location shooting
Handheld cameras
Long takes are the most popular/”dominate”
Direct sound recording
No narrator
No interviews
Documentary makers presence is hidden
Subject pretend they aren’t being filmed
Reflexive
EXPOSITORY
PARTICIPATORY
PERFORMATIVE
OBSERVATIONAL
REFLEXIVE
POETIC
Expository
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAnCOHCVjyU
Observational