Introduction to documentary / Bill Nichols.
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TextPublisher: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]Copyright date: ℗♭2017Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xvi, 258 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780253026903 (ebook)Subject(s): Documentary films -- History and criticism | Media Studies | Museology & heritage studies | Documentary films | Media, entertainment, information & communication industries | Films, cinema | Film history, theory & criticismGenre/Form: LOC classification: PN1995.9.D6 | N539 2017Online access: Open e-book Also available in printed form ISBN 9780253026347Summary: This new edition offers an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history & criticism. It has been revised to take account of new work & trends, including over 100 recently released documentaries. The third edition of Bill Nichols's best-selling text provides an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history and criticism. A new chapter, "I Want to Make a Documentary: Where Do I Start?" guides readers through the steps of planning and preproduction and includes an example of a project proposal for a film that went on to win awards at major festivals. Designed for students in any field that makes use of visual evidence and persuasive strategies, Introduction to Documentary identifies the genre's distinguishing qualities and teaches the viewer how to read documentary film. Each chapter takes up a discrete question, from "How did documentary filmmaking get started?" to "Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmmaking?" Here Nichols has fully rewritten each chapter for greater clarity and ease of use, including revised discussions of earlier films and new commentary on dozens of recent films from The Cove to The Act of Killing and from Gasland to Restrepo.
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Previous edition: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This new edition offers an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history & criticism. It has been revised to take account of new work & trends, including over 100 recently released documentaries. The third edition of Bill Nichols's best-selling text provides an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history and criticism. A new chapter, "I Want to Make a Documentary: Where Do I Start?" guides readers through the steps of planning and preproduction and includes an example of a project proposal for a film that went on to win awards at major festivals. Designed for students in any field that makes use of visual evidence and persuasive strategies, Introduction to Documentary identifies the genre's distinguishing qualities and teaches the viewer how to read documentary film. Each chapter takes up a discrete question, from "How did documentary filmmaking get started?" to "Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmmaking?" Here Nichols has fully rewritten each chapter for greater clarity and ease of use, including revised discussions of earlier films and new commentary on dozens of recent films from The Cove to The Act of Killing and from Gasland to Restrepo.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9780253026347
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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