| Description |
1 online resource (x, 281 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: General Concepts -- Authenticity -- Evidence -- Authority -- Responsibility -- Part Two: Structural Organization -- Argument -- Dramatic Stories, Poetic and Essay Documentaries -- Part Three: Formal Techniques -- Editing -- Camerawork -- The Profilmic -- Sounds -- Index |
| Summary |
A documentary's sounds and images are always the product of selection and choice, and often underscore points the filmmaker wishes to make. Crafting Truth illuminates the ways these films tell their stories; how they use the camera, editing, sound, and performance; what rhetorical devices they employ; and what the theoretical, practical, and ethical implications of these choices are. Complex documentary concepts are presented through easily accessible language, images, and a discussion of a wide range of films and videos to encourage new ways of thinking about and seeing nonfiction fil |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Documentary films -- History and criticism
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Documentary films -- Production and direction.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
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Documentary films
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Documentary films -- Production and direction
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Navarro, Vinicius, 1967-
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| LC no. |
2010008406 |
| ISBN |
9780813552323 |
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081355232X |
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