Mockumentary

My favorite television show of all time is definitely the series aired on NBC The Office. The Office is an American comedy series adapted from a United Kingdom version that aired for a two short years. The television series has a unique mockumentary style applied to it to mock a serious documentary series in order to satirize the subject meant to cover. The Office is found humorous to the average person because the character’s workday consists of ego clashes and inappropriate behavior. I believe the series became successful due to the relatability of the series is common among the average American, making the series even more desirable to watch. The Man Who Has Blessed Us with Comedy Greg Daniels is an American TV producer, writer and…

Essay #2: Parks and Recreation and The Office Parks and Recreation and The Office are both sitcoms. Parks and Recreation’s first episode aired in 2009, and The Office’s first episode aired Whitney Taylor in 2005. These two shows are different in the ways that, The Office is about this group of people that work for a paper company where as in Parks and Recreation they work for the government. They are also different in the ways that The Office has a male main character who is Michael Scott and…

I watched an episode of The Office for this assignment. I chose this one because I remember when it came out there was a lot of hype around how good this series was. I don’t watch a great deal of television, but decided this would be a suitable time to finally see what all the talk was about. The Episode I watched was on diversity where Michael Scott, the office manager for Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, holds his own version of what diversity training should be. The show is a spoof on what…

The Office is a television show that aired in 2005 and went off aired in 2013. The show was filmed as a documentary that looks into the inside of a small paper company Dunder-Mifflin in Pennsylvania. Being filmed as a documentary the show was able to capture everyday interactions in a work place. The Office was remarkable in capturing conflict throughout the nine seasons. Conflict is defined as when two or more people come into a collision or disagreement. From the show the audience…

Documentaries and Mockumentaries – Scaffolding Hello, year 10 and Miss Johnson, today I will be discussing how bias may be present in documentaries and feature articles. The feature article that is being discussed is remembering chernobyl written by Tobias Muenchmeyer and the documentary be discussed is bowling for columbine directed by Michael Moore. The definition of bias is ‘prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair’(dictionary.com, 2017), bias…

What is Derek? Derek is an outstanding television program created by Ricky Gervais. Derek first aired on channel four on April 12th, 2012. It's a British television comedy/drama as well as following the format of a Mockumentary. What is a Mockumentary I hear you ask? A Mockumentary is (a fake documentary) that Ricky Gervais (the creator, director, and writer) is notorious for. Derek has just finished the second series. The television programme has attracted a viewer-ship of 21.48 million,…

Did you know that mockumentaries ultimately exist to parody serious subject matters addressed everyday? Directors of mockumentaries use many techniques in order to do this. In particular, the mockumentaries 'Babakiueria' (1986) directed by Don Featherstone and 'The Majestic Plastic Bag' (2010) directed by Jeremy Konner both attempt to mock prominent issues that exist in society. Despite the different purposes of both mockumentaries, many similarities also exist. They are both able to highlight…

Mockumentaries ultimately exist to parody serious subject matters that are addressed in documentaries. Conventions and techniques are utilised by the composers and directors of mockumentaries in order to do this. In particular, the mockumentaries 'Babakuieria' (1986) directed by Don Featherstone and 'The Majestic Plastic Bag' (2010) directed by Jeremy Konner both attempt to mock prominent issues that exist in society. Despite the different purpose of both mockumentaries, many similarities also…

The simplistic definitions of what documentary and mockumentary are has caused audiences to become cynical to what truth there is in factual films. The film ‘Borat: Cultural learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan’ directed by Larry Charles also known simply as Borat combines both fact and fiction while using mockumentary styling. Documentary is described as a creative treatment of actuality. Mockumentary is known as a fictional narrative that takes the form of a…

A Hard Days Night its celebrating 50th its anniversary this year which enhances my reasons for choosing this film. In this paper, I will argue its historical and cultural significance, its influences on modern films, particularly the music video and demonstrate how Richard Lester’s techniques paved the way what seems the norm in the industry. I will also look at the other elements that make the film so iconic today. My Paper will cover concepts such as the influences of ‘The New French Way’…