Things to Consider

For me to successfully create and produce an entertaining documentary, I need to research what skills are required and what techniques can be used to accomplish a successful factual presentation. I need to consider what innermost target is and how I achieve it.

Narration:

The narrator provides a voice-over that comments throughout the film. This allows the film maker to speak directly to the viewers, offering opinions and explanations. It is also essential on who I chose for the narration. Usually gender and age are put into consideration so that he/she fits into the context of the documentary. For example, a documentary about women’s rights would be more suitably accompanied by a woman voice. In a professional documentary, the film maker would usually choose someone who has a voice that is well recognised in their area of work.

Interviews:

            The interviews are essential in a documentary; they are primarily used for opinions gathered from random people, celebrities or relative experts. It allows the speaker to directly answer the questions prompted by the film maker. This gives a sense of realism and allows the film maker’s views to mutually agree upon with the interviewee or source and therefore makes it more valid. The interview can usually last up to an hour with each person but thee is only a few minutes usually shown; this is done so that the interview remains detailed but short. The interviewer must make sure that all questions asked have a rationale that support the main theme presented with the documentary. Therefore the viewer feels as though this is the only analysis and this makes the viewer believe that this opinion is true. However it is possible to show two opposing so that the audience is able to view comprehensive information.