Documentary as a statement
Defining old genre in a new age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20207936 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathan Smith (0000-0002-9837-9957, University of Otago), NATHAN J SMITH (0000-0002-5443-9962, University of Otago), Jim Rock (0000-0002-7417-608X, University of Otago), Jenny Rock (0000-0001-7250-6463, University of Otago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58-62 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Media Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-2753 • E-ISSN: 2040-0926 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14682753.2014.892698 |
| OpenAlex | W2086149740 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
Current definitions of documentary struggle to parallel the ability of the viewer to easily demarcate documentary from fiction. This is because these definitions generally attempt to distinguish documentary from fictional films based on the premise that documentaries are factual representations of reality. Here we argue that the two genres can be more clearly defined by focusing on the intent of the communication by the producer, rather than the content of the communication. Specifically, documentary versus fictional films may be best distinguished by the fact that one is produced as a statement of fact while one is focused on the art of storytelling. Notably, a story and a statement differ in the extent to which the intention for how the communication is interpreted is predetermined. Thus, a documentary may be understood as a series of visually and/or audibly expressed statements connected by narrative, and communicated from the author/authors to the viewer with the intention that it be received as fact
Aesthetics · Art · Documentary evidence · Documentary film · Epistemology · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Premise · Sociology · Storytelling · Visual arts · Cinema and Media Studies · History · Media Influence and Health · Philosophy · Video Analysis and Summarization
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |