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  1. Aug 20, 2022 · "Powerfully posing questions of ethics, ideology, authorship and form, documentary film has never been more popular than it is today. Edited by one of the leading British authorities in the field, 'The Documentary Film Book' is an essential guide to current thinking on documentary film.

  2. Jul 3, 2023 · Introduction -- How can we define documentary film? -- Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmmaking? -- What gives documentary films a voice of their own? -- What makes documentaries engaging and persuasive? -- How did documentary filmmaking get started?

  3. documentary film. A collective discourse. An overview of some of the main critical works on documentary makes us realize to what extent the notion of collectivity is pervasive in discourse on documentary film. According to Kahana, Documentary has always leveled distinctions, challenging traditional

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  4. In American Documentary Film, Jeffrey Geiger examines the role of documentary film in mobilizing, promoting, and even suppressing central myths of U.S. national identity. His brilliant close readings illuminate the relationship between the rhetorical, technical and stylistic elements of specific films and a broader set of contexts and concerns.

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  5. May 4, 2022 · First edition co-authored with Jack Ellis. Includes bibliographical references and index. Some ways to think about documentary. Description ; Definition ; Intellectual contexts ; Pre-documentary origins ; Books on documentary theory and general histories of documentary -- The work of Robert and Frances Flaherty.

  6. Documentary Filmmaking as a Research Method Introduction Documentary films through their multi-sensory nature have found to be more impactful of portraying reality as well as a means for social persuasion (Nichols, 2010). In recent years, documentary films are increasingly being used in academia as well for disseminating knowledge.

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  8. 1.1 The Question of Evidence, the Power of Rhetoric and Documentary Film BILL NICHOLS. 1.2 ‘I’ll Believe It When I Trust the Source’: Documentary Images and Visual Evidence CARL PLANTINGA. 1.3 ‘The Performance Documentary’: The Performing Film-Maker, the Acting Subject STELLA BRUZZI.

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