Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction

Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction

<p align="left"><span class="h1"><strong>Questions for Consideration and Discussion:</strong> </span><p/> <li>What are the obligations of a documentarian to provide the viewer with a balanced picture?</li><p/> <li>How do you know “what a documentary looks like”? What are those conventions that define a documentary? Are their associations positive or negative for you?</li><p/> <li>Documentary filmmaking is an art form as well as an informative medium. How much does documentary differ from other informative genres such as journalism or nonfiction books in this regard? </li><p/> <li>Documentarians often have extended relationships with their subjects. How has this relationship been defined by ethnographic filmmakers, who work with subjects in very different cultures from their own?</li><p/> <li>In many countries, documentary filmmaking has been subsidized with tax dollars. What has motivated these governments to support filmmakers? What have been the effects of government subsidy on production?</li><p/> <li>What’s the difference between a point-of-view public affairs documentary and an advocacy film?</li><p/> <p/>