Okay, so my last blog post was literally 361 (only 4 days shy of a year) days ago and I definitely feel like I’ve come a long way in my blogging skills, but documentary… errrr, not so much. 

It’s the first week back at University for semester 1, year 2, 2017 – and boy, I was not prepared. I mean, physically I was prepared… but mentally, no way. However, with no alternative choice, I’m going to give it a go.

The media studio I’m studying this semester is called Documentary as Action with Kim Munroe. I literally have no idea on what I want to film, create, or even explore. I just know that I’m interested in documentaries on crime… JonBenét Ramsey’s father is totally guilty for a cover up of her murder. In saying that, you should know, I like watching people. Human interaction is how we thrive, so no doubt a documentary on the psychology and mental state of criminals is something that will tantalise the eager mind.

We spoke today about a whole heap of key factors that makes documentary, documentary. The idea of documentary seems like a huge can of worms with a whole bunch of values. Documentary is subjective – as humans we cannot help the inevitable biased which protrudes through our own creations. Documentaries often tell opposing sides to a narrative – therefore, you will gain subjectivity.

Documentary is also something that informs. Although, is documentary a true representation of the real? If you give a character a video camera and tell them to make a video diary, is this more accurate than observing a character? Or is it more accurate to have a character pre-prepared  on interview questions.

Documentary isn’t as simple as a dictionary definition.