Creative development over the years has meant the term 'Documentary' now covers a huge range of different production methods. It has become increasingly harder to define a documentary. Despite disagreements, it has been agreed that all documentaries should include recorded sound of actual reality or through lived experience. Documentaries are not just about facts, though facts are used to create socially critical arguments inviting the audience to draw their own conclusions. Documentaries should be about facts using real subjects.
John Grierson is the man who is said to have first coined the word 'Documentary' in 1926, and this is his description:
"Creative treatment of actuality." - John Grierson.
Current Affairs - This is midway between documentary and news. They offer a more in depth probing of news. Current affairs programmes are always 30 minutes long - anything longer than this and then begin to be classed as documentaries.
Current affairs are important in exploring weightly issues. There is growing concern that these 'types' of programmes are ratings driven. Therefore making them 'popular' programmes. It sensationalised the programme on the murder of Stephen Lawrance on Trevor McDonald's Tonight. This programme couldn't offer a solution to the problem but was bound to cause sensation.
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