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The Documentary Film Reader Brings Together An Expansive Range Of Writing By Scholars, Critics, Historians, And Filmmakers To Provide A Stimulating Foundational Text For Students And Others Who Want To Undertake Study Of Nonfiction Film. While Documentary Has Long Been A Mainstay Of Universities And Cinematheques, Its Popularity Of Late Has Grown Tenfold As Reality Television Has Flourished And As The Ranks Of Novice Filmmakers Have Swelled. There Are Now Dozens Of Film Festivals Dedicated Exclusively To Documentaries. This Reader Presents An International Perspective On The Most Significant Developments And Debates From Several Decades Of Critical Writing About Documentary. It Integrates Historical And Theoretical Approaches, Offering A Collection That Is Particularly Well Suited To Meet The Needs Of Large Undergraduate Survey Courses On Nonfiction Film. I. Early Documentary : From The Illustrated Lecture To The Factual Film. Introduction To Section I / Jonathan Kahana ; From Lecturer's Prop To Industrial Product : The Early History Of Travel Films (2006) / Rick Altman ; Burton Holmes Pleases A Large Audience At The Columbia (1905) / Anonymous ; Placing The Spectator On The Scene
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kahana, Jonathan; Musser, Charles;
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190459321
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Art, Computer Science
- Rating
- 1 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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