The documentary film book presents a series of essays in one volume where key international scholars come together to offer compelling evidence as to why, over the last few decades, documentary has come to the centre of screen studies. The film festival reader edited by diana iordanova, coming soon to a festival near you. He subjects the great figures of the pastgrierson, flaherty, dzigavertovto a searching critique, and examines both the principles and practice of the major movements in documentary such as cinema verite. He has an emmy for documentary scriptwriting, has taught documentary in both the us and the uk, and has been involved with many international documentary film festivals and the visible evidence conference series. Looking at the recent crises of confidence in public service broadcasting and the controversy surrounding docusoaps, his major new study provides a foundational study of ethics and the documentary. Documentary brian winston january lincoln repository.
He has an emmy for documentary scriptwriting, has taught documentary in both the us and the uk, and has been involved with many international documentary film festivals and the. In 1985, he won an emmy for documentary scriptwriting and he is the editor of the documentary film book. Brian winston is lincoln chair of communications at the university of lincoln, uk. Documentary brian winston january 2009 the term documentary to describe a particular class of nonfiction film comes into general use in english by the early 1930s, but films having the characteristics of what would come to be regarded as documentaries preexisted the application of the word.
Documentary film, truth, truth claim, parrhesia, knowledge number of pages. Outside of the west, documentary has long been a platform for the ongoing search to uncover and establish national identities. In a series of fascinating essays, key international experts discuss the theory of documentary, outline current. Dr brian winston is the first holder of the lincoln professorship at the university of lincoln. Factual programmes are still scheduled and trailed by broadcasters, written about in the press and praised or complained about by viewers as if they relate. Makers and consumers of documentary behave as if hardly touched by the relativism of recent theory. The documentary film book by brian winston 9781844573417.
Documentary film is often seen as something different from fiction and news. Nolley published on hfilm january, 1996 we have, on this list, a. Documentary film in the 21st century is itself a collaboration by scholars brian winston, gail vanstone and wang chi. Brian winston, british film institute claiming the real. Winston explores the role of such figures as grierson, flaherty and dziga vertov, and examines both the. Nowhere is this better seen than in the middle east and in its longest. While there is much historical revisionism in the book, there is also much to interest those more focussed on the contemporary, writes fiona chesterton. He is the founding chair of british association of film, television and media studies and has been a governor of the bfi. The more vexed the realpolitik, the more significant is this work. The documentary film book by brian winston waterstones. The documentary film book by winston, brian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Winston, brian 1993 the documentary film as scientific inscription. The documentary film book helps explain the robustness of documentary as an art form over nearly a century since the birth of filmmaking. The documentary film revisited by brian winston by margaret dickinson.
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Professor brian winston is a former documentary film maker, a media scholar, head of the faculty of media and cultural studies at the university of westminster, and the author of two books about. Powerfully posing questions of ethics, ideology, authorshi. Is part of book title theorizing documentary authors michael renov date 1993 publisher routledge pub place new york volume afi film readers isbn10 0415903815, 0415903823. Documentary film in the 21st century by brian winston, gail vanstone, and wang chi and will not need an. In claiming the real, brian winston rewrites the history of documentary film to take account of technological change. This accessible, wellexecuted, jargonfree collection provides readers with a concise overview of documentary film. He has held senior academic posts at universities both in the uk and the usa and is a visiting professor at beijing normal university.
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