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/dˌɒkjuːmˈɛntəɹi/
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[ US /ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnɝi, ˌdɑkjəˈmɛntɝi, ˌdɑkjuˈmɛnɝi, ˌdɑkjuˈmɛntɝi/ ]
[ US /ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnɝi, ˌdɑkjəˈmɛntɝi, ˌdɑkjuˈmɛnɝi, ˌdɑkjuˈmɛntɝi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
- (of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
NOUN
- a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
How To Use documentary In A Sentence
- The technique they use to construct the documentary seems to me to be a loving reference to your work, rather than mimicry or a take-off.
- In the film "Becoming Chaz," a documentary about Chaz Bono's female-to-male FTM gender reassignment that aired in May on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, the arduous trek of coming out as transgender was captured. Irene Monroe: Chaz Comes Out Dancing
- Traditional sitcoms, in particular, have fallen out of fashion as networks ditched the laugh track in recent years for "dramedies" such as "Desperate Housewives" and fresher formats in the vein of the mock documentary "The Office. A Nerdy Comedy's Winning Formula
- Diary Entry by Ross Levin (about the author) yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Action Alert: Money bomb today to fund a documentary about direct democracy, plus other activism'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'There\'s been a lot of talk about \'direct democracy\' since Obama was elected - about how his campaign involved people at a level never before seen in national politics, how his White House has been using online programs to get peoples\ 'input, and so on. OpEdNews - Diary: Action Alert: Money bomb today to fund a documentary about direct democracy, plus other activism
- Brother in documentary is a film about the two brothers most of us have not seen. Capturing the Ephemeral – Boris Kaufman & Dziga Vertov
- All of these documentary specials rely heavily on source material for visuals and even sound.
- Finally, I need to state once again my very dim view of including commercial sponsors in the middle of an extra features documentary aimed at kids.
- It would be too easy to turn it into another documentary style presentation complete with archive footage, computer animation and mood music.
- Besides working on Inside Out, the reporter was also presenting a special documentary about forensic science.
- This documentary credit is subject to the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits International Chamber of Commerce (publication No. 600).
