New documentary : a critical introduction /
Bruzzi, Stella, 1962-
New documentary : a critical introduction / Stella Bruzzi. - 199 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
Introduction -- Ground rules -- The event: archive and newsreel -- Narration: the film and its voice -- The legacy of direct cinema -- Documentary journeys -- New observational documentary: from 'docusoaps' to reality television -- Performance -- The president and the image -- The performative documentary -- New directions -- Contemporary documentaries: performance and success.
"New Documentary provides a comprehensive account of the last two decades of documentary filmmaking in the US, Britain and Europe. Bruzzi discusses key genres, filmmakers, and issues for the study of non-fiction film and television. Bruzzi discusses the relationship between recent, innovative examples of the genre and the more established canon of documentary. She also explores how issues of gender identity, queer theory, performance, "race" and spectatorship are important to our understanding of contemporary documentary."--Publisher description.
0415182956 9780415182959 0415182964 9780415182966
00036637
Documentary films--History and criticism
PN1995.9.D6 / B78 2000
070.18
New documentary : a critical introduction / Stella Bruzzi. - 199 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
Introduction -- Ground rules -- The event: archive and newsreel -- Narration: the film and its voice -- The legacy of direct cinema -- Documentary journeys -- New observational documentary: from 'docusoaps' to reality television -- Performance -- The president and the image -- The performative documentary -- New directions -- Contemporary documentaries: performance and success.
"New Documentary provides a comprehensive account of the last two decades of documentary filmmaking in the US, Britain and Europe. Bruzzi discusses key genres, filmmakers, and issues for the study of non-fiction film and television. Bruzzi discusses the relationship between recent, innovative examples of the genre and the more established canon of documentary. She also explores how issues of gender identity, queer theory, performance, "race" and spectatorship are important to our understanding of contemporary documentary."--Publisher description.
0415182956 9780415182959 0415182964 9780415182966
00036637
Documentary films--History and criticism
PN1995.9.D6 / B78 2000
070.18