This survey of documentary from the 1920s to the present is concerned mainly with its development in Great Britain, the United States, and Canada. This survey of documentary from the 1920s to the present is concerned with its development in Great Britain, The U.S. and Canada. Characteristics associated with English-language documentary, various definitions and contributions of other countries.

Documentary Idea, The: A Critical History of English-Language Documentary Film and Video

Humor & Entertainment

Ellis, Jack C.

Movies

Pearson College Div

This is a history of film. Since the first edition of this book, an increasing amount of historical research, especially on the American film, has appeared. Some of it has centered on the very early years in an effort to understand what the film forms and contents of the first decade actually were. In the revisions of this book an attempt has been made to incorporate the findings of contemporary research. At the same time, the method and basic structure of the original edition have been preserved.

A History of Film

PRENTICE/HALL

Heavily revised and with a new-co-author, A History of Film, is a comprehensive international survey of the narrative fiction film from its beginnings to the present.   In this book, the contributions of major film-producing countries, significant filmmakers, and their films are highlighted within social, artistic, economic, and technological contexts. This fifth edition constitutes a major revision and update - over half the book is new! The new edition updates the book's historical coverage while considerably expanding it to incorporate women and minority filmmakers and audiences, avant-garde and documentary traditions, and the wide array of global filmmaking practices.  Illustrations from frame enlargements appear throughout.  For film enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the history of film.

A history of film

Second Edition. Motion picture history from pre-1895 development, including the silent era, US in the 1980s, international films, various artistic movements. B/w illustrations. 447 pages, index.

Prentice-Hall.Inc.

An international survey of the narrative fiction film from its beginnings to the present day. This work includes contributions of major film producing countries, significant film makers, and their films, set within social, artistic, economic and technological contexts. The text also covers important nations and periods in film history - including American, British, French, Italian, German, Asian and Eastern European. The author provides critical interpretation of the work of film makers and important films along with over 200 stills with captions, country, year, director and actors shown. Every chapter includes a list of books and films on the period for further study.

History of Film, A

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Allyn&Bacon

Major new history of a film genre that has recently been breaking box office records. This is a thorough and definitive survey/history of documentary films. Concentrating mainly on the output of the US, the UK, and Canada, the authors outline the origins of the form and then show its development over the next several decades. The book is completely up-to-date in discussing films like "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer", and in its coverage of IMAX movies and the development of cable and satellite television outlets. Written in a simple, chronological format, the text is straightforward and full of content, information, and historical perspective. (There is hardly any academic jargon or high-level theory.) Each chapter concludes with a list of the key documentaries in that particular time period or genre, and there are helpful appendices listing all the winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary, as well as the winners of the Grierson Award.

A New History of Documentary Film

McLane, Betsy A.

Continuum Intl Pub Group

A thorough and definitive survey/history of documentary films. Concentrating mainly on the output of the US, the UK, and Canada, the authors outline the origins of the form and then show its development over the next several decades. The book is completely up-to-date in discussing films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer. Written in a simple, chronological format, the text is straightforward and full of content, information, and historical perspective. Each chapter concludes with a list of the key documentaries in that particular time period or genre, and there are helpful appendices listing all the winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary, as well as the winners of the Grierson Award. &gt;

Bloomsbury Academic

Summary This book is essentially the author's memoir of his professional life, from first interest in film in 1948 while teaching at Western Michigan University to after his retirement from Northwestern University in 1991. Along the way it offers a record of the beginning and subsequent development of the new academic field of film studies.

Half a Century of Film Study: A PILGRIM'S PROGRESS

Biographies & Memoirs

Xlibris US

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Documentary Idea, The: A Critical History of English-Language Documentary Film and Video

A History of Film

A history of film

A history of film

History of Film, A

A New History of Documentary Film

A New History of Documentary Film

Half a Century of Film Study: A PILGRIM'S PROGRESS