Through most of the 20th century, the distinction between the fictional narrative film and the documentary was vigorously maintained. The documentary tradition developed side by side with, but in the shadow of, the more commercially successful feature film. In the latter part of the century, however, the two forms merged on occasion, and mockumentaries (fictional works in a documentary format) and docudramas (reality-based works in a fictional format) became part of the film and television landscape. The 18 essays here examine the relationships between narrative fiction films and documentary…mehr
Through most of the 20th century, the distinction between the fictional narrative film and the documentary was vigorously maintained. The documentary tradition developed side by side with, but in the shadow of, the more commercially successful feature film. In the latter part of the century, however, the two forms merged on occasion, and mockumentaries (fictional works in a documentary format) and docudramas (reality-based works in a fictional format) became part of the film and television landscape. The 18 essays here examine the relationships between narrative fiction films and documentary filmmaking, focusing on how each influenced the other and how the two were merged in such diverse films and shows as Citizen Kane, M*A*S*H, This Is Spinal Tap, and Destination Moon. Topics include the docudrama in early cinema, the industrial film as faux documentary, the fear evoked in 1950s science fiction films, the selling of "reality" in mockumentaries, and reality television and documentary forms. The essays provide a foundation for significant rethinking of film history and criticism, offering the first significant discussion of two emerging and increasingly important genres. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Gary D. Rhodes, a documentary filmmaker, is a professor at the Queen's University, Belfast. John Parris Springer is a professor of English and film studies at the University of Central Oklahoma. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Docudrama and Mock-Documentary: Defining Terms, Proposing Canons Steven N. Lipkin, Derek Paget and Jane Roscoe 11 2. The Newspaper Meets the Dime Novel: Docudrama in Early Cinema John Parris Springer 27 3. On the Edges of Fiction: Silent Actualités, City Symphonies and Early SF Movies Mark Bould 43 4. This Reality Which Is Not One: Flaherty, Buñuel and the Irrealism of Documentary Cinema Jared F. Green 64 5. Reconstructing Reality: The Industrial Film as Faux Documentary Donald Levin 88 6. "Documenting" Communist Subversion: The Case of I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951) Reynold Humphries 102 7. Teaching Fear in 1950s Science Fiction Films Michael Lee 124 8. Mondo Barnum Doug Bentin 144 9. In Search of Questions, or, A New Age Film Odyssey Gary D. Rhodes 154 10. Artifice and Artificiality in Mockumentaries Gerd Bayer 164 11. "It Ain't the Movies! It's Real Life!" Cinematic Alchemy in Woody Allen's "Woody Allen" D(M)oc(k)umentary Oeuvre Robert Sickels 179 12. "That's Really the Title?" Deconstructing Deconstruction in The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) and Real Life (1978) Harvey O'Brien 191 13. Man Bites Dog: Deconstructing the Documentary Look Jane Roscoe 205 14. Stanley Kwan's Centre Stage (1992): Postmodern Reflections of the Mirror Within the Mirror Wayne Stein 216 15. Fool's Gold: New Zealand's Forgotten Silver, Myth and National Identity Ian Conrich and Roy Smith 230 16. Before Big Brother, There Was Blair Witch: The Selling of "Reality" Fincina Hopgood 237 17. Chasing the Real: Reality Television and Documentary Forms Leigh H. Edwards 253 18. The Future of Documentary? "Conditional Tense" Documentary and the Historical Record Paul Ward 270 About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Docudrama and Mock-Documentary: Defining Terms, Proposing Canons Steven N. Lipkin, Derek Paget and Jane Roscoe 11 2. The Newspaper Meets the Dime Novel: Docudrama in Early Cinema John Parris Springer 27 3. On the Edges of Fiction: Silent Actualités, City Symphonies and Early SF Movies Mark Bould 43 4. This Reality Which Is Not One: Flaherty, Buñuel and the Irrealism of Documentary Cinema Jared F. Green 64 5. Reconstructing Reality: The Industrial Film as Faux Documentary Donald Levin 88 6. "Documenting" Communist Subversion: The Case of I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951) Reynold Humphries 102 7. Teaching Fear in 1950s Science Fiction Films Michael Lee 124 8. Mondo Barnum Doug Bentin 144 9. In Search of Questions, or, A New Age Film Odyssey Gary D. Rhodes 154 10. Artifice and Artificiality in Mockumentaries Gerd Bayer 164 11. "It Ain't the Movies! It's Real Life!" Cinematic Alchemy in Woody Allen's "Woody Allen" D(M)oc(k)umentary Oeuvre Robert Sickels 179 12. "That's Really the Title?" Deconstructing Deconstruction in The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) and Real Life (1978) Harvey O'Brien 191 13. Man Bites Dog: Deconstructing the Documentary Look Jane Roscoe 205 14. Stanley Kwan's Centre Stage (1992): Postmodern Reflections of the Mirror Within the Mirror Wayne Stein 216 15. Fool's Gold: New Zealand's Forgotten Silver, Myth and National Identity Ian Conrich and Roy Smith 230 16. Before Big Brother, There Was Blair Witch: The Selling of "Reality" Fincina Hopgood 237 17. Chasing the Real: Reality Television and Documentary Forms Leigh H. Edwards 253 18. The Future of Documentary? "Conditional Tense" Documentary and the Historical Record Paul Ward 270 About the Contributors Index
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