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The art of record : a critical introduction to documentary / John Corner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 1996Distributor: New York, NY, USA : Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press Description: x), 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0719046866
  • 9780719046865
  • 0719046874
  • 9780719046872
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.18 20
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.D6 C57 1996
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Note on availability of films and programmes discussed -- Introduction -- 1. Documentary theory -- 2. Action formats: drama-documentary and verite -- 3. Coalface and Housing Problems (1935) -- 4. Look in on London (1956) -- 5. Cathy Come Home (1966) -- 6. Living On The Edge (1986) -- 7. The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1980) -- 8. When the Dog Bites (1988) -- 9. Roger and Me (1989) -- 10. Handsworth Songs (1986) -- 11. Documentary futures -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: "Documentary is a controversial and important area of media production. The art of record is a fascinating insight into the function of documentary in film and television. Its attempts to depict reality, and to comment on it, have provoked disagreement from the 1920s to the present day. Recent debates about knowledge and representation, and about the changing character of public culture, have increased its interest and relevance. John Corner presents a clear overview of the theoretical issues and critical debates around documentary, and discusses the development of the main styles and approaches, including dramadocs and fly-on-the-wall. He also looks at the dual identity of work in documentary as both artefact and as reference. The book provides a valuable detailed analysis of specific examples of powerful documentary films and programmes such as Cathy Come Home, Life and Times of Rosie the Rivetter and When the Dog Bites."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Note on availability of films and programmes discussed -- Introduction -- 1. Documentary theory -- 2. Action formats: drama-documentary and verite -- 3. Coalface and Housing Problems (1935) -- 4. Look in on London (1956) -- 5. Cathy Come Home (1966) -- 6. Living On The Edge (1986) -- 7. The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1980) -- 8. When the Dog Bites (1988) -- 9. Roger and Me (1989) -- 10. Handsworth Songs (1986) -- 11. Documentary futures -- Notes -- References -- Index.

"Documentary is a controversial and important area of media production. The art of record is a fascinating insight into the function of documentary in film and television. Its attempts to depict reality, and to comment on it, have provoked disagreement from the 1920s to the present day. Recent debates about knowledge and representation, and about the changing character of public culture, have increased its interest and relevance. John Corner presents a clear overview of the theoretical issues and critical debates around documentary, and discusses the development of the main styles and approaches, including dramadocs and fly-on-the-wall. He also looks at the dual identity of work in documentary as both artefact and as reference. The book provides a valuable detailed analysis of specific examples of powerful documentary films and programmes such as Cathy Come Home, Life and Times of Rosie the Rivetter and When the Dog Bites."--Publisher description.

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