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What is Documentary Film

Chapter 2
Handbook of Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in Media and Beyond
A documentary film is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record.
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The Construction of Orientalist Discourse in the Documentary Series on the Digital Broadcasting Platform Netflix
Hüdai Ateş (Ege University, Turkey) and Alev Fatoş Parsa (Ege University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7180-4.ch002
Abstract
Developing technology and communication opportunities show that the audience can access fiction and documentary films more easily than in previous years. This research reveals the extent of globalization with the development of communication technologies and how orientalism takes place in documentary films through a netflix documentary. The orientalist perspective is transformed into a global perception through documentary films and documentary series on digital platforms, World's Most Wanted, Samantha Lewthwaite: The White. In this documentary, how the orientalist elements take place and how Islam is portrayed as a terror religion is revealed with the method of semiotic analysis, and the meanings created by the written-audio codes are revealed.
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Uses and Gratifications of “The Last Dance” and the Viewing Intention for a Chicago Bulls Game: A Sports Documentary Series as a Promotional Tool
A non-fictional film that presents real events, people, or issues, typically with the purpose of informing, educating, or raising awareness.
Published in Chapter: Uses and Gratifications of “The Last Dance” and the Viewing Intention for a Chicago Bulls Game: A Sports Documentary Series as a Promotional Tool; From: Exploring the Impact of OTT Media on Global Societies
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