A journey through documentary film /

Documentary is one of the most fascinating areas of filmmaking. Documentaries have broken down societal taboos, changed legislation, strengthened and rocked entire governments, freed wrongly-convicted prisoners, and taught us more about the world in which we live. A Journey Through Documentary offer...

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Main Author: Dormehl, Luke
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Harpenden : Kamera Books, 2012.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Documentary is one of the most fascinating areas of filmmaking. Documentaries have broken down societal taboos, changed legislation, strengthened and rocked entire governments, freed wrongly-convicted prisoners, and taught us more about the world in which we live. A Journey Through Documentary offers an overview of documentary history and looks in-depth at over 60 documentaries from around the world. It takes readers from the early 'actualities' of pioneering non-fiction filmmakers such as Robert J. Flaherty and John Grierson, to the documentaries of Michael Moore, Errol Morris, Werner Herzog.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9781842435922 (electronic)
1842435922 (electronic)