The expressive techniques of documentaries are in line with both the information and goals that directors tend to convey and reach. In certain cases, filmmakers commit to resonating with audiences or transferring their opinions to the public, and further impacting the social state. Under other circumstances, documentaries simply disclose truths, aim to reverse the unfavorable condition by subjects taking over the lenses and focusing on a specific perspective. According to Anderson-Moore (2015), academia mainly divides non-fictional films into six sub-genres; they are poetic, observational, expository, participatory, reflexive and performative types. Filmmakers play either a spectator or a participant on the basis of the impressions they anticipate to leave on audiences.
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Anderson-Moore, Oakley. (2015). Nichol’s 6 modes of Documentary might Expand Your Storytelling Strategies. No Film School. Retrieved from: https://nofilmschool.com/2015/09/nichols-6-modes-documentary-can-help-expand-your-storytelling