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Crafting Truth : Documentary Form and Meaning /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spence, Louise, 1945-
Other Authors: Navarro, Vinicius, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 discussion of a wide range of films and videos to encourage new ways of thinking about and seeing nonfiction fil.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813552323