New Documentary: A Critical Introduction - Softcover

Bruzzi, Stella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415182964 ISBN 13: 9780415182966

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

New Documentary: A Critical Introduction provides a comprehensive account of the last two decades of documentary filmmaking in Britain, the US and Europe. Stella Bruzzi's engaging textbook discusses key genres, filmmakers, and issues for the study of non-fiction film and television, including: * key texts such as the Zapruder film of Kennedy's assassination, Shoah , Hoop Dreams and Michael Apted's 7 Up series * documentary genres, from current affairs programming to 'fly on the wall' documentaries to 'reality tv' series * the work of documentary filmmakers such as Emile de Antonio, Fred Wiseman, Nick Broomfield, Molly Dineen and Paul Watson * the work of avant-garde filmmakers such as Chris Marker, Patrick Keiller, Peter Greenaway and Wim Wenders, whose films challenge conventions of documentary filmmaking * movies based on historical events, such as JFK and Nixon * faux documentaries such as This is Spinal Tap , Bob Roberts and Man Bites Dog Bruzzi shows how theories of documentary filmmaking can be applied to these contemporary texts and genres, and discusses the relationship between recent, innovative examples of the genre and the more established canon of documentar She also explores how issues of gender identity, queer theory, performance, 'race' and spectatorship are important to our understanding of contemporary documentary.

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Review

'It's refreshing to find a book that cuts through the tired old debates that have surrounded documentary film and television heralds a welcome new approach.' - Sight and Sound

'This book is going to be essential reading for any media teacher with a serious interest in documentary and is highly recommended for centres selecting 'Documentary' as one of the two 'Textual Topics' on AQA's Media spec.' -  In The Picture

About the Author

Stella Bruzzi is Chair in Film and Television Studies at Warwick University. Her previous publications include the co-edited collection Fashion Cultures: Theories, Explorations and Analysis (2000, with Pamela Church Gibson) and Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies (1997). Her most recent publication is Bringing Up Daddy: Fatherhood and Masculinity in Post-War Hollywood (2005).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415182964
• ISBN 13: 9780415182966
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208