The Participatory emphasis on interaction between the film-maker and subject. Interviews, conversations, sometimes provocations. Sometimes coupled with archival footage to explore historical issues.
Also:
- “What if the filmmaker does intervene and interact?”
- Began in the late 1950s
- Very portable sound recording equipment made it so speech was no longer reserved for post production
- Made predominantly apparent through the Candid Eye series (1958-59) in Canada
- The Interactive mode increases the sense of rapport between subject and filmmaker
- However; this can also create a conflict of interest with regards to ethical boundaries
- Is the progress of conversation natural?
- Is there a reaction being incited within the subject(s) i.e. violence, emotional outbursts etcetera.
- The presence of filmmaker allows a transparency to be witnessed, whether or not their actions were ethical to achieve the results they seek
- This allows the audience to view the conduct and form their own assessment on such actions.
The work of production and apparatus are clear within both interactive and reflexive films.
It acts as a more personal recollection of individual perspectives rather than a disembodied voice-of-God.
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