Australian Documentary (Paperback)

Trish FitzSimons

ISBN 10: 052116799X / ISBN 13: 9780521167994

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2011

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with leading industry sources and containing discussion of over 200 documentaries, Australian Documentary: History, Practices and Genres brings to life over a century of documentary making and connects it to international debates in criticism, theory and history. Documentary is the oldest continuous form of screen production in Australia, and today plays a pivotal part in our creative industries. This incisive book covers the development of documentary in Australia from the early days of cinema to the coming of television and to the digital environment. Addressing the issues facing today's documentary makers, the authors explore the role of the documentary in shaping the nation and forming the 'imagined community'. Drawing on interviews with leading industry sources and containing discussion of over 200 documentaries, Australian Documentary: History, Practices and Genres brings to life over a century of documentary making and connects it to international debates in criticism, theory and history. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780521167994

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Australian Documentary brings to life over a century of documentary making.

Informazioni sugli autori: Trish FitzSimons is Associate Professor, Griffith Film School, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.

Pat Laughren is Associate Professor, Griffith Film School, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.

Dugald Williamson is Associate Professor, School of Arts, University of New England, New South Wales.

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Titolo: Australian Documentary (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new