Documentary timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 30 Jan 2020
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Created byAngrypup 2590785
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Robert Flaherty's first ever documentary produceractuality films/newsreelChurchill's Island16mm hand held cameraPre 1900's Documentaries weren't
commercially viable to Narrative filmsJonathan Caoutte 'Tarnation'Canon 5D Mark II marked another
turning point for film-makersHell And Back Againfirst full-length nature documentary including underwater cinematographyDavid Attenborough's first published documentaryTrue Adventure Series began - Seal island - Two reel shortThe Living Desert - FeatureFirst underwater
colourised photoHans Hass completed
Pirsch unter Wasser
(i.e. Stalking under Water)
first underwater footagePeriods
The documentary becomes a valuable
propaganda tool for the governmentCinéma Vérité and Direct Cinematelevision becomes an important outlet for documentary film making
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