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What is a Documentary?

COM 2175: Interactive Presentation

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Documentary Production VocabularyA-Roll – Main footage, interviews
B-Roll – Secondary footage, video of subject or story
VO – Voice Over, narration
VOT – Video on Tape, another word for both A-Roll and B-Roll
SOT – Sound on Tape, any sound without video
VSOT – Video & Sound on Tape, another name for packages or finished stories
Line Input - Audio from a cable that’s more than 50 feet, higher audio frequency
Mic Input - Audio from a cable less than 50 feet, lower audio frequency

Pre Production – The planning and overall preparation that occurs before filming.
Post Production – Refers to all the activities that follow principle shooting from editing to the final product.
Archival – Movies that are stored and used for study, research, and placement in other movies.
Cinema verite – A term meaning "Cinema Truth" applied to truth-seeking documentaries and methods of recording with minimal interference.
Commentary – Remarks given by a narrator concerning the topic of the movie.
Direct cinema – Documentary traditions seeking to record things as they are with minimal evidence of the presence of filmmakers.

Producer – Handles all pre-production planning and organizing of the overall project.
Director – Directs project from behind the camera, responsible for all aspects of the project when on-site.
Audio Technician – Mixes and records sound on-site during shooting.
Camera Operator (Director of Photography) – Responsible for shooting video and operation of cameras
What is a Documentary?It is a genre of movie making that uses video & film scenes, photographs and/or sound of real people and real events which when edited together creates a particular story, viewpoint, message or experience.

Documentaries can be funny, poignant, disturbing, ironic, absurd, inspirational, amusing, shocking or any combination.

Traditionally, documentaries are 30-minutes to 2 hours in length (to fit within a television schedule or for theatrical release). However, documentaries are often shorter in length, especially in recent years with the advent of the Internet and web video.

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What is a documentary?

Six "Modes" or "Styles" of Documentaries

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Creating a Documentary: How To Film Your Documentary

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COM2175: Assignment 

Download a copy of the Documentary Assignment. Use the 6 Types of Documentary informational page to help get started on the project. The final documentary will be presented to class and will take approximately 5 weeks to complete. 
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