The method of Documentary Distribution

The main methods of documentary distribution include online distribution and television. There are many famous documentaries around, the most well known ones in the UK having been narrated by the famous Sir David Attenborough. BBC are very well known for their well known documentaries that have been filmed all around the world. These typically involve documenting animals and their natural environments, and BBC have won awards for factual documentation and much more. Last year they were nominated for 18 awards alone, not even considering how many they won at that event. A documentary is using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a paticular subject. These full length usually last from 60 to 90 minutes. ~However, now with the internet being a big scale use of media many companies such as channel 4 on TV feature short documentries on their website and youtube, usually from five to ten minutes. An example of a documentry used in the BBC is David Attenborough's 'Frozen Planet'. These were a se4ries of hour long films informing the watcher on animals in frozen parts of the world. Award ceremonies for documentaries include the IDA's, which are international documentry awards. These are awarded to those who film their documentaries well and usually feature forthose with hour long or longer documentaries. Many popular video streamers now use these films as well, including amazon prime and netflix.