商品簡介
Written in a clear, straightforward, accessible style, this is a practical history of English-language documentary film from the UK, Western Europe, and North America. This newly updated second edition is designed to keep up with the rapid pace of change and new recent work in the English-language documentary genre. The author, Betsy A. McLane, is Director Emerita of the International Documentary Association and a Past President of the University Film and Video Association. Her book is produced with a smart eye for classroom use, and will also interest general readers who want to understand film documentaries and their history. Though the book's language is deceptively simple, it is extremely well written. The author handles issues of culture and perspective by simply stating her aims and opinions, and the reasons for them, directly at the beginning of the book and wherever relevant in the text. She writes fluid historical narratives based on extensive research and archival experience. The book covers thinking about documentary, the work of the Flahertys, 1920s Soviet film and political indoctrination, 1920s European avant-garde, pre-war documentary industry in the UK and US, WWII, post-war documentary, documentary for television 1951-71, British Free and New American cinema, cinema verite, the 1970s, video, new public technologies, documentary tradition in the 21st century, and a concluding chapter on current approaches and directions. Each chapter lists related films and related books, and there are two appendices: the Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature, and the National Film Registry. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Betsy A. McLane is the Project Director of "The American Documentary Showcase" a presentation of the U.S. Department of State Bureau and Education and Cultural Affairs. Director Emerita of the International Documentary Association. She has taught courses on film and documentary at Loyola Marymount University, the University of Vermont, Emerson College and the University of Southern California. She is a Past President of the University Film and Video Association.
