Crafting Truth Documentary Form and Meaning |
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| Author:
| Spence, Louise |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-4902-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $72.00 |
Book Description:
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A documentary's sounds and images are always the product of selection and choice, and often underscore points the filmmaker wishes to make. Crafting Truth illuminates the ways these films tell their stories; how they use the camera, editing, sound, and performance; what rhetorical devices they employ; and what the theoretical, practical, and ethical implications of these choices are. Complex documentary concepts are presented through easily accessible language, images, and a...
More DescriptionA documentary's sounds and images are always the product of selection and choice, and often underscore points the filmmaker wishes to make. Crafting Truth illuminates the ways these films tell their stories; how they use the camera, editing, sound, and performance; what rhetorical devices they employ; and what the theoretical, practical, and ethical implications of these choices are. Complex documentary concepts are presented through easily accessible language, images, and a discussion of a wide range of films and videos to encourage new ways of thinking about and seeing nonfiction film.