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Alfred Hitchcock

In feature films the director is God in documentary films God is the director.

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In feature films, the director controls every detail and outcome, shaping the story exactly as they want. In documentaries, the events happen naturally and the filmmaker simply observes, making reality itself the guiding force.

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