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Bill Nichols
An American documentary film scholar known for his theory of six documentary modes—poetic, expository, observational, participatory, reflexive, and performative. He is a foundational figure in the academic study of documentary film.
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Sep 30
Scholar Bill Nichols categorizes documentary into six modes, among which the poetic mode and the participatory mode both acknowledge the subjective intervention of the creator.
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