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Essay film has become one of the most entertaining yet informative ways of telling a story both conventionally and non-conventionally. It is a more effective way to any audience engaged in what the film is presenting. It is a fact that documentaries (or expereimental film) are experiments, meaning that producers have more freedom to make the documentaries geared towards a particular audience and their unique styles.  Could this mean that not all fiction documentaries seem to tell a story effectively if it only seems to be gear towards a certain style or form (action, romantic, suspense, comedy, etc.)? Well, consider this fictional documentary about  potatoes not being able to go to college by Phil Watson. It is fictional because it is a made up story; it is combines both convention and non-convention.

The clip starts off similar to a regular documentary but the context being presented and the way is it present may be seen as being funny. Yes, the guy in the clip is taking about potatoes and making a reference to how they are not treat like humans (college student), however it is the story and the way it is present that makes it much more entertaining. Consider this clip, it is a compilation of clips from the documentary about the Subway Diet featuring Jared Fogel, nutrition facts and a short clip in the beginning.

This clip consisted both narrative elements  of documentary and film. Yes, the story about Jared Fogel losing weight from maintaining a subway diet for a year is certainly true, however the way that this clip presents the same information is much more entertaining. The first clip about potatoes seem to stick to the conventional way of making a documentary, while the second clip aims at making it more informative and entertaining in the same way.

In this third clip, we are seeing a different way of presenting a narrative. Yes, it is a commercial, however, the voice over presents the narrative in as certain style that gets the audience’s attention.

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