Research - Documentary Conventions

• All documentaries follow narrative conventions
• This is important as each documentary focuses on a beginning, middle and end. 
• They have a strong focus on conflict and use music and sound effects to make them more interesting to the audience alongside a documentaries cinematography

Beginning: At the start they will pose a question to the audience and start to look at some interviews and footage to build conflict about that question. 

Middle: At this point they will look in detail at both sides of the argument and look at different opinions about the subject. Building a stronger argument. 

End:  At the end of the documentary they will expose the exposition and resolve any complications for the audience. 

Conflict: Conflict is important in any documentary, as it build the argument and poses different questions to the audience. Conflict in documentaries should be shown through reconstruction and interviews. 

Selection and Construction: This is a vital part in making a documentary because you have to think of every part of the documentary that you want to develop. From the topic to; who, what, when, where, why, and how you are going to do it. You also must look at the cost and time it is going to take you to build this documentary. 

Conclusion:  To develop a documentary to a high standard, the planning has to be in a high amount of detail and when planning you musty have a in depth knowledge of your chosen topic and know what content you want to shoot.