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- 2. FLY ON THE WALL Fly on the wall documentaries are ones where the camera is not seen or acknowledged by those involved – as if they go about there normal business. They show real life events taking place where there tends to be very little narration or non at all. The events shown tend to be subjective and let the audience come to their own conclusions and opinions about the events taking place. Examples of Fly on the wall documentaries: Big Brother Educating Essex Geordie Shore
- 3. DOCUSOAP A documentary type where the audience follows the lives of individuals who all are part of a community. They often are long running and switch which character they follow every episode, following them in depth. Examples of Docusoaps include: Educating Yorkshire Benefits Street
- 4. DOCUDRAMA Usually a reconstruction of particular case studies and events as though they had just happened. Helps the audience as they can understand and experience of the atmosphere and the feelings that surrounds the event. Examples of Docudramas include: The road to Guantanamo An adventure in space and time
- 5. REALITY TV It is a type of documentary, that is just factual televsion. Reality TV can also be known as infotainment, as it is a combination of information and entertainment. Reality TV was established between 1989 and 1999 and first tried to get played on news magazine programs. Examples of Reality TV include: Real Housewives Keeping up with the Kardashians
- 6. MIXED DOCUMENTARIES Mixed documentaries include a combination of all different documentary typical elements such as interviews, narration, observations and also include archival footage of events if necessary. Narrators are an important part of these types of documentaries as help present arguments and link everything together whilst developing the narrative. Examples of Mixed Documentaries include: Island of the apes The devil made me do it.
- 7. SELF- REFLECTIVE DOCUMENTARIES A documentary where the person being filmed knows that the camera is following them and sometimes talks directly to the camera, addressing the audience. The narrative is usually driven around the presenter and they usually reflect on both sides of a related event. Examples of Self- Reflective Documentaries include: The boy with the incredible brain
- 8. FULLY NARRATED DOCUMENTARY Fully narrated documentaries are ones where there is a narrator that guides the audience through an event. They talk throughout the documentary to convey sides of an argument and help the audience understand a situation. Examples of Fully narrated documentaries include: David Attenborough's programs