As the Halloween season approaches, horror movie enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the spine-chilling tales that will send shivers down their spines. In 2013, the cinema world delivered many terrifying films that thrilled and terrified audiences—from haunted houses and demonic possessions to gruesome creatures and psychological horrors; the year 2013 offered a […]
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What is documentary filmmaking
Reconstructions of true events do not belong to documentary filmmaking. However, documentary works can use fragments of feature films as well as staging, provocations
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History of Documentary Film
The first film, shown to an audience on December 28, 1895, by the Lumière brothers on Boulevard des Capuchins, was a documentary
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Biographical film
Biographical film has been appearing since the beginning of cinema, such as William Hayes' The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895) or Georges Méliès' Cleopatra (1899).
Selections of the best documentaries
About autobiographical films
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The best documentaries about space and galactic mysteries
In this Discovery Channel documentary, director Yawar Abbas uses graphics to simulate a journey from Earth to the edge of the universe.
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How to create a documentary
Before you turn on the camera, set yourself up for success. Do your research and try to figure out what your story is, even if you don’t know it yet.
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Biographical film
Biographical film has been appearing since the beginning of cinema, such as William Hayes’ The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895) or Georges Méliès’ Cleopatra (1899).
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Great documentaries about sports
In the summer of 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates baseball pitcher Doc Ellis went to visit his buddy in Los Angeles during halftime.