Documentary : the margins of reality / Paul Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Paul, 1968-

Series:

Short cuts (London, England) ; 29.

Short cuts ; 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary films--History and criticism.

Documentary films.

Motion pictures--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Wallflower, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In using case studies such as Touching the Void (2003) and the films of Nick Broomfield, this timely introduction to the growing field of documentary explores the definition and understanding of the form, as well as the relationship between documentary and drama, specifically the notion of reconstruction and reenactment. Paul Ward also discusses animated documentaries, the fertile genre of comedy, and feature-length contemporary works that have achieved widespread cinematic release.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Defining Documentary; 2 Fiction and Nonfiction: The Great Divide?; 3 The Changing Face of the Historical Documentary; 4 Documentary and Comedy; 5 Animation and Documentary Representation; Conclusion, the Future of Documentary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-112) and index.

ISBN:

9780231850094

0231850093

OCLC:

818857843