288 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Dave Saunders’ spirited introduction to documentary covers its history, cultural context and development, and the approaches, controversies and functions pertaining to non-fiction filmmaking. Saunders examines the many methods by which documentary conveys meaning, whilst exploring its differing societal purposes. After a historical consideration of international documentary production, the... Read more

@contents: Selected Contents: Acknowledgements  Introduction  Part I: ‘A Troubled and Difficult Art’: A Brief Introduction to Non-Fiction Film  Chapter One: The ‘D’ Word: Definitions, ‘Obligations’ and Functions  Chapter Two: Major Trends, Movements and Voices  Part II: Reading Non-Fiction: Case Studies, Concepts and Criticism  Chapter Three: Pioneers  Nanook of the North (1922): Narrativising the Real  The Man with the Movie Camera (1929): Montage and Ideology  Night Mail (1936): The Poetics and Politics of Class  Chapter Four: Bards  Night and Fog (1955): Articulating the Unspeakable  My Winnipeg (2006): A City of the Mind  Waltz With Bashir (2008): Conflict and Memory  Chapter Five: Performers  Tarnation (2003): Performance and Autobiography  Sicko (2007): Michael Moore, Documentary Superstar  Say My Name (2009); Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2009): Rockumentary Revivals  Conclusion: New Challenges, Territories and Directions  A Select, Chronological Filmography  Bibliography

Biography

Dr. Dave Saunders is working on a number of research projects, the latest of which is a history of rock musicians acting in the cinema. His previous publications include Direct Cinema: Observational Documentary and the Politics of the Sixties (2007), and Arnold: Schwarzenegger and the Movies (2009).