The Documentary Handbook

ISBN-13: 9780415434010 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 432 str.

Peter Lee-Wright

Opis

One of the first practical guides to documentary available, this handbook includes interviews, case studies and illustrations and presents a critical introduction to the documentary film, its theory and changing practices.

From the cinematic releases of Michael Moore to the low-budget Video Nation and from educational works to Big Brother, The Documentary Handbook takes a thematic approach to documentary, including chapters for all the myriad forms we watch today.

The book charts the evolution of documentary from screen art to core television genre, its metamorphosis into many different types of factual TV programme and its current emergence in forms of new media.

The Documentary Handbook includes:

• interviews with documentary professionals
• case studies, examples and illustrations
• a filmography of key works
• expert briefings giving clear technical advice.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Talk to the Camera  1. Reportage  2. 'Lecture' Series  3. Vox Populi  Part 2: Observe the People  4. Real Life  5. Docu-soap and Moc-doc  6. Ambulance Chasers  7. Undercover Expose  8. Freak Shows  Part 3: Change the Mind  9. Education  10. Propaganda  11. Polemic  12. Liberation  Part 4: Entertainment for All  13. Formats and Reality TV  14. Lifestyle and Makeover  15. Performance  16. Drama-doc  17. Art and Anarchy  Part 5: Watch the Figures  18. Biopics  19. Wildlife and Environment  20. Landmarks  21. Box Office  Conclusion  Bibliography  Filmography  Index

O autorze

Peter Lee-Wright is a documentary film-maker with 30 years’ experience working for the BBC and Channel 4. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Media & Communications at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His most recent writing – critical overviews of sports documentary and trade union documentary – was published in Routledge’s Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film (2005).