Researching by Watching

I've been trying to get myself into the "mood" of documentaries recently by watching them whenever I get the chance. Recently, I've watched clips of a documentary on Ben Franklin. This project will give me a chance to prove that I can do as good if not better than some documentaries, and I'm looking forward to that task.

Though the genre of my documentary and the ones I'm watching are somewhat different, the styles are pretty much the same. By watching them, I'm hoping to pick up on techniques of conveying information and organizing the information into a storyline.

Also, did you know...

• original documentaries were called "actualities" because they showed what "actually" happens.
• The term "documentary" was first coined in 1926 and covered a broad category of videos at the time.
• The first documentary as we know today made was South put out in 1919.