It's engaging enough to keep the viewer interested.
Some people these days can't handle paying attention for more than 5 - 10 minutes. So I'd say that if a documentary can keep someone viewing longer than that, it makes it a good one!
There's plenty of websites that will do this for you though. Particularly Documentary Addict which is definately the best one out there.
it depends on the type of documentary you are making
German Film Award for Best Documentary Film was created in 2000.
Chicago International Documentary Film Festival was created in 2003.
¢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.
Document International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival was created in 2003.
it depends on the type of documentary you are making
German Film Award for Best Documentary Film was created in 2000.
It's engaging enough to keep the viewer interested. Some people these days can't handle paying attention for more than 5 - 10 minutes. So I'd say that if a documentary can keep someone viewing longer than that, it makes it a good one! There's plenty of websites that will do this for you though. Particularly Documentary Addict which is definately the best one out there.
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
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.
documentary film