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Introduction to documentary / Bill Nichols.
LIBRA PN1995.9.D6 N539 2010
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Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.D6 N539 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nichols, Bill, 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Documentary films--History and criticism.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- How can we define documentary film?
- Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmmaking?
- What gives documentary films a voice of their own?
- What makes documentaries engaging and persuasive?
- How did documentary filmmaking get started?
- How can we differentiate among documentaries? categories, models, and the expository and poetic modes of documentary film
- How can we describe the observational, participatory, reflexive, and performative modes of documentary film?
- How have documentaries addressed social and political issues?
- How can we write effectively about documentary?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780253355560
- 0253355567
- 9780253222602
- 0253222605
- OCLC:
- 609872186
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