| Description |
viii, 276 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. 'Believe me, I'm in the world' : documentary representation -- 2. Men with movie cameras : Flaherty and Grierson -- 3. Constructing and contesting otherness : ethnographic film -- 4. Decolonizing the image : aboriginal documentary productions -- 5. The truth of the matter : cinema verite and direct cinema -- 6. The camera I : autobiographical documentary -- 7. Finding and keeping : compilation documentary -- 8. The fact/fiction divide : drama-documentary and documentary drama -- 9. The evening report : television documentary journalism -- 10. Up close and personal : popular factual entertainment -- 11. The burning question : the future of documentary |
| Summary |
Documentary Screens provides a comprehensive and critical introduction to the formal features and histories of central categories of documentary film and television. Among the categories examined are autobiographical, indigenous and ethnographic documentary, compilation films, direct cinema and cinema verite and television documentary journalism. The book also considers recent so-called popular factual entertainment and the future of documentary film, television and new media. [from publisher's advertisement] |
| Analysis |
DOCUMENTARY FILMS |
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DOCUMENTARY DRAMAS |
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AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES IN FILM |
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IMPERIALISM AND THE CINEMA |
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CINEMA VERITE |
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CINEMA-DIRECT |
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JOURNALISTS, FILM |
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POPULAR CULTURE AND TV |
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REALITY TV |
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TABLOID JOURNALISM |
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POPULAR CULTURE AND THE CINEMA |
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TELEVISION |
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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
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BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
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COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM |
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NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA |
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NATIONAL INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARY FUND |
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NBC TELEVISION NETWORK |
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PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE |
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NETWORK TEN |
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VIDEODISCS |
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GRANADA |
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IMAX |
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INDEPENDENT TELEVISION COMMISSION |
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INTERACTIVE TV |
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MUSIC TELEVISION |
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TELEVISION JOURNALISTS |
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BUERK, MICHEAL |
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CAVADINI, ALESSANDRO |
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DE ANTONIO, EMILE |
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DREW, ROBERT |
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DYLAN, BOB |
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EJZENSTEJN, SERGEJ M |
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FLAHERTY, ROBERT |
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Grierson, John |
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LEACOCK, RICHARD |
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LORENTZ, PARE |
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MAYSLES, ALBERT |
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MAYSLES, DAVID |
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MCELWEE, ROSS |
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MOORE, MICHAEL |
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MORIN, EDGAR |
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O'ROURKE, DENNIS |
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PENNEBAKER, D. A |
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PILGER, JOHN |
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ROUCH, JEAN |
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RUTTMAN, WALTER |
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TAJIRI, REA |
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VERTOV, DZIGA |
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ATOMIC CAFE, THE (US, Kevin Rafferty & Jane Loader & Pierce Rafferty, 1982) |
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CHEQUER-BOARD [TV] (AT, 1969-1975) |
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FOUR CORNERS [TV] (AT, 1961-) |
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BRONENOSEC POTEMKIN (UR, Sergej Ejzenstejn, 1926) |
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BERLIN DIE SINFONIE DER GROSSTADT (G, Walter Ruttman, 1927) |
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BIG BROTHER [TV] (AT, 2001) |
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BIGGIE AND TUPAC (US, Nick Broomfield, 2001) |
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BILL, THE [TV] (UK, 1984-) |
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BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1915) |
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BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE (US/CA, Michael Moore, 2002) |
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BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (GG/US, Wim Wenders, 1999) |
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CAMBODIA: YEAR ZERO (AT, John Pilger, 1989) |
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CANE TOADS : AN UNNATURAL HISTORY (AT, Mark Lewis, 1987) |
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CANNIBAL TOURS (AT, Dennis O' Rourke, 1987) |
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CATHY COME HOME (UK, Ken Loach, 1966) |
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CHRONIQUE D' UN ETE (FR, Jean Rouch & Edgar Morin, 1961) |
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COPS AND ROBBERSONS (US, Michael Ritchie, 1994) |
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CROCODILE DUNDEE (AT, Peter Faiman, 1986) |
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CUNNAMULLA (AT, Dennis O'Rourke, 2000) |
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DEATH OF A PRINCESS [TV] (UK/US/NZ/AT/NE, Antony Thomas, 1980) |
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DISMISSAL, THE [TV] (AT, George T. Miller & others, 1983) |
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DON'T LOOK BACK (US, D.A. Pennebaker, 1967) |
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GOOD WOMAN OF BANGKOK, THE (AT, Dennis O'Rourke, 1991) |
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LIFE AND TIMES OF ROSIE THE RIVETER, THE (US, Connie Field, 1980) |
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MABO: LIFE OF AN ISLAND MAN (AT, Trevor Graham, 1997) |
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CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929) |
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MONTEREY POP (US, D. A. Pennebaker, 1968) |
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NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922) |
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POLICE STATE (AT, Chris Noonan, 1989) |
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SYLVANIA WATERS [TV] (AT, Brian Hill & Kate Woods, 1993) |
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WALKING WITH DINOSAURS[TV] (UK, 1999) |
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WAR GAME, THE (UK, Peter Watkins, 1966) |
| Notes |
Documentary Screens is a comprehensive and critical examination of the formal features and histories of central categories of documentary film and television. Among the categories examined are autobiographical, indigenous and ethnographic documentary, compilation films, direct cinema and cinema verite and television documentary journalism. The book also considers recent so called popular factual entertainment and the future of documentary film, television and new media. [Taken from back cover] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-268) and index |
| Subject |
Documentary films.
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Documentary television programs -- History and criticism.
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Documentary television programs.
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Documentary films -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Documentary television programs.
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| Author |
NetLibrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2004042736 |
| ISBN |
0333741161 : |
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033374117X paperback |
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