documentary footage

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documentary
noun[C]
uk
/ˌdɒk.jəˈmen.tər.i/us
/ˌdɑː.kjəˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
a film or television or radio programme that gives facts and information about ...
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footage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfʊt.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈfʊt̬.ɪdʒ/
(a piece of) film especially one showing ...
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(Definition ofdocumentaryandfootagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It combinesdocumentaryfootagewith recreations.
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Second,documentaryfootageshown between scenes not only presents objective historical background but sometimes helps to reflect the main characters' subjective state of mind.
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Film practices of the 1940s both aspired to and delivered a sense of the "real," for instance in gripping documentaries, and through the use ofdocumentaryfootagewithin fiction films.
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It was hard to get thedocumentaryfootageout of him; he hated being interviewed.
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The film also uses footage from other sources, such as movie clips,documentaryfootage, and cartoons.
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A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates betweendocumentaryfootageand the dramatic recreations.
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Another formal play is the disruption of the narrative unity bydocumentaryfootagesuch as newsreels and photos from the period.
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With so littledocumentaryfootageavailable, the film makes extensive use of dramatic recreations.
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Documentaryfootagesuggests the tactical channels were also overloaded; some footage captured audio of two or three conversations occurring simultaneously on a particular channel.
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In addition todocumentaryfootagefilmed in some fifty countries, he became known for his hundreds of interviews of political, scientific and artistic personages.
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The film made use of muchdocumentaryfootageof the actual airplane, as well as aerial photography created specifically for the production.
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Some original black-and-whitedocumentaryfootageincluded within the film.
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It was a unique film withdocumentaryfootagebut included the performances of the entire set list of the show that night.
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Most of the film consists of recontextualizeddocumentaryfootagewhich is overlaid with fictional (sometimes fantastical) narration.
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Critical opinion was generally positive about thedocumentaryfootagebut not the dramatic scenes.
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Many of the wolverine scenes aredocumentaryfootageof trained wolverines being filmed in their natural habitat.
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The formats included the full performances of 22 songs, along with behind-the-scenesdocumentaryfootageof the shows.
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These comic book characters linkdocumentaryfootagewith puppets playing political figures.
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The show was interspersed withdocumentaryfootagepresenting a broader view of the issues discussed.
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The movie is set up as a re-enactment of the originaldocumentaryfootage.
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