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Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film
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by Erik Barnouw
Sales Rank: 157073
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Cover Type: Paperback with 416 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USAEdition: 2nd Edition January 7, 1993
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195078985
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195078985
Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 9.6 ounces
Product Review
"This is the best historical overview of that major genre termed 'Documentary' or 'Non-fiction."--Edward S. Small, Phd., University of Kansas "Nothing compares, still."--Amy Villarejo, Cornell University "A reasonably priced introduction to a major area of film making which is all too often left in the shadow of drama. It is both thorough and readable."--Fred Caffney, South Kent College
"First rate history--well written, with a coherent and constant focus on the power of the documentary film."--Tom Mullin, Eastern Washington University
"The best in its field. I have used the first edition for almost twenty years to great effect. Barnouw is a masterful text writer."--Robert J. Allen, Seton Hall University
"This is the basic book for anybodywho wants to be a documentary filmmaker. Very good!"-Aleksander Mandis, New York University
"A concise, accurate and indispensable book for any lover of documentary film. An indispensable reference and a worthy text for any course on the subject."--Lynne Jackson, St. Francis College
"The best general history of documentary available. Concise, yet wide ranging and erudite. A valuable classroom text."--Michael Griffin, University of Minnesota
Praise for Previous Editions:
"A helpful antidote to the spirit.It presents sign posts to where documentary could be and where it may emerge. Barnouw's style has a clarity and precision that make his books delights to read."--Film Quarterly
"The whole panorama has been richly researched and compactly organized into easy prose by Barnouw, writing at the peak of his competence."--Variety
"Erik Barnouw puts film history in the mainstream of human history as few others have done before. He reminds us of the powers of film to instruct, exhilarate, excite and deceive, and shows how these powers have been used in our time."--Daniel J. Boorstin
Product Description
Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here
Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climate. He looks at as well the latest filmmaking technology, and the effects that video cassettes and cable television are having on the production of documentaries. And like the previous editions, Documentary is
filled with photographs, many of them rare, collected during the author's travels around the world. Covering the full course of the documentary from Louis Lumiere's first effort to recent landmark productions such as Shoah, this book makes the growing importance of a unique blend of art and reality
accessible and understandable to all film lovers.
Reader Reviews
Not only is this a wonderful documentary film history text, it is also extremely well-written. Barnouw is a wonderful storyteller and knows his subject perhaps better than anyone.
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