Docufiction

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Unused, some very speculative statements WP: POV; also overlap with content docu-drama - Robert Kerber (talk) 10:05, June 14, 2012 (UTC)

As a docu-fiction ( portmanteau word of documentary and fiction, even docufiction or docu - fiction ) is called a speculative or fictional documentary. The idea of ​​docu-fiction is based next to the docu-drama on some books (After Man, The New Dinosaurs, Man after Man) by Dougal Dixon, which show of invented species the principles of evolution. She is also inspired by exobiology and the fictitious reference works of role-playing scene.

Content

Usually serves the docufiction the spectacular spread of knowledge of basic scientific principles on the basis of fictitious examples. Especially popular this format is in explaining the principles of evolution, whereby future ( The future is wild) or alien ( extraterrestrial, alien planet ) animals and plants or their equivalents are constructed and presented according to scientific principles.

There is also documentary fictions that deal with mythological creatures, such as dragons. Also among the documents are fictions films in which instead of finding real recordings Asked recordings with actors or those that were animated on computer use.

Accruals

The boundaries of both the documentary and the historical feature film are fluent in general.

Thus, historically accurate especially designed feature films such as " The Fall " certainly be counted as docu-fiction, but usually they are a genre of its own, called docudrama attributed. Also provide documentary fictions ways to tell a story, as all scenes shown after the request of the director can be freely designed.

A dokufiktionaler film can either play in a clearly fictional world or in reality we are familiar. In some cases, both may be mixed, such as by dragon settles in the real world.

A special form of docu-fiction, the Science Fiction developed, namely the retrospect from the future (as the presence of the main character ) to a ( wholly or partly ) fictional history of the immediate ( from the point of view of the author ) future and present.

Benefits of docu-fiction

The docu-fiction opens up opportunities to attract disinterested spectator to "normal" documentation issues and "dry" adapt formats to the standards of the mass entertainment industry, and thus the viewers taste.

Criticism of the form

The docu-fiction as knowledge is occasionally criticized by scientists because they can convey due to the often complete manipulation of the image in conjunction with the high consumer confidence in the authenticity of images incorrect information as genuine. Thus, there are many poorly researched documentary fictions about historical events and people, or even prehistoric creatures that lead to some glaring errors in the presentation.

Also, the docu-fiction is a penchant for lurid representation accused because very easily create particularly spectacular scenes. This issue shares the docu-fiction with the closely related animal film, in which also the commercialization a penchant for spectacularization seems to go hand in hand.