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PublisherIndiana University Press
ISBN-100253214696
ISBN-139780253214690
eBay Product ID (ePID)1878897
Product Key Features
Book TitleIntroduction to Documentary
Number of Pages248 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicFilm / Genres / Documentary, Film / History & Criticism
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts
AuthorBill Nichols
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight15.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-054267
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Bill Nichols' succinct Introduction to Documentary would make an ideal textbook, and that's no backhanded compliment. Patiently, almost tenderly, the author leads the reader step by step through the thicket of moral, political, aesthetic and technological issues documentary film raises--writing in a clean style that doesn't simplify ideas so much as distil them."--SIGHT AND SOUND, August 2002, "There is a large literature on the scholarship and pedagogy of documentary film, much of it published in the last decade and much of it indebted to Nichols's previous work in the field, notably Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary (CH, Jul'92). Nichols (Univ. of Rochester) organizes the present wonderful book by eight basic questions -- for example, How Do Documentaries Differ from Other Types of Film? and What Types of Documentary Are There? -- each answered with clarity, with plenty of examples and visual illustrations drawn from a century of documentary film, and with a degree of sophistication belied by the straightforward, functional prose. Students will appreciate Nichols's fondness for categories (for example, his seven modes of documentary) and will enjoy his instructions for writing about documentary film, embedded in invented student essays on Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North (1922). Although scholars in film studies will find much of the content and analysis familiar, this engaging, thoughtful, accessible, and comprehensive work will stimulate many. An essential volume for libraries and an instant classroom classic, this book is recommended for readers at all levels." -- W. Graebner, SUNY College at Fredonia, Choice, May 2002
Dewey Decimal070.1/8
Table Of ContentWhy Are Ethical Issues Central to Documentary Filmmaking? How Are Documentaries Different from Other Types of Films? What Gives Documentary Films their Distinctive Voice? What Are Documentaries About? How Did Documentary Filmmaking Get Started? What Types of Documentary Film Are There? How Have Documentaries Addressed Social and Political Issues? How Can We Write Effectively about Documentary?
SynopsisProvides a one-of-a-kind overview of the most important topics and issues in documentary history and criticism., Introduction to Documentary provides a one-of-a-kind overview of the most important topics and issues in documentary history and criticism. Designed for students in any field that makes use of visual evidence and persuasive strategies, from the law to anthropology, and from history to journalism, this book spells out the distinguishing qualities of documentary. A wide-ranging and freewheeling form of filmmaking, documentary has not yet received a proper, written introduction to its public, or its future makers. Introduction to Documentary is not organized as a history of the form although its examples span a century of filmmaking. Instead, this book offers suggestive answers to basic issues that have stood at the center of all debate on documentary from its very beginnings to today. Each chapter takes up a distinct question from ""How did documentary filmmaking get started?"" to ""Why are ethical issues central to documentary?"" These questions move through issues of ethics, form, modes, voice, history and politics, among others. A final chapter addresses the question of how to write about documentary in a clear, convincing manner. Introduction to Documentary provides the foundational key to further explorations in this exceptionally vital area of filmmaking today., Introduction to Documentary provides a one-of-a-kind overview of the most important topics and issues in documentary history and criticism. Designed for students in any field that makes use of visual evidence and persuasive strategies, from the law to anthropology, and from history to journalism, this book spells out the distinguishing qualities of documentary. A wide-ranging and freewheeling form of filmmaking, documentary has not yet received a proper, written introduction to its public, or its future makers. Introduction to Documentary is not organized as a history of the form although its examples span a century of filmmaking. Instead, this book offers suggestive answers to basic issues that have stood at the center of all debate on documentary from its very beginnings to today. Each chapter takes up a distinct question from How did documentary filmmaking get started? to Why are ethical issues central to documentary? These questions move through issues of ethics, form, modes, voice, history and politics, among others. A final chapter addresses the question of how to write about documentary in a clear, convincing manner. Introduction to Documentary provides the foundational key to further explorations in this exceptionally vital area of filmmaking today.
LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.D6N539 2001
