>I don't see how "the film hoax" is a problematic case. The question "what
>were the circumstances of film X's production" can be answered
>independently of how it is perceived by spectators. Also, it seems
>plausible that a "film hoax" could be part of a documentary, especially in
>light of the frequent reenactment/reconstruction in classical documentaries.
>
This is precisely my point! The resort to 'contextual' knowledge to resolve
the issue simply means that the technology itself is incapable of producing
a pure documentary image. So we then have to ask just what does it produce?
Warwick
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