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Crash Course Film History #16: Experimental and Documentary Films

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This video [10:21] focuses on the history of experimental and documentary films. Experimental films reject the techniques and goals of the narrative film, aiming to evoke a specific mood, thought, or emotion. Documentary films use a variey of techniques to get their message out including interviews, actual footage of events, abstract approaches, and using narrative fiction techniques to recreate past events.

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