PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART I. DOCUMENTARY MEETS THE NEIGHBORS: THE AVANT-GARDE AND FICTION FILM PART II. THE AUDIO IN AUDIOVISUAL PART III. BEYOND "JUST THE FACTS": EVIDENCE, INTERPRETATION, AND SOCIAL CONTEXT PART IV. ETHICS AND IRONY IN DOCUMENTARY PART V. POLITICS AND THE DOCUMENTARY FILM NOTES INDEX
Bill Nichols is a leading authority on documentary film and the author or editor of a dozen books. His Introduction to Documentary is the standard text in this area. He lectures widely and consults often with documentary filmmakers on their projects.
"There is a fluidity in Nichols’ writing that gently forces us to
see the 'blurred boundaries' . . . between all forms of
visual expression. In reading these essays, one is often struck by
how much is illuminated, not only within the boundaries of
documentary film but into the historical, political, social and
cultural world that provides the fertile ground where ideas take
root."
*Documentary*
"Nichols’s marvelous volume of essays . . . spans forty years of
his contribution to contemporary film theory. It offers lucid,
articulate, and illuminating studies of both general issues in
documentary theory and of individual films. Readers familiar with
his books will find fascinating essays here, both supplementing his
published volumes and adding new perspectives on his work."
*European Legacy*
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