WEEK 2

CAMERA WORKSHOP

we talked about the two modes of documentary which is the expository and the poetic mode.

first of all, we are going to be talking about the expository documentary mode which is a more rhetorical and argumentative frame than an aesthetic or a poetic one. The expository mode addresses the viewer directly with the title and the voices that shows a form of perspective , advance and argument or recount a form of history.

The speaker in a documentary is heard but never seen or a voice of authority commentary is also used( they are also heard but never seen). The expository documentary also rely on informing by the use of spoken word.

The editing phase: it serves less to establish a rhythm or formal pattern as it happens in poetic mode. The expository mode also emphasises more on the impression of objectivity and a well supported argument.

POETIC MODE

This emphasises more on visual, tonal or rhythmic qualities, passages and formal organisation. This is an indirect way of making people grasp the inner meaning behind all aspects of life. It is also a way of expressing reality using audio visual or descriptive passages.