Observational Cinema
Author | : Anna Grimshaw |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2009-11-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780253221582 |
ISBN-13 | : 0253221587 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Download or read book Observational Cinema written by Anna Grimshaw and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once hailed as a radical breakthrough in documentary and ethnographic filmmaking, observational cinema has been criticized for a supposedly detached camera that objectifies and dehumanizes the subjects of its gaze. The author's provide a critical historyand in-depth appraisal of this movement.