3. What is a documentary ? “ Get two documentarians together, and the chances are high that they will argue about what documentary is . Even though documentary has evolved continuously from its inception, its purview and methods remain ambiguous , and its parameters keep enlarging . Uncontested, however, is what remains central to documentary’s spirit – the notion that documentaries explore the mysteries of actual people in actual situations .” – Michael Rabinger “Directing The Documentary”
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6. Documentary Modes * Consider how each of these modes/ examples are in dialogue with this contract
8. Documentary Modes EXPOSITORY Frank Lloyd Wright (1998, Ken Burns) - “Voice of God” narration - direct presentation of facts - can include all kinds of “evidence”
14. Documentary Modes ESSAYISTIC History and Memory (1998, Rea Tajiri) -uses “first person” address: “I” -tells personal stories from a personal viewpoint -does not try to be “objective”