Chapter 7

Documentary and Nonfiction Narrative

Key Terms

3-D

historical documentary

reality

actuality

interviews

reportage

archives

inverted funnel

research

biographical documentary

investigative documentary

science documentaries

commentary

location research

scratch commentary

concept

narrative documentary

travel documentary

documentary

objective documentary

treatment

dramatized documentary

photography

truth

expedition documentary

picture research

voice-over

expository documentary

point of view documentary

wall-to-wall commentary

fiction

propaganda

wildlife documentary

funnel

proposal

 

Documentary Comes First

Everybody has seen a documentary. The documentary is an important program format that has roots ...

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