Documentary Examples

Documentary Examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-6N1436Ink

From the link above we can see that this surf documentary include a wide range of shots. We can also understand that there is footage of waves from the local spots and also interviews with various locals in order to gather their opinions to depict a story and image to the audience.

There is also a voice over which is a frequent feature of many feature length documentaries alike and aids the audiences view of the documnentary whilst depicting a point of view.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_3Oe3YIm8o&feature=related

From this documentary we can instantly tell what the documentary is about and from the different shots used we can see that this documentary seems to come accross as a bit more 'home-made' which in soem cases is a good factor as is contribute greatly to the realsim of the footage.

The camera shots in this clip of a documentary are not as still as the previous example and evidence suggests that a tripod was not used. However, in this case, like as previously mentioned, it serves as a contribution to the realsim of the project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7JDdxsALVI

The example above is perhaps one of the finests examples and displays of what a quality documentary should be. Although not all of the shots are perfect, the main factor in which this documentary strives is it's ability to tell a story which intrigues the viewers and creates an interesting documentary.

This documentary works around the it's primary subject as well, in the way that it puts on display the lifestyle around surfing and how the people in the documentary lives their lives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcaZarxilJQ

The example above demonstrates how audio from the interviews can overlap the footgae and therefore start earlier for example.
This documentary solely focuses on big wave surfing and unlike a lot of other documentaries, does not include any external features such as lifestyle etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egppXS3Ac_o

The above example displays a more home-video style documentary in the way that it is really just one given point of view, focusing one one topic and nothing else.
This example also shows how documentaries can also include archive pictures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBzydt3fwaw

The above is example is one minute clip of the introduction of a surf documentary and shows how a range of special effects can in fact be incorporated into a documentary such a slow motion etc without breaking the documentary's aim of unfolding the truth in a story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8weX1_wDIhY

The above example is a documentary in which does stray away from the original storyline, much like my own project.
This documentary includes 'classic surfer music' so as to fit the scene and include verisimilartude.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NZ-2V2FqMM&feature=related

The above example shows how the beginning of documentaries can include voice-overs early on so as to   establish the secne and give the audience a sense of awareness and understanding of the plot and situation early on.