Category Archives: Documentary & Journalism

There is a definition of documentary attributed to John Grierson that I like: “Documentary is the creative treatment of actuality.” While cetainly not an end-all-be-all, I think it is a reasonable starting point. I don’t have as good of a … Continue reading →

To the discussion of documentary and journalism, I want to add the not-for-profit communications that I discussed in a previous post. When we make videos for cause related charities – tear-jerker fundraisers and retrospectives, we use every documentary technique in … Continue reading →

At SMPA, there is a passionate and ongoing intellectual discussion about how documentary should be defined, and specifically whether documentary should be included in the category of journalism. I believe this to be a complicated question with many aspects to … Continue reading →