Art of the Observer - A Personal View of Documentary

Informationen zum Autor David MacDougall is Honorary Professor in the Research School of Humanities and the Arts at the Australian National University, Canberra Klappentext The Art of the observer is an intimate look at how observational documentary films are made, by one of today's leading ethnographic filmmakers and writers on film. In over a dozen chapters, MacDougall explores the intricacies of form and feeling that are involved in responding with a camera to the lives of others. In engaging and accessible writing, the book provides personal insights into a wide range of topics: structuring observational films, working with collaborators, the technical and personal difficulties that arise in production, the nuances of film editing and the challenges of conveying the magnitude of individual lives. While acknowledging the wide range of documentary cinema, MacDougall draws attention to the particular characteristics of the observational approach, in which the filmmaker's perspective is shared with the viewer and the filmmaker's relationship to the film subjects remains paramount. As in his previous volumes of essays, this book is grounded in concrete examples from the author's own filmmaking experience. Zusammenfassung A personal perspective on documentary filmmaking, based on the author’s own experiences and reflections on the genre, with a particular emphasis on observational cinema. It includes both practical insights into filmmaking methods and discussions of the intellectual, ethical and emotional challenges of attempting to portray others on film. -- .

Product details

• Authors: David Macdougall, MacDougall David
• Assisted by: Faye Ginsburg (Editor), Paul Henley (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781526165350
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6535-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Anthropology, Creative Practice and Ethnography; Anthropology, Creative Practic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Documentary, Documentary films, Social & cultural anthropology, Social and cultural anthropology