Beschreibung:
Examines the ways documentaries such as Fahrenheit 9/11, Spellbound, and March of the Penguins 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.
Acknowledgements IntroductionPART ONE. GENERAL CONCEPTS1. Authenticity 2. Evidence 3. Authority 4. Responsibility PART TWO. STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION5. Argument 6. Dramatic Stories, Poetic and Essay Documentaries PART THREE. FORMAL TECHNIQUES7. Editing8. Camerawork 9. The Profilmic 10. Sounds (coauthored with Carl Lewis) Index