Exploring Documentary Reality: Ponech and Barthes

Exploring Documentary Reality: Ponech and Barthes

Broadly defined by the average individual, a documentary is a non-fictional film based or showing a supposed form of reality. It is often defined as a film that is based on reality and that shows reality as it is happening. However, it is important to note that documentaries are not just about cameras rolling and filming aspects of events as they happen. Documentaries often explore unique points of view, and unknown aspects of the reality. Film makers are often pushed into the production of a documentary when they feel that a particular issue is not receiving the attention that it should.