Assignment: Understanding Documentaries

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Answer the following from Chapter 2 in Digital Filmmaking for Teens.

NAME: PERIOD:

1. Why is a documentary often called a “slice of life”?

2. How do most people regard documentaries?

3. What do documentary moviemakers try to show? How is this different from what the audience assumes?

4. What happens if a documentary doesn’t have a unique point of view?

5. Name at least three goals of a documentary (including lecture notes).

6. Why do many documentaries use voiceovers?

7. Name two things that a narrator’s commentary can do for your documentary.

8. What should all documentaries have?