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   Bill Nichols (born 1942) is an American film critic and theoretician best known for his pioneering work as founder of the contemporary study of documentary film. [1] His 1991 book, Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary, applied modern film theory to the study of documentary film for the first time.

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   Bill Nichols (IV) Bill Nichols. Bill Nichols is an American film critic and theoretician best known for his pioneering work as founder of the contemporary study of documentary film. His 1991 book, Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary, applied modern film theory to the study of documentary film for the first time.

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   Bill Nichols (born 1942) is an American film critic and theoretician best known for his pioneering work as founder of the contemporary study of documentary film. His 1991 book, Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary, applied modern film theory to the study of documentary film for the first time.

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5. u.osu.edu › english6778autumn2016/2016/11 › 08Bill Nichols’ Documentary Film and Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah

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   Nov 8, 2016 · As Nichols states before explaining the six modes of documentary films, although one mode is dominant in a film, the modes “can be mixed and matched in any film” (114), as, I believe, it is the case of Lanzmann’s Shoah.

6. scholarworks.gvsu.edu › cgi › viewcontentThe Power of the Documentary: Examining the Effectiveness of ...

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   social issues and problems. According to Bill Nichols, notable film critic and theorist,

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   Nichols’ departure from Rotha’s model lies in his detailed mapping of each mode in cinematic terms in order to uncover the filmmaker’s distinctive voice as well as the film’s overall framework (Nichols 2010). Nichols admits that each documentary film does not necessarily fall into one mode but can consist of a combination of modes.

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   Who is Bill Nichols?

   • Bill Nichols (born 1942) is an American film critic and theoretician best known for his pioneering work as founder of the contemporary study of documentary film. His 1991 book, Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary, applied modern film theory to the study of documentary film for the first time.

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   How does Bill Nichols classify documentary films?

   • Bill Nichols’ “modes” theory of classifying documentary films by describing them in terms of poetic, expository, observational, participatory, reflexive and performative “modes” is well established as an analytical model.

   Mapping Nichols’ Modes in Documentary Film: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

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   Does Bill Nichols influence film theory?

   • It is shown that this empirical approach is useful for filmmakers and film critics and justifies the influential position of Nichols in film theory. Ai Weiwei, Helvetica, documentary films, Bill Nichols, narrative.

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   What does Nichols say about documentary films?

   • Nichols has intimated at the need for both broad and focused analysis of documentary films. He claims that the link between modes at the macro level and micro level “gives the documentary tradition its power and fascination” (Nichols 2010: 101).

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   Jul 20, 2021 · A pioneer scholar in film studies, Bill Nichols is the first one to apply modern film theory to the study of documentary. Nichols (1991, 2017) identifies six modes of representation in documentary films. They are the expository, participatory, observational, performative, reflexive and poetic modes. The definitions are as follows.