Documentaries are films that tell a story but in a completely different way from regular movies, as it usually tells true stories such as the struggle of a person or even a nation, conveying to viewers one of the topics, people, events or real issues. Some documentaries contain educational information about things that viewers do not know very well.

It is one of the most important and most attractive and challenging media industries. In addition, documentaries are among the most popular types of media arts in the media arena, The first original documentary film, Nanook of the North, directed by American director Robert Flaherty, was produced in 1922, and it shows the life of a real Eskimo family.

The documentary film consists of a group of moving images, which work to interpret real events for the purposes of entertainment or education. The documentary film has become a kind of visual history sources in our time; Its makers demonstrate the great progress reached by the possibilities of presenting facts and events that a reader or witness may not be able to read or witness before in order to reach the true truth in them.

Documentary filmmaking is one of the archival tasks facing major and serious challenges. Where it conveys to viewers one of the real topics, people, events or issues, and the first to use the term “documentary film” to describe realistic films was the Scottish director John Grierson in 1926 AD.

There are many types of documentaries, the most important of which can be summed up: Interpretive Documentary Film, Based on Watching: These films depict spontaneous and free life events as they occur on the ground, Experimental Documentary Film: includes different forms of art such as dance, drawing, and photography , sculpture, etc.,Reverse Documentary: This genre uses self-awareness, or self-reflection, which addresses the act of acting itself, Impressionist Documentary: This genre tends to be lyrical rather than didactic, poetic rather than polemical.

In documentaries, the director seeks to make the stories expressive, and at the same time focus on the aspects of life, whether these aspects relate to individuals or marginalized people in society. A good documentary is governed by a commitment to impartiality and credibility,The goal of documentaries should not be limited to conveying what happened, but a good documentary should convince, surprise, and question, so that the facts are clear and bright with evidence and evidence.

Documentary elements:
Interviews Interviews are used to provide context, eyewitness data, and expert knowledge for the documentary. In documentaries, it usually consists of the interviewee who appears on screen to answer questions posed by the on-screen interviewer, who may also be the narrator of the documentary.

Cutouts: Shoot a lot of cutouts, and you'll find things easier in the editing room.
Cinema Verite (Cold Shots), these are shots you take of the characters in your movie as they are.
Music and Sound: Music can be used to add drama and emotional tone to documentaries.

Archival footage: Archival footage, whether videos or photos, is a very important component of documentary filmmaking.
Graphics: Graphics consist of anything that appears on the screen that is not actually depicted. It is widely used in documentaries.

Narration: is the verbal description of what happens in a documentary film and is done by a narrator. In historical documentaries, the narrator tells the story of the historical event or period that forms the subject of the documentary.
Action shots: You may need to show your voice in the background or photograph yourself at work.