Types of Documentaries

1) DOCUSOAPS

Its a observational documentary, it observes and follows any individual or group of people for certain time, for example, The Family and Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.

2) REALITY TV

This type of documentary gives useful information in form of entertainment.

Its a mixture of authentic material with serious information and commercial content.

3) Fly On The Wall

When camera is unseen or people ignore it, for example, Big brother, where hidden cameras are used.

4) MIXED

Its a documentary where combination of interviews, observation, actuality, footage and narration is included.

Narrator links the story together and advances the narrative. For example, The Future of Food.

5) SELF REFLEXIVE

Its a documentary where camera follows the Host but he pretends to ignore it.

6) DOCUDRAMA

Reconstruction of something which actually happened, with new actors posing to be real ones.

7) Fully Narrated

Narrator narrates whole way through documentary.

It is used to convey exposition and used to make sense of what audience watches. Narrator dominates what is happening, for example, Human Planet and The Future of Food.