Otto Landesman (New York) tells about Documentary Films

Otto Landesman– a film, music and photography enthusiast, with tons of experience in Documentary, shares his knowledge on the meaning, history and how you can identify one. 

What is a documentary?

A documentary tells and plays out real-life stories. They are factual, non- fictional, portraits of real-life events, stories and real people with the aim of convincing, persuading, entertaining, or informing the viewers. Interesting, unusual real-life stories or experiences are captured and portrayed to evoke some feelings and emotions in the viewers. Films or videos are made using motion pictures or images in a real environment, using real people, creating real sounds, using natural lights to portray real-life events.