Documentary : witness and self-revelation /

Ellis, John, 1952-

Documentary : witness and self-revelation / John Ellis. - vi, 171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-167) and index.

Introduction -- From reconstruction to observation: a history of documentary 1895-1995 -- New attitudes to documentary -- The changing technologies of documentary filmmaking -- Performance and self-revelation -- Documentary filming as personal interaction -- Editing, narrative and separation -- The changing technologies of documentary editing -- Slow film -- The eventual viewer -- Ambivalent feelings about photography and recording -- Witness and watching -- Ethics, interpretation and the new viewer -- Conclusion.

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Documentary films--Production and direction.
Documentary films--History and criticism
Cinematography.

PN1995.9.D6 / E48 2012

070.18

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