This style of documentary is where the presenter is the main director as well as the subject of the documentaries topic, the presenter is their to give their opinion as well as their own perspective and story of the subject to the viewer in order to convey the topic in an easier and more efficient method. An example of a documentary which uses this method is the documentary on BBC I player "How gay is Pakistan" within this documentary the director and presenters shares with the camera and the audience his own personal experience of in regards to the subject, in this case how Pakistan his home country would react to him being a "Homosexual Muslim" and how he would treated and segregated from society. Within this documentary there are many examples of how the per formative method is used, one example of the method being used within the documentary is seen at 12:13 of the video whereby the presenter is talking to the local "Imam" in regards to how he would be treated within Pakistan if he was to openly admit that he was homosexual and how his lifestyle would change this example shows the perspective of the presenter as a gay Muslim and shows his story of how his life has changed. Another area of the video which shows the style of documentary to be per-formative is seen at 15:39 of the video whereby we can see the presenter giving his point of view and reaction to the conversation which he had undertaken with the Imam the emotion shows his perspective of what he has been told and how it has and how it will effect his life.This style allows the audience to gain a higher amount of factual information as it gives the perspective of a individual within that experience and through his perspective as opposed to having it follow a third party who has little relevance to the topic.
Example one from 12:13 of the documentary
Example two from 15:39 of the documentary
Expository: KKK the fight for white supremacy
This style of documentary is also known as "The voice of god mode" of documentary this is whereby the presenter is heard as opposed to being seen, the documentary has the presenter behind the camera and includes the use of graphics, overlays and voice overs from the presenter, the documentary has no forms of bias and mostly films on location to the topic and the action as it takes place in front of the presenter. An example of this style of documentary is "KKK the fight for white supremacy" in this documentary the topic is in regards to racism and is filmed on location with no bias as the filming contains the sides and perspectives of both the "KKK" and "The black panthers" showing both sides to how racism is taken and how it has grown and how it has been combated from the public. There are many forms of examples within this documentary which shows that it is indeed the documentary style of being expository and example of this is seen at 4:48 of the video whereby we can see the presenter spending time with the "KKK" to gain perspective of their actions and their activities as we can hear and see the presenter is behind the camera and is heard to be asking questions without bias instead he is asking does the Klan not see this as being provocative the presenter allows the individual and "The KKK" to give their opinion and their say as apposed to making it biased and keeping the facts to only being in one light, this lack of bias is seen at 30:45 whereby the camera and light switches from the view of "The KKK" to the view of the opposite end of the perspective with the perspective coming from the "Black panthers" this style of documentary allows for the documentary to achieve its aim of being informative, interesting and factual for the audience, the fact that it allows both sides it allows for the audience to be informed of both sides as which it far more appealing than that of only having one side of the story being shown and displayed. This helps to maintain the audiences attention and interest with the documentary.
Example one from 4:48 of the documentary
Example two from 30:45 of the documentary
Observational: Educating Yorkshire
This style of documentary is also referred to as the window to the world style of documentary and adds a sense of real life situations as well as validity through the way in which it is filmed, within this style of documentary the filming of the scenes are secretive and hidden without a presenter as an observational form of the behavior of people according to the topic being spoken about within this documentary. An example of a documentary to use this style is the BBC educating series in this case i have chosen "Educating Yorkshire" the educating series follows the lives of students in schools as well as the staff and headmasters of the school to observe their everyday behaviour and working in order to get a better insight into the daily lives all of the action being filmed is done under secret watch in order to ensure that all characteristics and behaviours are totally natural to eliminate camera bias. an example of where this is shown is at 31:45 of the video where the class is filmed, the class being filmed is seen to be totally natural and normal with their everyday behaviour in terms of arguments, fights and laughing during class this allows the audience to observe the true behaviour and the true standards of the school on a far more accurate base due to the elimination of camera bias this duration of the video shows that this documentary is one of an observational theme. Another area in which the video shows the style of documentary to be observational is seen at at the beginning of the documentary in the introduction of the documentary at 0:19 whereby there are a range of montage quick shots showing the class being taught and the students being observed in their natural behaviour and form with hidden cameras the cameras are placed around the classroom to avoid detection. This form of documentary is used in order to provide a higher amount of validity and accuracy to the documentary as well as to the audience as it allows for camera behaviour to be eliminated ensuring the students true behaviour and true representation of the school.
Example one from 31:45 of the documentary
Example two from 0:19 of the documentary
Reflexive:Catfish the TV show
This style of documentary is when the documentary makers (presenters) acknowledge the fact that they are making a documentary throughout the duration of the film as well as this the presenters are seen to be emerged into the story-line of the person on the show and the topic being explained. An example of a documentary which uses this style of documentary is "Catfish the TV show" within this documentary it follows the story of a particular individual in a situation which they need help with in this case the legitimacy of a person in which they have been speaking to online and whether or not they are the actual person in which they have stated that they are. This documentary has many areas in which show and confirm the documentary to be reflexive, an example of this would be at 19:49 of the video whereby the presenters contact the person who is the potential catfish and confirm they are making a documentary and need to talk to him or her, during this scene the presenter is seen holding a camera and is telling the presenter what to write within the text in terms of who they are and what documentary they are making, the use of this allows the presenter to become more apart of the story and to be more immersed which helps to increase the number of perspectives on the situation which helps to better explain the situation and the documentary whilst also making it more interesting for the audience to watch as opposed to being told information without physical evidence. Another area in which highlights that this documentary style is seen at 21:57 whereby the presenter is seen talking to the camera about the situation it is a personal camera and is used as a diary of the day to day scenes showing that they are acknowledging the fact that a documentary is being made allowing for the audience to gain a perspective of the day to day goings on during the duration of the making of the documentary.
Example one from 19:49 of the documentary
Example two from 21:57 of the documentary
participatory: Micheal Jackson's personal life
This style of documentary is where the presenter vividly follows the story and life of the guest and their private life to get a better insight to the topic, this is mostly used within documentaries whereby the guest is a celebrity and the topic is the study of his/her whole life and his/her claim to fame. The filming allows for the audience to gain an insight into places that they would never be able to see on their own in terms of their homes and inside their life due to the privacy issues. An example of this is the documentary "Micheal Jackson's personal life" whereby the presenter follows Micheal Jackson and gain an insight of his status and his overall legendary career. Within this documentary there are many conventions which show this to be a participatory documentary, an example is seen at 2:01 of the video during the beginning of the documentary, the presenter has explained the topic of the documentary and the agenda and as seen at this time the filming is within the house of Micheal Jackson showing pictures of Michael as a younger person with videos of him performing and singing to show different stages and highlights of his career for the audience. This style of documentary allows the audience to gain an insight into a disclosed area which they wouldn't be able to gain from their own individual lives before hand due to the lack of permission of privacy, as well as this it allows the documentary to gain a higher amount of accuracy and validity as the information gained is from the actual original source and individual allowing for the audience to be more informed which adds another form of interest to the documentary.
Example from 2:01 of the documentary
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