Liverpool Documentary

After looking at the brief, I am very excited to start this project. I have started to research types/techniques of documentary films. When I think 'Documentary', my initial thoughts are of Louis Therioux's series of documentaries surrounding interesting groups and individuals of the world, also the US hit comedy The Office. Thinking and researching into this, documentaries take many different forms  . Is a documentary truly a true depiction of reality? I think, after research that with the act of editing in place, documentaries can never be true or factual, the editor or director picks and choices what an audience is shows, portraying a point of view of opinion. This type of film are not that different to fiction films, that simply comment on the real world, or take ideas and expand on aspects of life. Documentaries are very dependant of the audience believing or gaining the audience's trust, this is key to creating a good documentary, involving the audience to gain their trust.
There are different types of Documentary -

• Compilation - Pioneered in 1927, this type of documentary are comprised of entirely authentic archival footage.
• Direct Cinema - This type of cinema is were the director or any of the crew do not interfere with any of the footage or stage. Nothing is staged, it's as it worded, a direct way to film. 
• Nature - Concentrating on the natural world, this type of documentry focuses on the nature of the world, very informative.
• Portait 

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