Documentary film
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| - | '''Documentary film''' is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "[[document]]" [[Realism in film|reality]]. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on [[film stock]], it has subsequently expanded to include [[video]] and [[new media|digital]] productions. Documentary, as it applies here, works to identify a "filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.{{GFDL}} | + | '''Documentary film''' is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "[[document]]" [[Realism in film|reality]]. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on [[film stock]], it has subsequently expanded to include [[video]] and [[new media|digital]] productions. Documentary, as it applies here, works to identify a "filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries. |
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Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to "document" reality. Although "documentary film" originally referred to movies shot on film stock, it has subsequently expanded to include video and digital productions. Documentary, as it applies here, works to identify a "filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.
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