The definition of the word in this context is "Presenting facts objectively without editorialising or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film" (Dictionary.com) However no documentary is totally objective, decisions on where to place the camera, editing choices and use of devices such as narration, music and close ups all serve to create a narrative of sorts serving the purpose the director intends. ... During the previous decade a new type of documentary maker has emerged, these film makers are celebrities in their own right and in the case of Michael Moore more identifiable than th...

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With the improvement in communication technology, connection between film makers and scorers has become much easier. ... The only audable mood maker in a silent film is the score. ... This pop-like form of writing has allowed his music to be easily accessible and appealing to the mass and gained interest in a lot of local film-makers in the Maine area who wish to gain an audience. ... "At first I didn't understand how to do the book keeping, taxes, and rules to being self employed. ...

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The Science fiction genre has interested film-makers since the earliest days of the cinema, though not often to the benefit of the film or of science fiction. ... The earliest film to treat fantasy, if not science fiction proper, was Le voyage dans la lune(A Trip to the Moon), created by the French film-maker and magician Georges Mélies in 1902. ... Both films can perhaps also be seen to refer back to some of the original concerns od Mary Shelley's book Frankenstein, first published in 1817, in the way in which they both question the role of man in a new scientific age and the dan...

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