A documentary isn't just reality footage. You have to have good footage, visual evidence, that sets forth the statement of the documentary, an idea and structure. It isn't just the camera itself capturing this footage or the type of camera. The person filming controls it all. It's all in the way the person uses the camera.
A good documentary won't just come about. An interview being filmed is not a good documentary. It is boring. You need to encourage people to tell you their stories and incorporate that into your film. Let the people's stories be the guide or focal point of your film.
There are many different genres affiliated with documentary films. Documentaries of behavior, emotion, real life, reenactments of past events, etc... are common types of documentaries. Each genre takes a little something different when filming it, but all in all they are pretty much the same. All documentaries look easier to film than they really are.
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