+ When it was formed
Early 1900 was when documentary genre came about, they were often just short films involving things such as transport, these were called "actuality" films; then in 1926 the term 'documentary' came about. In the 1920's more genres were discovered in a documentary format:
Romanticism - heavily staged romantic films mainly showing the history of things rather than what things were like at that time.
The City Symphony - often showing people in their environments and how humans interact in areas such as the city.
Newsreel Tradition - sometimes staged but often re-enactments of previous events such as battle scenes.
+ How has it changed over the years
From the research i have done i can easily see the developement that has occured. From the beginning they have gone from extremely basic for example: Nanook of the North by Robert Flaherty
1921 was the year this documentary was made, it is fully poetic as a documentary type and the main difference is the black and white and quality of the images. There is no synchronous sound at all and the music used over the film is also quite classic. It is made up of different clips with writing to show the audience what information they need to follow what is actually happening.
Nowadays we have documentaries that are of huge comparison to this for example: Jamie's School Dinners
you can easily see how much things have changed since documentaries were first invented, the development is impressive and has come a very long way.
+ Key dates in documentary history
I created my own time line including some parts of documentary history that I feel are important.
+ Key documentary makers
A list of documentary makers I know/remember
Michael Moore
Louis Theroux
Nick Broomfield
Donn Alan Pennebaker
David Attenborough
Steve Irwin
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