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Claiming the real : the Griersonian documentary and its Legitimations ; [the documentary film revisited] / Brian Winston.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : British Film Inst., 2001.Edition: ReprintedDescription: 301 SISBN:
  • 0851704638 (Gewebe)
  • 9780851704630 (Gewebe)
  • 0851704646 (kart.)
  • 9780851704647 (kart.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.1
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995.9 W783c 2001
Contents:
Pt. 1. The Creative Treatment of Actuality. 1. The Documentary, Scitex and Harry. 2. The Documentary Film in 1914. 3. The Documentary as the Creative Treatment of Actuality -- Pt. 2. Creative: Documentary as Art. 4. Photography as Art. 5. The Documentarist as Explorer/Artist. 6. The Griersonian Artist. 7. Documentary Film and Realist Painting. 8. The Politics of Realism. 9. Running Away from Social Meaning. 10. Poor, Suffering Characters: Victims and Problem Moments. 11. Serious-Minded Chaps: Politics and Poetics. 12. He Never Used the Word Revolution. 13. To Command, and Cumulatively Command, the Mind of a Generation. 14. Running Away from Social Meaning in America. 15. Staatspolitisch Besonders Wertvoll. 16. To Win New Comrades for the Cause. 17. A Curious Comment -- Pt. 3. Treatment: Documentary as Drama. 18. Life as Narrativised. 19. Chrono-Logic. 20. Non-Narrative: Works Better in the Head than on the Screen. 21. Sincere and Justifiable Reconstruction.
Abstract: This work rewrites the history of documentary film to take account of technological change. Winston explores the role of such figures as Grierson, Flaherty and Dziga Vertov, and examines both the principles and practice of the major movements in documentary, such as "cinema verite"
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1995.9 W783c 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000092554

Literaturverz. S. 277 - 294.

Pt. 1. The Creative Treatment of Actuality. 1. The Documentary, Scitex and Harry. 2. The Documentary Film in 1914. 3. The Documentary as the Creative Treatment of Actuality -- Pt. 2. Creative: Documentary as Art. 4. Photography as Art. 5. The Documentarist as Explorer/Artist. 6. The Griersonian Artist. 7. Documentary Film and Realist Painting. 8. The Politics of Realism. 9. Running Away from Social Meaning. 10. Poor, Suffering Characters: Victims and Problem Moments. 11. Serious-Minded Chaps: Politics and Poetics. 12. He Never Used the Word Revolution. 13. To Command, and Cumulatively Command, the Mind of a Generation. 14. Running Away from Social Meaning in America. 15. Staatspolitisch Besonders Wertvoll. 16. To Win New Comrades for the Cause. 17. A Curious Comment -- Pt. 3. Treatment: Documentary as Drama. 18. Life as Narrativised. 19. Chrono-Logic. 20. Non-Narrative: Works Better in the Head than on the Screen. 21. Sincere and Justifiable Reconstruction.

This work rewrites the history of documentary film to take account of technological change. Winston explores the role of such figures as Grierson, Flaherty and Dziga Vertov, and examines both the principles and practice of the major movements in documentary, such as "cinema verite"

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