ISBN10: 0195078985, ISBN13: 9780195078985, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climate. He examines as well the latest filmmaking technology, and the effects that videocassettes and cable television are having on the production of documentaries. And like the previous editions, Documentary is filled with photographs, many of them rare, collected during the author's travelsaround the world. Covering the full course of the documentary from Louis Lumiere's first effort to recent landmark productions such as Shoah, this book makes the growing importance of a unique blend of art and reality accessible and understandable to all film lovers. This is the second revision of a history of the documentary film. The final section has been rewritten and expanded to take into account the major films and trends of the past nine years. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 0195078985, ISBN13: 9780195078985, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climate. He examines as well the latest filmmaking technology, and the effects that videocassettes and cable television are having on the production of documentaries. And like the previous editions, Documentary is filled with photographs, many of them rare, collected during the author's travelsaround the world. Covering the full course of the documentary from Louis Lumiere's first effort to recent landmark productions such as Shoah, this book makes the growing importance of a unique blend of art and reality accessible and understandable to all film lovers. This is the second revision of a history of the documentary film. The final section has been rewritten and expanded to take into account the major films and trends of the past nine years. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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