To evaluate a documentary film, we should have standard to follow. And the followings are what the criterias we discuss out.
1. The topic is should be a good topic that genernal people will interest in, orelse this documentary cannot attact people to watch. It is better that the documentary have good eduacation meaning.
2. The documentary should make a good organization, the sequence should clear enough to explain the topic.
3. The speech of the documentary should clear and simplictiy. It is inevitable that documentary include some difficult areas that ordinary people not fimilar with. Therefore the documentary should explain the topic in the clear and simple way that most people can understand.
4. It is very important that the date include in the documentary are correct since the documentary is to tell people the reality. And the date should strong enough so that they can convince the watchers.
5. Lots of good quality pictures and videos should be included in the documentary. It is very boring if the documentary just narrate the trues. Pictures and videos can increse the documentary's intersest and make it more lively.
6. Subtitle should added when necessary. For example, when interview an expert who speak language that most of the watchers not know.
7. The length of documentary should be suitable, 30 minutes to 90 minutes is the accetable range.
Thank you for this! Later today I'm gonna be a judge for a small time documentary film competition in our college and I really was in a pinch on how to evaluate them in a structured manner. This is really good stuff! You are awesome, Zhenfan!! :D
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