GENRE RESEARCH

From this Genre Research we can contemplate which ‘documentary mode’ our

documentary is most likely to be classified as. From such research, 5 modes were

discovered:

• expository

• observational

• interactive/participatory

• reflexive

• performative

From the research, it was

found that expository was

most relevant to our documen-

tary, while the others less so

and so I will only touch on the

other four slightly.

BASIC OUTLINE OF DOCUMENTARY MODES

EXPOSITORYMODE IN MORE DETAIL

This research confirmed that

our documentary would be

mainly classed as expository:

• our audience is invited to share

our anti-anorexic and effects of

new media thoughts.

• rather than a ‘voice of god’

however, text will anchor the

meaning of images. We may

include small amounts of

commentary to anchor the

narrative and structure, however

not 1 voiceover to carry the

whole documentary as

‘expository’ suggests.

• expository documentaries

‘centre on a problem that needs

solving’ which ours aims to do.

• expository documentaries such

‘dramatic techniques’, from our

textual analysis we found these

‘shock’ tactics conventional, and

so something we could take

forward in our documentary.

OBSERVATIONAL MODE

This mode is not

wholly relevant for our

documentary, however

can't be ruled out as of

no use.

• Our documentary, as

observational mode

suggests, will want to

appear observational

(un-edited and real,

raw footage) through

methods of editing and

filming to develop a

sense of realism.

PARTICIPATORY/ INTERACTIVE MODE

This research on participatory mode

has confirmed our documentary cannot

be classed as participatory.

PERFORMATIVE MODE

Similarly to research on

participatory mode, this

research on performative

mode has confirmed our

documentary cannot be

classed as performative as

there are not enough

characteristics of the mode

that match the

characteristics of our

documentary.

THE END