The documentary film is a genre which has connotations with "truth" and reality. The term documentary evokes the notion in the spectator that what appears on screen is factually based. The definition of the word in this context is "Presenting facts objectively without editorialising or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film" (Dictionary.com) However no documentary is totally objective, decisions ... films about their personal lives Michael Moore and Nick Broomfield are media personalities whose films serve as a platform for self publicity. Michael Moore is a multimedia personality:...

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... Pennebaker shoots it. Pennebaker then gets a marvelous shot of Dylan reflecting sincerely with a kind of uneasy, sympathetic look. The first few times I watched this film, I completely missed that amazing scene and it wasn't until I heard the commentary that I truly saw what a powerful few seconds that was. Pennebaker does ... interpreting life into lyrics. That was part of this "revolutionary" new music that he was making, it told stories. Pennebaker's style for this film is also comparable to that of Dylan. Pennebaker took the camera and filmed real life. He was telling a story by watch...

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... 't necessarily know about. The definition of "documentary" is: "Documentaries present facts objectively without editorialising or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film." This definition in itself contradicts what Wiseman was suggesting. However, there is evidence that this isn't always the case in all documentaries. Because producers ... what is shown fictional and subject to authenticity. Nanook of the North by Robert J. Flaherty wasn't originally intended as a documentary because this genre hadn't been defined at the time that it was made. But many people see it as informati...

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