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The third edition of Introduction to Documentary examines this fascinating type of filmmaking through a series of questions that involve issues of definition, ethics, content, form, modes, and politics. It adds a new chapter on how to make a documentary that focuses on preproduction, the first step to making a documentary.
Sep 17, 2015 · In documentary film and video, we can identify six modes of representation that function something like sub-genres of the documentary genre itself: poetic, expository, participatory, observational, reflexive, performative.
Feb 14, 2022 · In 1991, Bill Nichols, American film critic and theoretician, proposed six documentary modes. Each mode contained its own specific characteristics. They have their own goals and require their own distinct documentary techniques. Poetic. Expository. Reflexive. Observational. Performative. Participatory. Let’s break them down individually!
In 2010’s “Introduction to Documentary,” film educator and documentary consultant Bill Nichols distilled the types of documentaries down to six styles. In this article, we will discuss the six styles or modes Nichols wrote able. However, lets first define what a documentary actually is before we get into the types of documentaries.
Jul 20, 2021 · A pioneer scholar in film studies, Bill Nichols is the first one to apply modern film theory to the study of documentary. Nichols (1991, 2017) identifies six modes of representation in documentary films. They are the expository, participatory, observational, performative, reflexive and poetic modes.
Bill Nichols. 2017. Published by: Indiana University Press. View. Buy This Book in Print. summary. The third edition of Bill Nichols's best-selling text provides an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history and criticism. A new chapter, "I Want to Make a Documentary: Where Do I Start?"
It develops a framework of documentary legitima-tion, where each of the six modes recognized by Bill Nichols in Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary (1991) and Introduction to Documentary (2017) – expository, participatory, observational, performa-tive, reflexive and poetic modes – tends to highlight certain legitimating stra...
