Wednesday, 11 November 2015

What does documentary mean?

What does the word documentary mean?

The word documentary actually has three different meanings.
The first is:

"consisting of or based on an official document" e.g. documentation of / documentary evidence of regular pay.

The second is:

"using pictures or interviews with people involved in real life events to provide a factual report on a particular subject"

this links to the third meaning which is:
"A film, TV or radio programme that provides a factual report on a particular subject"

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