What do I know about documentaries?

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Documentary Knowledge Quiz

Test your understanding of documentaries with this engaging quiz! Designed for film enthusiasts, educators, and curious minds alike, this quiz will challenge your knowledge and improve your perspective on documentary filmmaking.

10 interesting questions
Multiple choice format
Engaging and informative

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ExploringFilm202

What is the purpose of a documentary?

To inform, educate, and entertain

To tell a story

To persuade

What are documentaries based on?

Real people

Real events

Real places

All of the above

When viewing a documentary you need to ask yourself...

What story is being told?

How entertaining is the documentary?

What point of view do the facts support?

What does soundtrack include? (Tick all the appropriate answers)

Voiceovers

Music

Sound effects

Children crying

What is archival footage?

Footage of action that as it actually occurs

Old footage taken from archives

Action that is re-enacted

Who is the narrator?

A character in a film

A person who tells the story or adds additional information

An interviewer

What is a high level angle?

When the audience is equal with the subject/character

When the camera looks up at the subject in the frame

When the camera looks down at the subject in the frame

What is a dutch/canted angle?

When the camera looks up at the subject in the frame

A camera shot that has a noticeable tilt

When the camera looks down at the subject in the frame

What kind of events do documentaries show?

Made up stories

Facts and real life events

Facts and fictional characters

What is a montage?

Visual images

A sequence of written text

A sequences of images and videos to convey ideas in a specific order

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