Readings in Documentary Editing
Author : Richard N. Sheldon
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 34,28 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Criticism, Textual
ISBN :
Documenting the Documentary
Author : Barry Keith Grant
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0814339727
Book Description
Documenting the Documentary offers clear, serious, and insightful analyses of documentary films, and is a welcome balance between theory and criticism, abstract conceptualization and concrete analysis.
The Long Take
Author : John Gibbs
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 38,59 MB
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1137585730
Book Description
This is the first book in English exclusively devoted to the long take, one of the key elements of film style. Increasingly visible in contemporary international media, the long take currently attracts a good deal of attention in criticism and commentary. There are also significant strands of film theory in which duration has become a recurrent concern. In keeping with the approach of Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television, this collection is devoted to the detailed critical analysis of specific long takes, explored in terms of how they function within their contexts, how they shape the visual field, the meanings they generate and the effects they create. The Long Take: Critical Approaches brings together essays by established and emerging scholars (all but one essay commissioned for this volume) in an exciting collection that analyses works from a range of filmmaking traditions, from the 1930s to the present day, selected to represent varied long take practices and to explore associated debates.
Introduction to Documentary Production
Author : Searle Kochberg
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 25,38 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781903364376
Book Description
Introduction to Documentary Production: A Guide for Media Students is designed for students in Higher and Further Education who are approaching documentary production for the first time. The book is written in an accessible style by Media staff at the University of Portsmouth all of whom have backgrounds in media production/journalism. The book covers the making of documentaries from concept through production to post-production, and includes close readings of documentary makers' intent and target audiences.
Exploring Movie Construction and Production
Author : John Reich
Publisher : Open SUNY Textbooks
Page : pages
File Size : 40,1 MB
Release : 2017-07-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781942341475
Book Description
Exploring Movie Construction & Production contains eight chapters of the major areas of film construction and production. The discussion covers theme, genre, narrative structure, character portrayal, story, plot, directing style, cinematography, and editing. Important terminology is defined and types of analysis are discussed and demonstrated. An extended example of how a movie description reflects the setting, narrative structure, or directing style is used throughout the book to illustrate building blocks of each theme. This approach to film instruction and analysis has proved beneficial to increasing students¿ learning, while enhancing the creativity and critical thinking of the student.
Speaking Truths with Film
Author : Bill Nichols
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,78 MB
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0520290402
Book Description
"What issues, of both form and content, shape the documentary film? What role does visual evidence play in relation to a documentary's arguments about the world in which we live? Can a documentary be believed, and why or why not? How do documentaries abide by or subvert ethical expectations? Are mockumentaries a form of subversion? In what ways can the documentary be an aesthetic experience and at the same time have political or social impact? And how can such impacts be empirically measured? Pioneering film scholar Bill Nichols investigates the ways in which documentaries strive for accuracy and truthfulness, but simultaneously fabricate a form that shapes reality. Such films may rely on re-enactment to re-create the past, storytelling to provide satisfying narratives, and rhetorical figures such as metaphor and expressive forms such as irony to make a point. In many ways documentaries are a fiction unlike any other. With clarity and passion, Nichols offers close readings of several provocative documentaries including Land without Bread, Restrepo, The Thin Blue Line, The Act of Killing, and Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine as part of an authoritative examination of the layered approaches and delicate ethical balance demanded of documentary filmmakers"--Provided by publisher.
Making the Archives Talk
Author : James L. W. West
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 26,79 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0271050675
Book Description
"A collection of essays by editor, biographer, bibliographer, and book historian James L. W. West III, covering editorial theory, archival use, textual emendation, and scholarly annotation. Discusses the treatment of both public documents (novels, stories, nonfiction) and private texts (letters, diaries, journals, working papers)"--Provided by publisher.
American Film History
Author : Cynthia Lucia
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 45,15 MB
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1118475127
Book Description
From the American underground film to the blockbuster superhero, this authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the core issues and developments in American cinematic history during the second half of the twentieth-century through the present day. Considers essential subjects that have shaped the American film industry—from the impact of television and CGI to the rise of independent and underground film; from the impact of the civil rights, feminist and LGBT movements to that of 9/11. Features a student-friendly structure dividing coverage into the periods 1960-1975, 1976-1990, and 1991 to the present day, each of which opens with an historical overview Brings together a rich and varied selection of contributions by established film scholars, combining broad historical, social, and political contexts with detailed analysis of individual films, including Midnight Cowboy, Nashville, Cat Ballou, Chicago, Back to the Future, Killer of Sheep, Daughters of the Dust, Nothing But a Man, Ali, Easy Rider, The Conversation, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Longtime Companion, The Matrix, The War Tapes, the Batman films, and selected avant-garde and documentary films, among many others. Additional online resources, such as sample syllabi, which include suggested readings and filmographies, for both general and specialized courses, will be available online. May be used alongside American Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960 to provide an authoritative study of American cinema from its earliest days through the new millennium
Introduction to Documentary, Second Edition
Author : Bill Nichols
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 47,63 MB
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 025300487X
Book Description
This new edition of Bill Nichols’s bestselling text provides an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history and criticism. Designed for students in any field that makes use of visual evidence and persuasive strategies, Introduction to Documentary identifies the distinguishing qualities of documentary and teaches the viewer how to read documentary film. Each chapter takes up a discrete question, from "How did documentary filmmaking get started?" to "Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmmaking?" Carefully revised to take account of new work and trends, this volume includes information on more than 100 documentaries released since the first edition, an expanded treatment of the six documentary modes, new still images, and a greatly expanded list of distributors.
Selected Takes
Author : Vincent LoBrutto
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 33,17 MB
Release : 1991-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0313390843
Book Description
Interviews with 21 prominent feature film editors highlight this long-overdue look at the role of film editors, the importance of their work, and the nature of their craft. Organized to provide historical continuity and to trace professional collaborations among the subjects, Selected Takes features editors whose credits include such diverse films as Ben Hur, The French Connection, The Godfather, and E.T. Each chapter includes a brief introduction to the artist, background information, a filmography of feature-length works, and personal recollections of specific films, producers, and directors, as well as helpful comments on editing techniques. A glossary of terms commonly used in film editing and pertinent references found in the interviews complement the work. Film students, scholars, and educators, as well as film industry professionals and moviegoers, will find Selected Takes both entertaining and instructive.
