The cover of Bolesław Matuszewski's 1898 book Une nouvelle source de l'histoire. These platforms have increased the distribution area and ease-of-accessibility. Social-media platforms (such as YouTube) have provided an avenue for the growth of the documentary- film genre. Documentary filmmakers have a responsibility to be truthful to their vision of the world without intentionally misrepresenting a topic. Documentaries are very informative, and are often used within schools as a resource to teach various principles. Some examples are educational, observational and docufiction. Over time, documentaries have evolved to become longer in length, and to include more categories. Įarly documentary films, originally called " actuality films", lasted one minute or less. Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception a practice without clear boundaries". A 16 mm spring-wound Bolex "H16" Reflex camera – a popular entry-level camera used in film schoolsĪ documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record".
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