Documentary superstars : how today's filmmakers are reinventing the form / Marsha McCreadie.

By:

McCreadie, Marsha, 1943- [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1581155085
9781581155082

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DDC classification:

070.18 22

LOC classification:

PN1995.9.D6 M375 2008

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Contributor biographical information

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Transforming the Image of Truth -- 2. The Purist and the Peekaboo Documentarian :Frederick Wiseman, Albert Maysles -- 3. The Professor and the Rabble-Rouser : Peter Davis, Michael Moore -- 4. The Practitioner and the Visionary 5. The Charismatic Commenter : Al Gore, Leon Gast, Davis Guggenheim, Christian Slater, Spike Lee -- 6. The Documentarian Gets to Star : Morgan Spurlock, Sydney Pollack, Mark Wexler, Alan Berliner -- 7. The Documentary Filmmaker in the Role of Spoofmeister : Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael Ritchie, Alex Karpovsky, Sacha Baron Cohen -- 8. Happy Hybrids : Kevin Macdonald, Jason Reitman, Peter Morgan, Roy Frunkes -- 9. The New Breed Selects and Mixes Forms : Amir Bar-Lev, Sara Lamm, Grace Lee, Celia Maysles -- 10. It's a Wrap -- Tips and Tricks of the Trade.

Summary: "The first book to trace the rise of documentaries as mainstream entertainment * Newfound box-office clout makes documentaries big business * Interviews with Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, Al Gore, Sacha Baron Cohen, more * Includes career advice for new documentary filmmakers When did documentaries get glamorous? Documentary Superstars looks at the history of documentaries and traces their transition from hands-off to in your face. Exclusive interviews with Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, Errol Morris, George Clooney, Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgan Freeman, Al Gore, and more of the biggest names in the field show the impact of the documentary style on mainstream movies and on our society. From cinema verite to the inserted narrator, from the "balanced" point of view to the charismatic commentator (a la Fahrenheit 9/11), to the documentarian starring in his own narrative (as in Supersize Me) to filmmakers੮novative use of cameos, pseudocameos, and archival footage, and much more, Documentary Superstars examines the way in which this evolving art form has changed--and changed us."--Publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	070.18 MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A457310B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The first book to trace the rise of documentaries as mainstream entertainment * Newfound box-office clout makes documentaries big business * Interviews with Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, Al Gore, Sacha Baron Cohen, more * Includes career advice for new documentary filmmakers When did documentaries get glamorous? Documentary Superstars looks at the history of documentaries and traces their transition from hands-off to in your face. Exclusive interviews with Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, Errol Morris, George Clooney, Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgan Freeman, Al Gore, and more of the biggest names in the field show the impact of the documentary style on mainstream movies and on our society. From cinema verite to the inserted narrator, from the "balanced" point of view to the charismatic commentator (a la Fahrenheit 9/11), to the documentarian starring in his own narrative (as in Supersize Me) to filmmakers੮novative use of cameos, pseudocameos, and archival footage, and much more, Documentary Superstars examines the way in which this evolving art form has changed--and changed us."--Publisher description.

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