A new history of documentary film / Betsy A. McLane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLane, Betsy A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary films--History and criticism.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (681 pages)

Edition:

Second edition / by Betsy A. McLane.

Place of Publication:

[London] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text offers a much-needed resource, considering the very rapid changes taking place within documentary media. Building upon the 2005 edition, Betsy McLane keeps the same chronological examination, factual reliability, ease of use, and accessible prose style as before, while also weaving three new threads - experimental documentary, visual anthropology, and environmental/nature films - into the discussion. She provides emphasis on archival and preservation history, present practices, and future needs for documentaries. Along with preservation information, specific problems of copyright and fair use, as they relate to documentary, are considered.

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

4 The European Avant-Garde Experimentation, 1922-1929

Aesthetic Predispositions

Avant-Garde and Documentary

Three City Symphonies

Changes in the Avant-Garde

5 Institutionalization: Great Britain, 1929-1939

Background and Underpinnings

The System

The Films

Grierson and Flaherty

Grierson's Contribution

6 Institutionalization USA, 1930-1941

The March of Time

Government Documentaries

Non-Government Documentaries

Conclusions

Dénouement

An Aside to Conclude

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

Comparisons: Great Britain, Canada, United States

8 Post-war Documentary, 1945-1961

Personnel and Leadership

Sponsorship

USIA Films

Canada

Subjects

Internationalism

Approaches and Techniques

Observations.

Chapter Related Films

9 Documentary for Television, The 'Golden Years,' 1951-1971

Historical Background

Documentary Series

Special Characteristics of Television Documentary

10 British Free Cinema and New American Cinema, 1953-1960

Critical Background

Free Cinema Films

The United States

11 Cinéma vérité, direct cinema, 1958-1970

New Technology and First CV/Direct

Direct cinema vs. cinéma vérité

Effects on Documentary Subjects and Styles

Frederick Wiseman

Conclusion

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

13 Video Arrives

Cable and Satellite Technology

Personal Essay Film

Strictly Political

Social and Ethnic Minorities

Representing Gay and Lesbian Culture

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

15 Documentary Tradition in the Twenty-First Century

Werner Herzog

Steve James, Alex Gibney, Davis Guggenheim

Erroll Morris, Sinofsky &amp

Berlinger, Stanley Nelson

Women Documentarians

Experimental Documentary

Theatres and Festivals

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

Appendix One Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature

Appendix Two The National Film Registry

Index.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: New York; London: Continuum, 2012. Digital resource published 2018.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 10, 2018).

ISBN:

9781501340222

1501340220

9781441189981

144118998X

OCLC:

845257788