Louise Spence

Crafting Truth: Documentary Form and Meaning

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ISBN 13:: 9780813549033
author:: Louise Spence
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Rutgers University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2011
Pages:: 281
Dimensions:: 25.2 x 17.86 x 1.75 centimetres
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Performing Arts, Film & Video,
Condition:: New
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Crafting Truth: Documentary Form and Meaning explores how documentary films construct their stories through camera work, editing, sound, performance, and rhetorical devices. By examining a range of nonfiction films and videos, this book reveals the theoretical, practical, and ethical implications of these creative choices.

Through accessible language, images, and case studies, Crafting Truth encourages new ways of thinking about and engaging with documentary film. The authors demonstrate how documentaries use aesthetic means to build illusions of truth and reality, and what these choices reveal about the filmmakers' intentions.

This book provides a nuanced understanding of documentary form and meaning, making it an essential resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of nonfiction film.

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