Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 1972.
Call No: 761 ROS
Author: Rosenthal, Alan
Edition: 1st pbk ed.
Source: US
Place: Berkeley, Calif.
Publisher: University of California Press
PubDate: 1972
PhysDes: 287 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS; CINEMA-DIRECT; WISEMAN, FREDERICK; PENNEBAKER, D. A.; WATKINS, PETER; KING, ALLAN; LEITERMAN, RICHARD; SILVERSTEIN, MORTON; SAARE, ARLA; BARRON, ARTHUR; MCLAREN, NORMAN; FUNT, ALLEN; STONEY, GEORGE; CAWSTON, RICHARD; BURNLEY, FRED; MARRIED COUPLE, A (CN, Allan King, 1969); PAS DE DEUX (CN, Norman McLaren, 1968); WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A NAKED LADY? (US, Allen Funt, 1969); NEIGHBOURS (US, Norman McLaren, 1952); CATHY COME HOME (UK, Ken Loach, 1966); DON'T LOOK BACK (US, D.A. Pennebaker, 1967); MONTEREY POP (US, D. A. Pennebaker, 1968); HIGH SCHOOL (US, Frederick Wiseman, 1969); WAR GAME, THE (UK, Peter Watkins, 1966)
Summary: " Several case studies of feature films projects have been published, but til now we have had no equivalent basis for the understanding of documentary. This is the first casebook to focus exclusively on the nonfiction film maker: his revolutionary techniques, his particular conceptions of his work, his unique artistic strategies, his creative and practical problems. In creating this study Alan Rosenthal has interviewed film makers whose work lies on the active growing edge of the medium: director-producers, writers, cameramen, editors- men and women who have in recent years pushed back the boundaries of cinematic convention and profoundly influenced our notions of photography, acting, and editing. Some films are covered by interviews with several members of the creative team, whose differing perspectives help to shape the final work." -- BOOK BLURB
Notes: Interviews with film makers.
ISBN: 0520022548
Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006
Contents: -- acknowledgements -- introduction -- direct cinema: 1. a married couple: Allan King, producer-director, Richard Leiterman, photographer and associate director, Arla Saare, editor -- 2. High school: Frederick Wiseman, producer-director -- 3. Salesman, Albert Mayles, director-photographer, Charlotte Zwerin, editor -- Television journalism: 4. this week: Jeremy Irons, producer 5. what harvest for the reaper? Morton Silverstein, writer-producer, Laurence Solomon, editor -- 6: hard times in the country: Jack Willis, writer-producer -- 7: sixteen in the Webster Groves and the Berkeley Rebels: Arthur Barron, producer-director -- Reconstructions and reenactments: 8. the war game: Peter Watkins, writer-director -- 9: Cathy come home: Jeremy Standford, writer -- 10: the dream divided : Fred Burnley, writer-director -- Specials: 11: dont look back and monterey pop: Don Alan Pennebaker, director-photographer -- 12: royal family: Richard Cawston, producer-director, Antony Jay, commentary writer, 13: Dubrovnik festival: Jack Kuney, producer-director -- Sponsored films : 14. a cry for help: George Stoney, writer-director -- 15. the furure came yesterday: Antony Jay: writer-director -- Optical transformations: 17. neighbours and Pas de Deux, Norman McLaren, producer-director -- index --