Documentary : witness and self-revelation / John Ellis.

Author/creator Ellis, John, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.
Descriptionvii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- From reconstruction to observation: a history of documentary 1895-1995 -- New attitudes to documentary -- The changing technologies of documentary filmmaking -- Performance and self-revelation -- Documentary filming as personal interaction -- Editing, narrative and separation -- The changing technologies of documentary editing -- Slow film -- The eventual viewer -- Ambivalent feelings about photography and recording -- Witness and watching -- Ethics, interpretation and the new viewer -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [161]-167), filmography (p. [161]-162), and index.
LCCN 2011001704
ISBN9780415574181 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0415574188 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9780415574198 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0415574196 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780203808467 (e-book)
ISBN0203808460 (e-book)

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Joyner General Stacks PN1995.9.D6 E48 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold