Filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman does not write a treatment, however we did not have the time to use similar methods to her, so we wrote treatments individually and chose our favourite one to base the documentary on. However, as we get film footage, different issues are arising which has lead to more ideas being formed which we have had to think about and add to our documentary, as well as changing the documentary itself (e.g. deciding to film more of one subject to reduce the chances of the documentary going in the wrong direction).
Tony Levelle advises students to choose a documentary style by listing names of existing films that use a style similar to the one that they may find feels right for their film. Instead of doing this, I have watched a number of documentaries, ranging in styles, to broaden my personal knowledge regarding what makes an interesting documentary. This has allowed me to learn the different effects that different camera shots have on the audience as well as how the use of music can dramatically affect how the viewer sympathizes with different characters/issues in a documentary.
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