People usually think a documentary shooting in uncontrolled situations. However, there are three basic type of documentary productions: using found footage, shooting in a controlled situation and shooting in a uncontrolled situation. Firstly, the filmmaker need to analyze the visual material and define the basic visual in the pictures. The principle of contrast and affinities created by the visual components will influence the visual structure of the final production. Secondly, a controlled documentary situation allow the director to control the visual component. For example, how to set up the background, space, lighting,shots and so on. A documentary like a story, have a core conflict. The conflict could be occur between filmmaker and audience. The conflict become 'will the audience understand the information presented by the filmmaker?' A documentary must have a point of view. If a documentary have not a point of view, the visual components will not exist, even through the emotion of audience. In a uncontrolled circumstance to shoot a documentary that is a tough works. Because the film makers do not know to predict what, if anything. In the circumstance, a filmmaker need to know own point of view. When something happened in uncontrolled situation, how do you want the audience to feel emotionally about it? You need to make a properly visual structure plan to fit the current circumstance. The most control comes in the editing room. The footage can be analyzed to the visual components. The action and story depend on the cut and combine ways.
References:
References:
Block, B,A. (2008) The visual story : creating
the visual structure of film, TV and digital media, 2nd edn., Oxford:
Focal.
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