The Voice as a narrative element in documentary films

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buir.contributor.authorÖnen, Ufuk
dc.citation.epage18en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.spage6en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber2en_US
dc.contributor.authorÖnen, Ufuk
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T10:51:51Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T10:51:51Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-01
dc.departmentDepartment of Communication and Designen_US
dc.description.abstractModern documentary filmmakers use fiction-influenced narrative styles that blur the boundaries between fact and fiction, stretching the limits and rules of the genre set by what is referred to as classic or expository documentary. Another major change in the documentary form and narrative style is the inclusion of the filmmaker in the film. As a result of filmmakers starring in their own films, interacting with the subjects, and narrating the story themselves, documentaries have become more personality driven. In these modern methods, the voices of the narrators and/or the filmmakers carry a significant importance as narrative elements. Taking five music-related documentary films into account—Lot 63, Grave C (Sam Green); Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (Fatih Akin); Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey (Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, and Jessica Joywise); The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: Metal Years (Penelope Spheeris); and Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul)—this paper analyzes how the voices of the narrators and/or the filmmakers are used as narrative elements, and what effects these voices have on the narrative styles and the modes of these documentaries. KEYWORDS documentary, voice, narrative style, sounden_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1525/res.2021.2.1.6en_US
dc.identifier.eissn2688-867X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/78186
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of California Press * Journals Divisionen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1525/res.2021.2.1.6en_US
dc.source.titleResonanceen_US
dc.subjectDocumentaryen_US
dc.subjectVoiceen_US
dc.subjectNarrativeen_US
dc.subjectStyleSounden_US
dc.titleThe Voice as a narrative element in documentary filmsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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