The Act of documenting : documentary film in the 21st century

Documentary has never attracted such audiences, never been produced with such ease from so many corners of the globe, never embraced such variety of expression. The very distinctions between the filmed, the filmer, and the spectator are being dissolved. This text addresses what this means for documentary's 21st century position as a genus in the 'class' cinema; for its foundations as, primarily…

Crafting truth : documentary form and meaning

Documentaries such as Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman's Born into Brothels, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, Jeffrey Blitz's Spellbound, along with March of the Penguins and An Inconvenient Truth have achieved critical as well as popular success. Although nonfiction film may have captured imaginations, many viewers enter and leave theaters with a nanve concept of "truth" and "reality"-for them, d…

History on film / film on history. Second Edition

Since first publication in 2006, Robert A. Rosenstone's History on Film/Film on History has established itself as a classic treatise on the historical film and its role in bringing history to life. In this updated version of his ground-breaking and widely-acclaimed text, Robert Rosenstone argues that to leave history films out of the discussion of the meaning of the past is to ignore a major fa…

History on film / film on history

Fictional films tell true historical stories... Film and History is a compelling and unique overview of the cinema and its relationship with history, ranging from the ancient world to the modern day. This is the first book of its kind to offer such a broad historical and theoretical portrayal of the rapidly-growing sub field of history and film. Rosenstone introduces the varieties, types and tr…

The Story of Literature from Antiquity to the Present

The greatest works of world literature at a glance--from ancient times to the present day. Search for immortality with Gilgamesh, accompany Dante on his journey through the three realms of the afterlife, or battle with Don Quixote against the windmills. Discover the backgrounds, influences and currents of a unique art form during this exciting journey through the epochs of world literature.

Steampunk : fantasy art, fiction, fashion and the movies

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781783611225

Collation

126 p. ; 24 cm.

Series Title

Gothic dreams

Call Number

306.1 Win s