Documentary Genres

•  Animated Documentaries - combines the genres of animation and documentary

• Ethnographic Film -  documentary related to the methods of ethnology Digital Storytelling - people with their own tools who make a story about how they live

• Docudrama - is a documentary style that features dramatized re-enactments of actual historical events a few example are THe kings speech and The Social Network.

•  Ethnofiction - a mixture of documentary and fiction film in the area of visual anthropology

• Mockumentary -  where fictitious events are presented in documentary format

•  Nature Documentary - a wildlife documentary, about animals, the world and anything about nature

• Reality Film - films which have resulted from reality television

• Travel Documentary - documentary that describes travel in general or tourist attractions in a non-commercial way

• Visual Sociology - explores sociology in society so families, work ethics, people's lifestyles etc.