Documentary is a type of film that focusses on various aspects of reality, its aim is to deliver a particular message, or document a focussed biographical account or situation. Documentary's often differ in style due to some documentaries being made with a 'run and gun' approach in order to accurately capture its intended footage, as appose to some documentaries taking meticulous planning and patience to capture the intended footage. I personally think documentary film is much more challenging in production stages as the intended atmospheric moods are only available to capture in real time, meaning if missed the delivery of the message will not be seen by the audience and therefore the subject matter may become un interesting. The topics often chosen by documentary film makers divert from the more usual mainstream topics that are continuously covered through out the film industry, and therefore may cover untold stories or stories the film maker feels passionate about. The drive behind many documentary film makers often being political and the films intention being to spark controversy and conversation surrounding the topic , educating the audience throughout the viewing of the film as appose to entertaining.
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