TY - BOOK AU - Ellis,John TI - Documentary: witness and self-revelation SN - 0415574188 AV - PN1995.9.D6 E48 2012 U1 - 070.18 22 PY - 2012/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Documentary films KW - Production and direction KW - History and criticism KW - Cinematography N1 - 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 ER -