“What Makes People Watch a Documentary Film?

1. The documentary is thought to be a genre that delivers documentation, perhaps one

that must deliver valuable information. Documentaries are not filmed novels, nor are

they merely a collection of visually appealing shots produced at a fast pace and

accompanied by music.

2. A documentary conveys viewers to a present or past reality and captivates them to the

point where they can empathize with the mind, emotions, and imagination. In that

way, the film is a bold, imaginative, and critical endeavor.

3. People better understand documentaries by connecting them to the concept of

entertaining, which has been understudied in the growing field of film studies. Thus,

the tactics and styles utilized by documentary producers who opt to include

entertainment in their films.

4. Documentary filmmakers use the same strategies as fiction filmmakers. Both

techniques are used by cinematographers, sound professionals, digital designers,

musicians, and editors. Documentary work may necessitate lighting, and directors

may request reshoots from their themes; documentaries typically necessitate complex

editing; Sound effects and soundtracks are added by documentarians.

5. Research based analysis of impact of documentaries and survey that we conducted

tells us:

 Almost all respondents (97%) said they had been touched in some way by the

experience of viewing documentaries, with more than three-quarters indicating

they had seen a documentary that had moved them emotionally.

  Other social demographic characteristics (such as gender, education, and income)

had little or no impact on how responders were influenced by the documentary

film experience.

 The experience of watching documentaries had the greatest impact on younger

individuals, especially in terms of motivating them to modify their lifestyle and

behavior 

Why do people watch documentary films?

People watch documentaries as they find them interesting in a lot of ways for example as a

source of entertainment, source of valuable information, source of inspiration as well for many of

the audiences.

Roko Belic's documentary "Happy" is essentially a how-to guide to happiness, featuring several

psychologists' perspectives as well as human stories of tenacity and endurance. This

documentary film shows how you may (and should) exercise your freedom to pursue pleasure by

following your hobbies rather than focusing on materialistic details by using effective extracts of

interviewees and data.

What the Ancients Did For Us — The Islamic World" is a BBC documentary series from 2005

that investigates the impact of ancient civilizations on current life and is hosted by Adam Hart-

Davis. Adam, Dr. From water pumps to windmills, soap to torpedoes, John Hart-Davis creates

and analyzes approximately of the most amazing findings from early Muslim civilization. This

documentary series investigates the impact of ancient civilizations on present culture, attracting a

large audience.
Through our research and survey analysis, I would conclude that people really appreciate the

documentaries as they provide them a very versatile and different form of information along with

entertainment and set of knowledge. Filmmakers making documentaries have a lot of creativity

and passion that they make such interesting, different and captivating documentaries. They Strive

to stand out from other documentaries by capturing the manner in which documentary is

changing in terms of content, audience, production, finance, and dissemination. Thus, the people

find it captivating to watch documentaries.