Intro: In this essay I will be looking at the history of documentary and how advances in technology have affected documentary filmmaking. I will be doing this by researching the advancements in cameras, and camera technology, sound, travel, and advancements in the internet. I will talk about transmedia storytelling and how advancements in technology have allowed documentary filmmakers to make documentaries this way. I will also be taking a look at the history of documentary and when the advancements in technology began to influence how documentaries were made. But first I will discuss what a documentary is. A documentary is a way of capturing reality and it can be used as a broad term to describe a non-fiction movie. They are used to show an …show more content…
I have also looked the different kind of documentaries that are now being created by using this technology and a whole new sub genre of documentaries that being transmedia documentaries These documentaries could very well be a big part of the future of documentary filmmaking as people can now interact with documentaries and films. If these technological advances continue the world of documentary filmmaking will only grow and reach a wider audience. I think these advances have positively affected documentary films as people can now share more information around the world and it allows filmmakers to create, with the help of portable film gear, the documentaries they think are important. As shown in ‘Life in a day’ anyone can document something and share it with the world. This is only possible because of technology and how far we have come with