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Introduction to documentary / Bill Nichols.

By: Publication details: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, c2001.Description: xviii, 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780253214690 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.18 NIC
Contents:
1. Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmaking? - 2. How do documentaries differ from other types of film? - 3. What gives documentary films a voice of their own? - 4. What are documentaries about? - 5. How did documentary filmmaking get started? - 6. What types of documentary are there? - 7. How have documentaries addressed social and political issues? - 8. How can we write effectively about documentary?
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1. Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmaking? - 2. How do documentaries differ from other types of film? - 3. What gives documentary films a voice of their own? - 4. What are documentaries about? - 5. How did documentary filmmaking get started? - 6. What types of documentary are there? - 7. How have documentaries addressed social and political issues? - 8. How can we write effectively about documentary?