A New History of Documentary Film.
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 accessib...
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Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.