Mockumentaries

A mockumentary, otherwise known as a "mock documentary" is another style of a documentary. It is ficticious film or television that is shown as a documentary. It is portrayed to the audience in a comical way, and is mocking the storyline of the film, this is mostly to engage the audience and to attract a new target audience. Mockumentaries usually follow and base themselves around current affairs in the media.

Here are some examples of contemporary mockumentaries that are well established:

Firstly, there is an award winning TV mockumentary called "The Office". This is a show which exaggerates everyday life, working in the office and is protrayed in a very humerous way. A clip from the offics is shown below:

Another example of a mockumentary would be the 2006 mocumentary comedy film, Borat. This is besed on a man from Kazikstan who travels to America alongside a companion to see what the country is like. A trailer of this is found below..