It sometimes takes a small group of people, or a lot more. Many skills are needed to accomplish the task. Read the article links to see what I mean. Hope this helps.
it depends on the type of documentary you are making
German Film Award for Best Documentary Film was created in 2000.
Factual writing is nonfiction.
Delta Blues - documentary film - was created in 2001.
DOXA Documentary Film Festival was created in 1998.
A documentary is a film where you learn about a person or thing
The way to make a good documentary report is to be concise and accurate. A documentary is factual. Write an outline laying out the facts of the documentary. Communicate these facts concisely in the report.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam was created in 1988.
Chicago International Documentary Film Festival was created in 2003.
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival was created in 1989.
¢Documentary is a depiction or direct filming ("cinema vérité") of a real life situation rather than a fictional story. ¢A documentary generally describes a film about real people and real situations without a script. ¢A documentary is nonfiction. ¢A short film is strictly on time. You can have a short documentary (half hour or so) and a short film can be on anything (fact or fiction). ¢Short film just describes any movie under 40 minutes. So yes a documentary can be a short film. ¢A short film is short.
want to make a documentary film on devdasi's in karnataka