Documentary Techniques

These are the different types of documentary styles used:
Observational: Records people in a natural environment.
Fly on the wall: Subjects are observed over a period of time.
Interactive: Film maker is both charcter and author.
Drama-documentary: Drama reconstructions.
Mockumentary: Parodies the forms and conventions of a documentary.
Personal: Film maker addresses camera directly.
Expository: Informs and educates the viewers.

About Michael Moore

Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author, social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. His films Bowling for Columbine and Sicko also place in the top ten highest-grossing documentaries. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, which documented his personal crusade to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth.
Moore criticizes globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the Iraq War, the American health care system, and capitalism in his written and cinematic works.