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Generic peculiarities of the documentary film making
(Theoretic aspects)
Lia Zambakhidze

Caucasian International University
Ph.D. Candidate of the Educational Program in Mass Communication

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-4238
Lia_zambakhidze@ciu.edu.ge

Abstract

Any film is illusion of movement which is created by changing of images placed on paper or celluloid
line with exact sequence. Recently, this ordinary finding is the origin of a rather complicated and
influential genre, - a documentary film making.  A style of visual narration created two centuries ago
was changing its functions ever and again. From the very beginning it had been produced for the
purpose of entertainment, getting news and cognition, in the previous century it obtained a rather
immense  load  and  transformed  into  a  strong  weapon  for  having  impact  on  the  masses.  Today,  the
documentary film is associated with knowledge, reliability and credibility. This genre standing with
the reality is a focal medium of the society for resolving of problems, reviewing of the issue and getting
education.

What are the essential and audiovisual features which help to the documentary film making to preserve
belief of viewers simultaneously with progressing of the up-to-date media trends, not to lose its
authentic appearance and advantages for centuries?

A  key  principle  is  revealed  in  searching  of  the  answer  on  the  risen  questions  –  a  success  of  the
documentary film depends upon consistency of its composites in mind of viewers. Combined effect of
relevant  visual  images  and  voice  of  the  content  is  broad.  Using  such  means  of  logically  changeable
expression, the documentary film reaches a larger depth of perceiving by the audience in comparison
with other means of expression (Rotha, Documentary Film 1952).

Keywords: Media, Masscomunication, Documentary.