Dimensions and aesthetics of employing the image and its forms in the documentary cinematic discourse

Abstract EN

This study aims to clarify the initial concepts that represent the basic elements used in dealing with reality within the documentary, which we will need to delve into the techniques used in achieving documentary art.

In this regard, being familiar with these concepts, which constitute the pillars of audiovisual knowledge without which, it is not possible to develop towards knowledge of the different techniques and strategies that shape documentary discourse.

The elements of dealing with reality in the documentary can be summarized as follows: the sound in the documentary and its types (sound effects, soundtrack, dialogue, voiceover, silence), photography which consists the following elements; (selecting shots, shooting angles, camera movement), montage (Constructivist types), and finally the characters and their types (real characters, represented characters).

It is worth mentioning that this study was limited to the image and its types (photographed material from the shooting site, archives, photographs, documents from letters and memos, animations, graphics texts).