This semester we will be doing Documentary on the theme Language.
Documentary is a big word that contains meanings and implications behind it. Last semester's True Lies has it practicality as now we who did the subject know what is documentary and how it is like to be a documentary.
Documentary is a representation of reality. Unlike any fiction films, it presents truth. However, what is truth? I learned that there is no unmediated representation of reality, which means, most documentaries contain injection of filmmakers' perspective and his/her view of the world. Thus, truth that is presented in documentaries are not pure, uncontaminated truth. They are, somehow, in any way, influenced during the production process. Consequently, it is subjective.
We, as audience, will often make moral judgment and produce interpretation based on our understanding of the world. For example, if I have a pre-existed knowledge of an incident, my comprehension on documentary of the incident might be bias.
Understanding the concept of documentary help me think thoroughly about truth, the world, ethics, reality et cetera before I even initialize a documentary idea. And I think it is fairly important that people understand that, True Lies.
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