Documentary Idea Techniques

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Documentary Techniques

Performative- I will appear in the documentary personally, as well as doing a voiceover and I will express my own personal views on the subject at hand.

Poetic- I could show brief re- constructions of the new people moving in and I could stylise it in a cinematic way so that it seems more dramatic.

Expository- I could get two different views on the matter (when I conduct interviews) from the people that live there already and the new people who have moved in and try to persuade the audience/viewer on the matter from a reasonable point of view.

*I will primarily use "expository" as it fits the style of my documentary better*

Observational- I could film the residents living their lives in their daily routine and get shots of the current community.

Participatory- I could try to get two opposing sides together to discuss the problems and see how we/they can work it out for the future.

Reflexive- I'll explain to the residents that I am making a documentary and ask how the situation effects them personally and reflect on the interviewees answers for later conclusions in the documentary.