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Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Patricia Aufderheide

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA | Number Of Pages: 176 | Publication Date: 2007-11-28 | ISBN-10: 0195182707 | PDF | 1 Mb

Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flahertys pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moores anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertovs artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquets heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes readers along the diverse paths of documentary history and charts the lively, often fierce debates among filmmakers and scholars about the best ways to represent reality and to tell the truths worth telling. Beginning with an overview of the central issues of documentary filmmakingits definitions and purposes, its forms and foundersAufderheide focuses on several of its key subgenres, including public affairs films, government propaganda (particularly the works produced during World War II), historical documentaries, and nature films.

Her thematic approach allows readers to enter the subject matter through the kinds of films that first attracted them to documentaries, and it permits her to make connections between eras, as well as revealing the ongoing nature of documentarys core controversies involving objectivity, advocacy, and bias. Interwoven throughout are discussions of the ethical and practical considerations that arise with every aspect of documentary production. A particularly useful feature of the book is an appended list of 100 great documentaries that anyone with a serious interest in the genre should see. Drawing on the authors four decades of experience as a film scholar and critic, this book is the perfect introduction not just for teachers and students but also for all thoughtful filmgoers and for those who aspire to make documentaries themselves.

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