Comments on: Is Documentary Real?

By: robgrauert

robgrauert — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:12:02 +0000

i mean to say “there is no way a whole documentary can be made with the mentality ‘whatever happens, happens’ and still be considered a quality video.

By: robgrauert

robgrauert — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:10:41 +0000

Well I think there are times when you’re out shooting and you have to huck it, but there is no way a whole documentary can be made with the mentality “whatever happens, happens.” There is going to be lots of planning, and if they are shooting in a situation with no control, they will do even more planning.

By: tomskowronski

tomskowronski — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:06:14 +0000

And you shouldn’t have to. We should always be striving to tell the story the best way that we can. My issue here is more based in how documentary films are sold and promoted. To say that a documentary doesn’t have to set up shots, and that whatever happens happens is not true.

By: robgrauert

robgrauert — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:21:41 +0000

I like the documentary style and completely agree with you. This is something I’ve thought about for a while but never said anything about. Personally, I like being able to tell one side of a story to make someone or something look good or bad, or create strong feelings in the viewer. Whether or not that’s moral or not, I don’t care.