From Grierson to the docu-soap : breaking the boundaries
Explores a range of issues relating to documentary's achievements, and considers its prospects. The book features writers who reappraise John Grierson's contribution to the history of documentary. It also addresses the ways in which documentarists have resorted to a range of fictional techniques in what is categorised as non-fiction work.
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VI, 234 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 24 cm
9781860205774, 1860205771
247348124
IntroductionPart I: Grierson's legacyGrierson in Canada: The peak of his creative career? - Ian Lockerbie; Stanley Hawes: A 'Grierson man' in Australia - Ina Bertand; Crossing the cattle drive: Grierson and Australia - Deane Williams; John Grierson in South Africa: Misunderstanding apartheid - Keyan G. Tomaselli; Poru Ruta: Paul Rotha and the politics of translation - Abe Mark Nornes; Germaine Dulac and French documentary film-making in the 1930s - Si n Reynolds; Grierson and the public relations industry in Britain - Jacquie L'EtangPart II: The changing culture of British televisionBreaking the boundaries - John Willis; Trailing documentaries - Peter Meech; The docu-soap: A critical assessment - Richard Kilborn; Keeping track of the locals: Governance, television and the community - Gareth Palmer; Fearful and safe: Audience response to British reality programming; 'You either believe it or you don't ...': Television documentary and pseudo-science - Vincent Campbell; Access, authorship and voice: The emergence of community programming at the BBC - Sylvia Harvey; Through the eyes of the Video Nation - Mandy Rose; Towards the defining digital documentary - Brent Macgregor with Roddy Simpson; Disclaimers, denials and direct address: Captioning in docudrama - Derek Paget; Making connections: The European Convention on Human Rights, the Independent Television Commission and the documentary - Brian Winston; Documentary and the public sphere - Michael Chanan
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