In: Psychology
which of the following demonstrates how documentary filmmaking inherently entails the "creative treatment of actuality?
Documentary filmmakers tell stories that inform, instruct or engage with viewers about aspects of the ‘real’ world. Documentary presents reality to the audience with real people, places and events that exist in the audiences’ world. Each film however presents its subjects in varied creative ways. It is this “creative treatment” that we analyze, study and contrast. The documentary has the ability of interpreting the past, analyzing the present or anticipating the future. There are various things which can demonstrate how documentary filmmaking inherently entails the creative treatment of actuality following are some among them: 1. A scriptwriter loosely incorporates action the facts of a well-known historical event into a fiction films.2. The director of the film decides to base a fiction film on a true story rather than shoot a real-life subject because of potential legal chain reaction. More ever the director captures events behind the scenes of a political campaign and edits his footage so as to portray the candidate in a harsh light. A cinematographer decides to record the events at a bustling marketplace by simply setting up his camera from one angle and shooting footage for an hour.