DOCUMENTARY

CONVENTIONS

Ahmad Wahab

A D O C U M E N TA RY U S E S C O N V E N T I O N S

TO H E L P P R E S E N T T H E

D O C U M E N TA RY.

Archival Footage -Footage taken from a later date and not by the actual film crew

VoxPop -Interviews with the general public to give general opinions on the subject/topic

of the documentary

Interviews -Interviews with experts/professionals on the topic

Facts and Statistics -Facts and statistics that support the view of the documentary and

the subject

Reconstructions -A reconstruction of a event that has some sort of relation to the subject

of the documentary

Stock Footage -Footage taken by the crew that has a relation to the topic of the

documentary

Music/Sound effects -Music and sound effects used to enhance the meaning/message of

the documentary

MEDIA THEORIES

ASSOCIATED WITH

CONVENTIONS

Gatekeeping -Gatekeeping is when information is

selected or rejected when deciding if it should be included in

the text

Construction of Reality -This is when the process of

editing and gatekeeping by the producers causes a artificial

picture of reality