What is needed in a documentary.

So for my group we are going to be making a video documentary on Memorial Coliseum. I have never made a documentary before. I see a documentary as a video that is on a topic that is well known, most of the time. The topic in the film has some purpose for being documented. Whether that purpose is to save the subject from extinction or to inform people of the topic.

1.       Depending on how you and your group’s purpose certain areas of the topic need to be thoroughly and well documented. So basically making sure that the audience can understand what your purpose is, you don’t want to have a documentary where your audience has no idea what you are trying to say or do.

2.       Next your documentary should have a captivating presentation style, such as do something that will get people’s attention and make them remember your video. So like a time line that’s done as a sports real, something like that. Make it interesting!

3.       Make sure that all of your main points connect to each other. You don’t want your documentary to be scatter brained; no one would understand what the purpose is. I know that I don’t enjoy sitting and watching someone who is throwing random main points at you.

4.       Make sure that you get all the facts that you need into your documentary. Don’t just add facts to add time, you are going to want to make sure all of your points connect so that everything leads back to your purpose.

5.       Make sure you have visuals.

6.       Make sure that you have an equal amount of visuals and words/facts. You are going to want to find that perfect balance.

7.       Make sure that in the end you connect back to your thesis and purpose.