Description
| Product ID: | 9780415473101 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Film Guidebooks |
| Title: | Documentary |
| Authors: | Author: David Saunders |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Documentary films, Documentary films, Media studies, Media studies |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This clear, lively introduction to documentary covers its history, cultural context and development, and the approaches, methods and functions inherent to non-fiction filmmaking. Dave Saunders’ spirited introduction to documentary covers its history, cultural context and development, and the approaches, controversies and functions pertaining to non-fiction filmmaking. Saunders examines the many methods by which documentary conveys meaning, whilst exploring its differing societal purposes. After a historical consideration of international documentary production, the author examines the impact of recent technological developments on the production, distribution and viewing of non-fiction. In addition, he explores the increasingly hazy distinctions between factual and dramatic formats, discussing ‘reality television’, the ‘docu-drama’, and less orthodox approaches including animated and fantastical representations of reality. Documentary encompasses a broad range of academic discourse around non-fiction filmmaking, introducing readers to the key filmmakers, major scholars, central debates and critical ideas relating to the form. This wide-ranging guidebook features global releases from the 1920s through to 2009, and includes films such as:
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| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-04-21 |
