Documentaries have been considered superior in discourse and institutions compared to films and other forms of media (Nichols, 1991). The world filmed is as much of a social constructs as fictional media. The filmmaker can decide which scenes, people and what topics should be covered in a documentary. Documentaries offer access to a world that most people would not be able to experience in a lifetime. However it is important to note that documentaries are depictions of a specific part of the world in a context framed by the filmmakers and editors. Documentaries do not depict reality and all truths of life but they display a single instance in a point of time (Couldry, 2008). Like storylines and characters in a fiction, the evidence is used to build a story and to prove a position. Interviews, external music and narration can be shaped to complement and reinforce the filmmaker’s point of
Documentaries have been considered superior in discourse and institutions compared to films and other forms of media (Nichols, 1991). The world filmed is as much of a social constructs as fictional media. The filmmaker can decide which scenes, people and what topics should be covered in a documentary. Documentaries offer access to a world that most people would not be able to experience in a lifetime. However it is important to note that documentaries are depictions of a specific part of the world in a context framed by the filmmakers and editors. Documentaries do not depict reality and all truths of life but they display a single instance in a point of time (Couldry, 2008). Like storylines and characters in a fiction, the evidence is used to build a story and to prove a position. Interviews, external music and narration can be shaped to complement and reinforce the filmmaker’s point of