Martin Scorsese:
Documentary vs. Narrative

What is the difference between narrative cinema and documentary filmmaking?

Very simply stated, narrative filmmaking is a pre-scripted movie with actors and documentary filmmaking is capturing reality in some way with the script often written AFTER the shooting has begun. With narrative, the story and script are crafted in the beginning and with documentary, the story unfolds as it happens.

QUESTION: Is it harder to make documentaries or narrative films?

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