Documentary Ending

[JMander]

When you put at the end of a film 'This is not supposed to represent any real person e.t.c' what do you put at the end of a documentary? I'm making a film/documentary which is based upon real events/places/people so what would I put?

Thanks for help

 

[ChimpPhobiaFilms]

What those people are doing today. Where they are.

So and so died in a car wreck.
So and so is now famous.
So and so is now a business man.
Etc.

 

[JMander]

What those people are doing today. Where they are.

So and so died in a car wreck.
So and so is now famous.
So and so is now a business man.
Etc.

I have a lot of characters so is there something I can put for like a general summary? I mean more like this but for something real - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_persons_fictitious_disclaimer

 

[ChimpPhobiaFilms]

I have a lot of characters so is there something I can put for like a general summary? I mean more like this but for something real - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_persons_fictitious_disclaimer

I guess you could leave out more unimportant people in the film, and mention what happened to the main people and big events related to the subject of the documentary.

Here's a good example. This is probably what you want to watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7V1fuI7bTI

Or end with an powerful shot or line either giving a sense of unrest or a clean ending to wrap up the events that had gone on. "Catfish" and "Exit Through the Gift-shop" wrapped up nicely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBTSlwwzuYo

Sorry, couldn't find the ending to Catfish. You could always watch it yourself.

Here's the line at the end of the film. Powerful.

Spoiler

Vince Pierce: They used to tank cod from Alaska all the way to China. They'd keep them in vats in the ship. By the time the codfish reached China, the flesh was mush and tasteless. So this guy came up with the idea that if you put these cods in these big vats, put some catfish in with them and the catfish will keep the cod agile. And there are those people who are catfish in life. And they keep you on your toes. They keep you guessing, they keep you thinking, they keep you fresh. And I thank god for the catfish because we would be droll, boring and dull if we didn't have somebody nipping at our fin.

Here's another one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyOaezbhTr8

Regardless of your political beliefs, Michael Moore tends to wrap his movies up nicely, and I recommend watching some of his films, or at least the endings.

Good luck!