I'd add to this Amy, the doc about Amy Winehouse which was the first thing I remember being really struck by the lack of a central narrator or presenter and also how natural it felt, and also I cried, it's a great film https://twitter.com/plentyofalcoves/status/1306341852623310851

Quite a lateral example but I also ALWAYS tell video essayists to read this thread and check out the show as well - because the way it structures information for maximum impact absolutely blew my mind and has had such a huge impact on how I script now https://twitter.com/FoldableHuman/status/1136485935363678209

And you can see Dan putting this informational structuring into practice beautifully in his latest work (currently the best thing on the whole of online) which has the best mid-point twist of any video essay or documentary I've ever watched, honestly https://twitter.com/FoldableHuman/status/1304511124398800896