A New History of Documentary Film includes new research that offers a fresh way to understand how the field began and grew. Retaining the original edition’s core structure, there is added emphasis of the interplay among various approaches to documentaries and the people who made them. This edition also clearly explains the ways that interactions among the shifting forces of economics, technology, and artistry shape the form.New to this edition:- An additional chapter that brings the story of English language documentary to the present day- Increased coverage of women and people of color in documentary production- Streaming- Animated documentaries- List of documentary filmmakers, organized chronologically by the years of their activity in the field

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-01-26
Mått:147 x 224 x 25 mm
Vikt:700 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:464
Upplaga:3
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781501385155

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Betsy A. McLane, Ph.D. is the author of A New History of Documentary Film. She was Executive Director of the International Documentary Association for 8 years. Dr. McLane was a member of the faculties of Loyola Marymount University, Emerson College, The University of Vermont, and Southern Oregon University, USA. She is a member of the Documentary Branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was the first woman President of the University Film and Video Association.

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A New History ofDocumentary Film is a well-written and compelling overview of nonfiction filmmaking’s rich past, present, and future.

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ForewordIntroduction1. Considering Documentary2. Visual Anthropology-Humanities Studies/Exploitation3. Soviet Formalism4. Propaganda Definitions & Making Judgments5. Government Agencies and WWII6. Newsreels 1910-19557. Free Cinema8. New Left in Europe, Canada and US9. US Public Television/Corporation for Public Broadcasting10. Early Cable and Satellite Television11. Theatrical Documentary12. New Subjects at the Turn of the Century13. Streaming14. Animation in DocumentaryConclusions and Future PossibilitiesDocumentary FilmmakersBiographyIndex