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Documentaries are films that explore the world and explore issues. These films can be highly personal and powerful. The films produced are often less expensive than dramatic narrative films. In recent years, many documentaries have become successful on the big screen. Examples of such films include Earth, An Inconvenient Truth, and Fahrenheit 9/11.

The genre of documentaries can be broadly divided into three main modes: reflexive, participatory, and narrative. The former is often a documentary of the past, with the filmmaker acting as the subject of the story. It often presents a point of view that differs from that of the subject, such as the voice of the director.

Documentaries can also be a means of educating the public and stimulating dialog. They can raise issues about human values, critical thinking, environmental protection, social responsibility, and other topics. Documentaries can be shared on websites and discussed in blogs and social media. Documentary material also finds its way into literary and academic works.

The second major type of documentary film is performative, and is a first-person view of the subject. The fierce documentary “Paris is Burning” chronicles the drag scene in the 1980s in New York and the life of a gay transgender person in that city. Both forms of documentary film have their own unique characteristics, and are not mutually exclusive.

The process of creating a documentary is long and labor-intensive. Many documentary filmmakers dedicate months or even years to research the topic they are interested in. In almost every case, they have a strong passion for the subject they wish to explore. After extensive research and on-camera observation, they come to their conclusions. Although documentary films are always subjective and personal, the filmmakers who create them are persistent in their quest to gather as much information as possible. They also seek out opinions from those who have firsthand experience with the topic.

Another type of documentary is the poetic documentary. These films are created to elicit an emotion from the viewer. Examples of this type of film include Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time, which uses some narration. Expository documentary films, on the other hand, try to convey information, educate, and persuade. They also aim to entertain and persuade.

Documentary films are very different from feature films, which are fictional films that attempt to entertain the audience. In contrast to feature films, documentaries are more realistic, and are usually made on a smaller budget. Feature films, on the other hand, are fiction, and therefore require much more funding. They also have a more structured structure with carefully written dialogue and action. They are also more expensive than their documentary counterparts.