An introduction to television documentary : confronting reality
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An introduction to television documentary : confronting reality
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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cloth ISBN 9780719048920
Description
A lively introduction to a subject which has attracted increasing interest in the last few years.. A wide-ranging and carefully constructed account. Likely to be adopted on many courses (both foundational level and advanced) which include the study of documentary as part of a wider Media Studies agenda.. Written in a highly accessible manner, it has the edge on rival publications on the subject, which have often proved to difficult for an undergraduate readership. -- .
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Documentary debates: mapping out the terrain - what is documentary?
- how real can you get? realism and documentary. Part 2 The documentary text: shaping the real - modes of documentary
- tackling the text - documentary analyses. Part 3 Fact, fiction and drama: telling a story - fact, fiction and documentary
- making a drama out of a crisis - the drama documentary and related forms. Part 4 Documentary production and reception: "just do it our way!" - institutional control and production economics
- how do they do it? - aspects of documentary production
- is there anybody out there? - audiences for documentary.
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pbk. ISBN 9780719048937
Description
A lively introduction to a subject which has attracted increasing interest in the last few years.. A wide-ranging and carefully constructed account. Likely to be adopted on many courses (both foundational level and advanced) which include the study of documentary as part of a wider Media Studies agenda.. Written in a highly accessible manner, it has the edge on rival publications on the subject, which have often proved to difficult for an undergraduate readership. -- .
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
A note on the availability of recordings
Introduction
Part I: Documentary Debates
1. Mapping out the terrain: What is documentary?
2. How real can you get?: Realism and documentary
Part II: The Documentary Text
3. Shaping the real: Modes of documentary
4. Tackling the text: Documentary analyses
Part III: Fact, Fiction and Drama
5. Telling a story: Fact, fiction and documentary
6. Making a drama out of a crisis: The drama-documentary and related forms
Part IV: Documentary Production and Reception
7. Just do it our way!: Institutional control and production economics
8. How do they do it?: Aspects of documentary production
9. Is there anyone out there?: Audiences for documentary
Notes
Bibliography
Index -- .
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