Ebook: A new history of documentary film

Some ways to think about documentary : Description ; Definition ; Intellectual contexts ; Pre-documentary origins ; Books on documentary theory and general histories of documentary -- The work of Robert and Frances Flaherty : The Flaherty way ; The Flaherty legacy -- The Soviets and political indoctrination, 1922-1929 : Reportage/newsreel ; Compilation ; Epic ; Fiction and documentary ; The fiction films -- The European avant-garde experimentation, 1922-1929 : Aesthetic predispositions ; Avant-garde and documentary ; Three city symphonies ; Changes in the avant-garde -- Institutionalization: Great Britain, 1929-1939 :Background and underpinnings ; The system ; The films ; Grierson and Flaherty ; Grierson's contribution -- Institutionalization USA, 1930-1941 : The march of time ; Government documentaries ; Non-government documentaries ; Conclusions ; Dénouement ; An aside to conclude -- WW II : Part A: Great Britain ; Early days ; Indoctrination ; Social documentary ; Records of battle ; Part B: Canada ; Founding of National Film Board ; Theatrical series ; Nontheatrical films ; Summary ; Part C: United States ; Training ; Indoctrination: why we fight ; Records of battle ; Social documentary ; Comparisons: Great Britain, Canada, United States -- Post-war documentary, 1945-1961 : Personnel and leadership ; Sponsorship ; USIA films ; Canada ; Subjects ; Internationalism ; Approaches and techniques ; Observations -- Documentary for television, the "golden years," 1951-1971 : Historical background ; Documentary series ; Special characteristics of television documentary -- British free cinema and new American cinema, 1953-1960 : Critical background ; Free cinema films ; The United States --;A New History of Documentary Film, Second Edition offers a much-needed resource, considering the very rapid changes taking place within documentary media. Building upon the best-selling 2005 edition, Betsy McLane keeps the same chronological examination, factual reliability, ease of use and accessible prose style as before, while also weaving three new threads -- Experimental Documentary, Visual Anthropology and Environmental/Nature Films -- into the discussion. She provides emphasis on archival and preservation history, present practices, and future needs for documentaries. Along with preservation information, specific problems of copyright and fair use, as they relate to documentary, are considered. Finally, A History of Documentary Film retains and updates the recommended readings and important films and the end of each chapter from the first edition, including the bibliography and appendices. Impossible to talk learnedly about documentary film without an audio-visual component, a companion website will increase its depth of information and overall usefulness to students, teachers and film enthusiasts.