research: documentary review

How Audience Write A Documentary Review 

Writing a Documentary Review 

Step 1 Give details of the documentary 

• Title of the documentary 

• Intended audience 

Step 2 Explain the purpose of the documentary 

• What is the purpose of the documentary? 

• What is the main message the director wants to get across to the audience? 

Step 3 State your prior knowledge of the subject

 • Did you know anything about the subject before you watched the documentary? 

• What did you expect to see? 

• What questions did you have about the subject?

 Step 4 Summarise the documentary 

• Who / What is the subject of the documentary? 

• What is the documentary about? What are the main events (if any)? 

• Where was it filmed? 

Step 5 Talk about the sound effects, camera work, interviews and special effects 

• Do you like the sound effects? 

• Are the images sharp? 

• How is the filming? What camera angles were used? 

•  Do you like the interviews? What have you learned from the interviews? 

• Are there any special effects? 

Step 6 Give personal comments and recommendation 

• Which part of the documentary do you like most? 

• What have you learned from it? 

• Was there anything that surprised you?

 • What are the drawbacks of the documentary? 

• Would you recommend this documentary to your friends? 

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