Mass Communication Day 3 - Documentaries

Documentaries were the subject of today's class. It was interesting to see how they have evolved from the beginning with films like "Nanook of the North" which was in black in white and had title cards to explain what was going since there was no sound besides back round music, to Werner Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" which had voice narration and an incredible quality of footage. When I learned of a type of documentary,Direct Cinema, I realized that even though documentaries present facts, they can also be biased. The different techniques used by filmmakers, such as what music, narration, and genre are effective tools to get a message, or a story, across to viewers.