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3rd Year Final Project: Research

In order to better understand the art of making a documentary, I need to research other documentaries and the methods that the directors followed in order to make them. Two of the most famous examples of documentary makers are Louis Theroux and Michael Moore. I am able to see what techniques that they both use, however I cannot use them as true examples, as the styles and topics of their documentaries are very different to mine. The documentaries that they make are often over an hour long, whereas mine is going to be a maximum of 20 minutes.  One website that I found that should be useful is  https://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/michael-moores-13-rules-for-making-documentary-films-22384/ because this lists 13 things that Michael Moore thinks you should follow. I have read the key points that he thinks a documentary maker should follow, and thought about which of these points I am able to see in my own project, and the ones that I am going to try and improve certain parts of my docume