Documentary Session: 14th Feb

Today's session was focused on documentary techniques and delivered by Don Adamson. We had a group discussion about facts and how they are recorded, and looked at documentary examples such as "Ella: A Meerkat's Tale". Later we worked in groups to brainstorm ideas about World War II and The London Olympics. With the topics we had gathered we then coined together ideas for documentaries that could be made.



I learned that an important part of documentary techniques is about picking and choosing the material to use, as this can change the tone of the film. I also learned that documentary does not always have to be film, sometimes audio, still images and reconstructions can be used, and often are more effective.