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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jack C Ellis; Betsy A McLane |
| ISBN: | 0826417507 9780826417503 0826417515 9780826417510 |
| OCLC Number: | 60348943 |
| Description: | xi, 385 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Some ways to think about documentary -- Description -- Definition -- Intellectual contexts -- Pre-documentary origins -- Books on documentary theory and general histories of documentary -- 2. Beginnings : the Americans and popular anthropology, 1922-1929 -- The work of Robert Flaherty -- The Flaherty way -- Offshoots from Flaherty -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 3. Beginnings : the Soviets and political indoctrination, 1922-1929 -- Nonfiction -- Fiction -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 4. Beginnings : the European avant-gardists and artistic experimentation, 1922-1929 -- Aesthetic predispositions -- Avant-garde and documentary -- Three city symphonies -- End of the avant-garde -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 5. Institutionalization : Great Britain, 1929-1939 -- Background and underpinnings -- The system -- The films -- Grierson and Flaherty -- Grierson's contribution -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 6. Institutionalization : United States, 1930-1941 -- Film on the left -- The march of time -- Government documentaries -- Nongovernment documentaries -- American and British differences -- Denouement -- An aside to conclude -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 7. Expansion : Great Britain, 1939-1945 -- Early days -- Indoctrination -- Social documentary -- Records of battle -- Films of the period -- Books on the period. 8. Expansion : Canada, 1939-1945 -- Founding of the National Film Board -- Theatrical series -- Nontheatrical Films -- Summary -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 9. Expansion : United States, 1941-1945 -- Training -- Indoctrination -- Records of battle -- Social documentary -- Comparisons : Great Britain, Canada, the United States -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 10. The unfulfilled promise : postwar documentary, 1945-1952 -- Personnel and leadership -- Sponsorship -- Subjects -- Approaches and techniques -- Final observations -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 11. In pursuit of excellence : National Film Board of Canada's Unit B, 1948-1964 -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 12. A new channel : documentary for television, the "golden years," 1951-1971 -- Historical background -- Documentary series -- Special characteristics of television documentary -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 13. British Free cinema and social-realist features, 1956-1963 -- Critical background -- Free Cinema films -- Political and cultural context -- Social-realist features -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 14. Direct Cinema and Cinéma Vérité, 1960-1970 -- Historical background -- New technology and first films -- Direct Cinema vs Cinéma Vérité -- Effects on documentary subjects and styles -- Aesthetic and ethical considerations -- Films of the period -- Books on the period. 15. English-language documentary in the 1970s : power of the people -- Veteran filmmakers -- New directions in Vérité -- Social and political emphases -- Historical documentary -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 16. English-language documentary in the 1980s : video arrives -- Cable and satellite technology -- The personal essay film -- The historical film -- Strictly political -- Racial and ethnic minorities -- Representing gay and lesbian culture -- Music and performance -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 17. English-language documentary in the 1990s and beyond : reality bytes -- Business and technology : the bad and the good -- American public television -- The Ken Burns phenomenon -- Canada soldiers on -- Developments in the United Kingdom -- American independents -- Theatrical documentary -- Films of the period -- Books on the period -- 18. Some other ways to think about documentary -- Technological promises -- Aesthetics and content -- Finance -- Intimate doings of reality -- Newer theory -- The future -- Conclusion -- Books on the period -- Appendices -- One : film festivals -- Two : Academy-Award winning documentaries -- Three : the National Film Registry -- Four : the Grierson Award -- Five : the Ida Awards. |
| Responsibility: | Jack C. Ellis and Betsy A. McLane. |
| Local System Bib Number: | UCMb12105855 |
Abstract:
A survey/history of documentary films. Written in a chronological format, each chapter concludes with a list of the key documentaries in that particular time period or genre, and there are appendices
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