Television documentary
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| - | Modern documentaries have some overlap with television forms, with the development of "''[[reality television]]''" that occasionally verges on the documentary but more often veers to the fictional or staged. The ''making-of'' documentary shows how a [[Film|movie]] or a [[video games|computer game]] was produced. Usually made for promotional purposes, it is closer to an advertisement than a classic documentary. | + | '''Documentary television''' is a [[genre]] of [[television program]]ming that broadcasts [[documentary film|documentaries]]. |
| + | *A '''documentary television series''', sometimes called a '''docuseries''' or '''docu-series''', is a [[television series]] that is presented in a number of [[episode]]s. | ||
| + | *A '''documentary television film''' is a [[documentary film]] made specially for [[television station]]s or for specialty [[documentary channel]]s, or in case of political and historical documentary subjects in [[news broadcasting|news channel]]s, without the intention of showing it in [[movie theater]]s. This film is include in [[television film|television movie]]s and distinguished with theatrical [[feature film]]s. Another good example of television documentaries are the [[Travel documentary|travel documentaries]] that are featured in specialized geographical or tourism television channels like the [[National Geographic Channel]]. The films might end up showing though in [[Film society|film societies]] or in theaters that specialize in showing documentaries. However, in rare occasions, the television documentaries become so popular that they are launched for wider release in movie theaters.. | ||
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| + | ==History of television documentary== | ||
| + | Televised documentary finds its roots in film, photojournalism, and radio. | ||
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| + | ==Example channels== | ||
| + | * [[Al Jazeera Documentary Channel]] | ||
| + | * [[Animal Planet]] | ||
| + | * [[Discovery Channel]] | ||
| + | * [[DOC: The Documentary Channel]] | ||
| + | * [[Docu TVE]] | ||
| + | * [[Documentary (TV channel)]] | ||
| + | * [[History (U.S. TV network)|History]] | ||
| + | * [[National Geographic (U.S. TV channel)|National Geographic]] | ||
| + | * [[Science (TV network)|Science]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Walter Goodman (TV Critic)]] | ||
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Adam Curtis (born 1955) is a British television documentary maker who has during the course of his television career worked as a writer, producer, director and narrator, known for such documentaries as The Trap, The Century of the Self and The Power of Nightmares. |
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Documentary television is a genre of television programming that broadcasts documentaries.
- A documentary television series, sometimes called a docuseries or docu-series, is a television series that is presented in a number of episodes.
- A documentary television film is a documentary film made specially for television stations or for specialty documentary channels, or in case of political and historical documentary subjects in news channels, without the intention of showing it in movie theaters. This film is include in television movies and distinguished with theatrical feature films. Another good example of television documentaries are the travel documentaries that are featured in specialized geographical or tourism television channels like the National Geographic Channel. The films might end up showing though in film societies or in theaters that specialize in showing documentaries. However, in rare occasions, the television documentaries become so popular that they are launched for wider release in movie theaters..
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History of television documentary
Televised documentary finds its roots in film, photojournalism, and radio.
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Example channels
- Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
- Animal Planet
- Discovery Channel
- DOC: The Documentary Channel
- Docu TVE
- Documentary (TV channel)
- History
- National Geographic
- Science
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See also
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