In literary terms, theme is the general underlying subject of a specific story, a recurring idea that often illuminates an aspect of the human condition…
The best documentary films, like memorable literary novels or thought-provoking dramatic features, not only engage the audience with an immediate story--one grounded in plot and character--but with themes that resonate beyond the particulars of the event being told.
Sheila Curran Bernard, Documentary Storytelling, Second Edition, 2007
The best documentary films, like memorable literary novels or thought-provoking dramatic features, not only engage the audience with an immediate story--one grounded in plot and character--but with themes that resonate beyond the particulars of the event being told.
Sheila Curran Bernard, Documentary Storytelling, Second Edition, 2007
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