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Telling the Truth: What to write about documentarys? (1 Viewer)

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I'm confused about what techniques to write about documentaries. Camera shots...:uhoh: Any suggestions?
 
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Look at how these documentaries represent their "truth"... do they use scientific/technical jargon with qualified scientists/experts to ENDORSE their truth?
Examine the way in which they deliver content to you as a responder in such a way that you accept their truth - perhaps shots of letters, evidence etc. or computerised/animated graphs and simulations to again, ENDORSE their truth.

You also have to think about the way your texts explore, refute or endorse the representation of truth.
 
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Often documentaries have a narrative voice that deals with the facts and events. Link that to traditional historical discourses as it is similar.

Techniques like interviews, music, etc are post-modern techniques that give a more definitive representation of the event
 
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