Documentary Film

Documentary Film A Very Short Introduction - Very Short Introductions

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Publisher's Synopsis

Beginning with an overview of the central issues of documentary filmmaking--its definitions and purposes, its forms and founders--Aufderheide focuses on several of its key subgenres, including public affairs films, government propaganda (particularly the works produced during World War II), historical documentaries, and nature films. Her thematic approach allows readers to enter the subject matter through the kinds of films that first attracted them to documentaries, and it permits her to make connections between eras, as well as revealing the ongoing nature of documentary's core controversies involving objectivity, advocacy, and bias.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780199720392
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 070.18
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 158
Weight: -1g