i think that " A New History of Documentar Film " by Jack C.Ellis &
Betsy A.Mclane
and also ENCYCLOPEDIA of Documentary Film are usefull for your student.
Mina
On 10/7/09, Catalin Brylla <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Check out Brian Winston: "Lies, Damn Lies and Documentaries" and Sheila
> Curran Bernard: "Documentary Storytelling". Even though Bernard's book is
> not on representation per se, it discusses how plot structure and character
> development are used for representation.
>
> I also teach courses on documentary aesthetics and focus on how
> representation and treatment is informed by audio-visual grammar
> (mise-en-scene and mise-en-shot). If your student has any questions I am
> more than happy to share my research on this.
>
> Catalin
>
> --- On Wed, 10/7/09, Frank, Michael <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Frank, Michael <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: documentary query
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 6:05 AM
>
> i have a student who wants to do an extended term paper on "documentary and
> representation" -- a topic about which i know precious little since all my
> work is on fiction film . . . i'm wondering if anyone on the list can direct
> me to some useful introductions to the topic or explorations of it
> accessible to a general reader
>
>
>
> i should point out that my student, although very bright and dedicated, is
> studying business -- and is taking my cinema class simply to satisfy a
> requirement -- which means that she has no background in these areas, or
> even in the conventions of liberal arts inquiry . . . so i'm hoping for
> something that, while not dumbing down a complex topic, is written so that
> with effort beginners can make sense of it
>
>
>
> thanks in advance for any suggestions
>
>
>
> mike
>
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