The high cost of HD documentaries

Do good docs only come at a high cost? Does it follow that the more you pay, the better the story? While money allows for added elements like cgi, historical recreations and famous presenters - and helps stretch production time for a director - it doesn't necessarily buy stories that are well told or executed. More often than not, the story gets lost in a bewildering flow of graphics, words and pictures.

January 1, 2007

Do good docs only come at a high cost? Does it follow that the more you pay, the better the story? While money allows for added elements like cgi, historical recreations and famous presenters - and helps stretch production time for a director - it doesn't necessarily buy stories that are well told or executed. More often than not, the story gets lost in a bewildering flow of graphics, words and pictures.