{"product_id":"documentary-routledge-film-guidebooks","title":"Documentary (Routledge Film Guidebooks)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDave Saunders' spirited introduction to documentary covers its history, cultural context and development, and the approaches, controversies and functions pertaining to non-fiction filmmaking. Saunders examines the many methods by which documentary conveys meaning, whilst exploring its differing societal purposes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter a historical consideration of international documentary production, the author examines the impact of recent technological developments on the production, distribution and viewing of non-fiction. In addition, he explores the increasingly hazy distinctions between factual and dramatic formats, discussing 'reality television', the 'docu-drama', and less orthodox approaches including animated and fantastical representations of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumentary encompasses a broad range of academic discourse around non-fiction filmmaking, introducing readers to the key filmmakers, major scholars, central debates and critical ideas relating to the form. This wide-ranging guidebook features global releases from the 1920s through to 2009, and includes films such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNanook of the North (1922)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Man with the Movie Camera (1929)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNight Mail (1936)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNight and Fog (1955)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrimary (1960)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRoger and Me (1989)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTarnation (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMy Winnipeg (2006)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSicko (2007)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWaltz With Bashir (2008)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSay My Name (2009)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnvil: The Story of Anvil (2009)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780415473101\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £2.02","offer_id":47911359512753,"sku":"SB-0415473101-C3","price":2.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0415473101.jpg?v=1789571936","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/documentary-routledge-film-guidebooks","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}