Documentary Television

Abstract: 3 pages in length. Documentary television is instrumental in providing insightful and extraordinarily entertaining accounts of both an historical and personal nature. It has been the connection between civilization past and present, utilizing actual and imagined events as a means by which to convey myriad emotions, facts and sometimes just pure anecdotal remembrances. When one studies the various aspects of documentary television, several key elements come to mind with regard to the way any given series might be compiled and broadcast. The writer discusses the concepts of pro-filmic and pro-filmic convention, narrative versus fiction, subjects versus characters; and mythic versus mimetic narratives. No bibliography.

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Catagory: General

Subcatagory: Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

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