This paper is an analysis of my experimental project exploring the trials and tribulations of a documentarian. Started off with the history of the word documentary and where it originated from. Defined the terms documentary and document then discuss the two types of documentaries: official documentary and human documentary. Analysis of the steps of topic choice and direction. Also analyze approach to interview questions and the interview process. When I started the project I figured it was going to be easy. The truth is it is a lot of work to prepare for interviews. Even more work to get the subject matter dialed into what you want to be documenting. The professor gave us a topic and it still took me time to find out exactly what I was looking
