Types Of Documentaries

1) DOCUSOAPS
Its a observational documentary, it observes and follows any individual or group of people for certain time, for example, The Family and Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.

2) REALITY TV
This type of documentary gives useful information in form of entertainment.
Its a mixture of authentic material with serious information and commercial content.

3) Fly On The Wall
When camera is unseen or people ignore it, for example, Big brother, where hidden cameras are used.

4) MIXED
Its a documentary where combination of interviews, observation, actuality, footage and narration is included.Narrator links the story together and advances the narrative. For example, The Future of Food.

5) SELF REFLEXIVE
Its a documentary where camera follows the Host but he pretends to ignore it.

6) DOCUDRAMA
Reconstruction of something which actually happened, with new actors posing to be real ones.

7) Fully Narrated
Narrator narrates whole way through documentary.

It is used to convey exposition and used to make sense of what audience watches. Narrator dominates what is happening, for example, Human Planet and The Future of Food. 

Research Into Documentaires

In consideration of the traditional aspect of my documentary, I have researched into documentaries made by professionals and students alike.

A)Professional Work:

1.India Reborn (CBC)

This documentary provides a very efficient source of inspiration on which to base our documentary as the general outline of a documentary along with the portrayal of specific aspects of a society can be grasped from here. 

2.BBC Future Of Food- Part 1: India

This documentary highlights a particular aspect of the Indian culture, the culinary aspect, in a similar way as we would like to highlight a tradition, the art of henna application, from the Pakistani culture.

3.The Great Indian Marriage Bazaar by Ruchika Muchhala

'The Great Indian Marriage Bazaar' is a film told through the Directors' lens about issues of morality, sexuality, beauty and femininity and most identity of cosmopolitan Indian women today. It deals with society's norms and cultural elements as we would like to portray in our documentary.

4. India A Dangerous Place to Be A Woman 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StYj8gzEtGQ

B)Existing Projects:

1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv8IrG8s8hg

2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqzdnSSILUY

3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgZ-MkICdC0