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A documentary should tell a good story, whilst developing the audience's knowledge of at least one situation or a character.
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A documentary should tell a good story, whilst developing the audience's knowledge of at least one situation or a character. A documentary should tell the audience about real life, it should give factual information and inform the audience of people and events, to let the audience form a biased opinion, or be persuaded into believing what the documentary is trying to convey to them. According to Michael Rabiger, a documentary must adhere to certain conventions in order to be considered as a proper documentary, it should aim to convey a personal, critical perspective on some aspect of the human condition by showing the audience how other humans behave and being able to learn about their views. It should also contain dramatic suspense by intriguing the audience, and making them judge, and form an opinion about the things they have learnt. In the case of Expository documentaries, the director uses a...
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