A new history of documentary film

• Autore: McLane Betsy A
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : Continuum, 2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (681 pages)
• Disciplina: 070.1/8
• Soggetto topico: Documentary films - History and criticism; Music, Dance, Drama & Film; Film
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Some Ways to Think About Documentary -- Description -- Definition -- Intellectual Contexts -- Pre-Documentary Origins -- Books on Documentary Theory and General Histories of Documentary -- 2 The Work of Robert and Frances Flaherty -- The Flaherty Way -- The Flaherty Legacy -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 3 The Soviets and Political Indoctrination, 1922-1929 -- Reportage/Newsreel -- Compilation -- Epic -- Fiction and Documentary -- The Fiction Films -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 4 The European Avant-Garde Experimentation, 1922-1929 -- Aesthetic Predispositions -- Avant-Garde and Documentary -- Three City Symphonies -- Changes in the Avant-Garde -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 5 Institutionalization: Great Britain, 1929-1939 -- Background and Underpinnings -- The System -- The Films -- Grierson and Flaherty -- Grierson's Contribution -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 6 Institutionalization USA, 1930-1941 -- The March of Time -- Government Documentaries -- Non-Government Documentaries -- Conclusions -- Dénouement -- An Aside to Conclude -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 7 WWII -- Part A: Great Britain -- Early Days -- Indoctrination -- Social Documentary -- Records of Battle -- Part B: Canada -- Founding of National Film Board -- Theatrical Series -- Nontheatrical Films -- Summary -- Part C: United States -- Training -- Indoctrination - Why We Fight -- Records of Battle -- Social Documentary -- Comparisons: Great Britain, Canada, United States -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 8 Post-war Documentary, 1945-1961 -- Personnel and Leadership -- Sponsorship -- USIA Films -- Canada -- Subjects -- Internationalism -- Approaches and Techniques -- Observations. ; Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 9 Documentary for Television, The 'Golden Years,' 1951-1971 -- Historical Background -- Documentary Series -- Special Characteristics of Television Documentary -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 10 British Free Cinema and New American Cinema, 1953-1960 -- Critical Background -- Free Cinema Films -- The United States -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 11 Cinéma vérité, direct cinema, 1958-1970 -- Historical Background -- New Technology and First CV/Direct -- Direct cinema vs. cinéma vérité -- Effects on Documentary Subjects and Styles -- Frederick Wiseman -- Conclusion -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 12 The 1970s: Power to the People -- Some Established Filmmakers -- New Directions in CV/Direct -- Political Emphases and Vietnam -- Newsreel Collectives -- Feminist Resurgence -- Challenge for Change -- Public Access Television -- Other Emerging Organization -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 13 Video Arrives -- Cable and Satellite Technology -- Personal Essay Film -- Compilation -- Strictly Political -- Social and Ethnic Minorities -- Representing Gay and Lesbian Culture -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 14 Reality Bytes -- Business and Technology: The Bad and The Good -- American Public Television -- Archival Documentary -- The Ken Burns Phenomenon -- Canada Soldiers On -- Developments in the UK -- American Independents -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 15 Documentary Tradition in the Twenty-First Century -- Werner Herzog -- Steve James, Alex Gibney, Davis Guggenheim -- Erroll Morris, Sinofsky & -- Berlinger, Stanley Nelson -- Women Documentarians -- Experimental Documentary -- Theatres and Festivals -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- 16 Now and When. ; Aesthetics and Content -- Finance -- Documentary Un-reality -- Peter Watkins -- Intimate Doings of Reality -- Academic Approaches -- Emergent Technologies -- Social Media -- Commitment to History -- Conclusion -- Chapter Related Films -- Chapter Related Books -- Appendix One Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature -- Appendix Two The National Film Registry -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: A New History of Documentary Film, Second Edition offers a much-needed resource, considering the very rapid changes taking place within documentary media. Building upon the best-selling 2005 edition, Betsy McLane keeps the same chronological examination, factual reliability, ease of use and accessible prose style as before, while also weaving three new threads - Experimental Documentary, Visual Anthropology and Environmental/Nature Films - into the discussion. She provides emphasis on archival and preservation history, present practices, and future needs for documentaries. Along with preservation information, specific problems of copyright and fair use, as they relate to documentary, are considered. Finally, A History of Documentary Film retains and updates the recommended readings and important films and the end of each chapter from the first edition, including the bibliography and appendices. Impossible to talk learnedly about documentary film without an audio-visual component, a companion website will increase its depth of information and overall usefulness to students, teachers and film enthusiasts.
• Titolo autorizzato: A new history of documentary film
• ISBN: 1-5013-4022-0; 1-4411-8998-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910493196403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II