Now for Documentaries, this type of film is a more serious approach to film (much like a drama) but it is real and the story and what is happening is all true. This could be a documentary about animals, or even buildings. I enjoy watching wildlife documentaries as I am interested in animals so I know what can make one interesting or boring. One thing that is important is to (unless the documentary is on one type of animal) talk about many different species. This is because some audiences may get bored if someone is talking about one animal for an hour, however I do not see this as a problem if the documentary is good. One series of documentaries that is currently being shown on BBC One is 'David Attenborough's life stories'. This is Attenborough back at his best. These documentaries are exciting, fact filled, and enjoyable. One thing that I particularly like about his documentaries is that after the program, you get to see how the camera crew found and filmed the animals. Something that I find amazing is how they will look years for maybe only ten minutes of good footage, but it is well worth the wait. This is what happened in yesterday's episode of life stories, in which the crew had been searching for 2 years to see the endangered African Wild Dog in its habitat hunting. Eventually, they found a pack and managed to get ahead and by doing this, they were able to capture footage of the entire chase, catch, and kill. As well as this, they were also very lucky to see a hyena, that came within a couple of meters of one of the cameramen, fight with the pack of dogs and be chased off by them. This action is what a good documentary needs.
Mockumentaries are a type or documentary that involves mocking a subject or someone. Unlike documentaries, these do not have to be so factual as most of the time the subject is not real and it needs to be more for comedy. A good example of a mockumentary that is funny, interesting, and a believable story, is 'This is Spinal Tap' (1984). This film follows the lives of the made up popular rock band Spinal Tap. I absolutely loved this film. Some parts were so funny I was in tears, and other parts so upsetting that you can feel the pain that the characters are feeling. One part that I found particularly amusing was when a few of the band members were being interviewed and they were discussing all of the impossible freak accidents that happened to all of their deceased previous drummers. These include a ridiculous idea of spontaneous human combustion leaving only a glowing green blob. This film is a brilliant example of what I believe to be a perfect mockumentary.
Now for Documentaries, this type of film is a more serious approach to film (much like a drama) but it is real and the story and what is happening is all true. This could be a documentary about animals, or even buildings. I enjoy watching wildlife documentaries as I am interested in animals so I know what can make one interesting or boring. One thing that is important is to (unless the documentary is on one type of animal) talk about many different species. This is because some audiences may get bored if someone is talking about one animal for an hour, however I do not see this as a problem if the documentary is good. One series of documentaries that is currently being shown on BBC One is 'David Attenborough's life stories'. This is Attenborough back at his best. These documentaries are exciting, fact filled, and enjoyable. One thing that I particularly like about his documentaries is that after the program, you get to see how the camera crew found and filmed the animals. Something that I find amazing is how they will look years for maybe only ten minutes of good footage, but it is well worth the wait. This is what happened in yesterday's episode of life stories, in which the crew had been searching for 2 years to see the endangered African Wild Dog in its habitat hunting. Eventually, they found a pack and managed to get ahead and by doing this, they were able to capture footage of the entire chase, catch, and kill. As well as this, they were also very lucky to see a hyena, that came within a couple of meters of one of the cameramen, fight with the pack of dogs and be chased off by them. This action is what a good documentary needs.
Mockumentaries are a type or documentary that involves mocking a subject or someone. Unlike documentaries, these do not have to be so factual as most of the time the subject is not real and it needs to be more for comedy. A good example of a mockumentary that is funny, interesting, and a believable story, is 'This is Spinal Tap' (1984). This film follows the lives of the made up popular rock band Spinal Tap. I absolutely loved this film. Some parts were so funny I was in tears, and other parts so upsetting that you can feel the pain that the characters are feeling. One part that I found particularly amusing was when a few of the band members were being interviewed and they were discussing all of the impossible freak accidents that happened to all of their deceased previous drummers. These include a ridiculous idea of spontaneous human combustion leaving only a glowing green blob. This film is a brilliant example of what I believe to be a perfect mockumentary.
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