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Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1974.
Call No: 761 BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik, 1908 Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1974PhysDes: vi, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS ; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. JAPAN ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; OLYMPICS IN FILMS ; ART AND THE CINEMA ; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM ; NUCLEAR ISSUES IN FILMS ; COMPILATION FILMS ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. US ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USSR ; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS ; CINEMA-DIRECT ; CINEMA VERITE ; NAZIS IN FILMS ; NEWSREELS ; POETRY AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. FRANCE ; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS ; WORLD WAR II FILMS ; SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA] ; EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD ; GPO FILM UNIT ; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION ; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM ; REISZ, KAREL ; RIEFENSTAHL, LENI ; ROUCH, JEAN ; RUTTMAN, WALTER ; FLAHERTY, ROBERT ; CAPRA, FRANK ; GRIERSON, JOHN ; IVENS, JORIS ; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY ; KAUFMAN, MIKHAIL ; LEACOCK, RICHARD ; LORENTZ, PARE ; MAYSLES, ALBERT & DAVID ; MURROW, EDWARD R. ; LUMIERE, AUGUSTE & LOUIS ; VERTOV, DZIGA ; WRIGHT, BASIL ; SUCKSDORFF, ARNE ; MOANA (US, Robert Flaherty, 1926) ; CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929) ; BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953) ; AMERICAN DREAM (US, Barbara Kopple, 1990) ; NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922) ; NIGHT MAIL (UK, Basil Wright & Harry Watt, 1936) ; PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS, THE (US, Pare Lorentz, 1936) ; SALESMAN (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969) ; SONG OF CEYLON, THE (UK, Basil Wright, 1934) ; TRIUMPH DES WILLENS (G, Leni Riefenstahl, 1935) ; WHY WE FIGHT SERIES (US, 1942-44) Summary: Barnouw traces the documentary from its beginning at the dawn of film history - the work of the Lumiere brothers - to the remarkable group of films that have portrayed the Vietnam war. Films are placed within their broader social perspective, and Barnouw traces filmmaking developments in a single country to global uptake. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence of governments and large corporations on the content of films. The book covers television documentary, direct cinema, cinema verite as well as film-makers dealing with exploration, animals, aspects of war, human behaviour, social problems and propaganda. Such diverse film-makers as Flaherty, Vertov, Grierson, Ivens, Lorentz, Jennings, Sucksdorff, Rouch, Leacock, and the Maysles are included.Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. [297]-311ISBN: 0195018354 : $10.95LON: 74079618; 462942
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Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Call No: 761 BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik, 1908 Edition: 2nd rev. edPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1993PhysDes: 400 p. : ill. ; 21 cmSubject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS ; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM ; NUCLEAR ISSUES IN FILMS ; CINEMA VERITE ; COMPILATION FILMS ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USSR ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USA ; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS ; CINEMA-DIRECT ; NAZIS IN FILMS ; NEWSREELS ; POETRY AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. FRANCE ; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. JAPAN ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; OLYMPICS IN FILMS ; ART AND THE CINEMA ; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS ; WORLD WAR II FILMS ; SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA] ; EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD ; GPO FILM UNIT ; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION ; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM ; REISZ, KAREL ; RIEFENSTAHL, LENI ; ROUCH, JEAN ; RUTTMAN, WALTER ; FLAHERTY, ROBERT ; CAPRA, FRANK ; Grierson, John ; IVENS, JORIS ; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY ; KAUFMAN, MIKHAIL ; LEACOCK, RICHARD ; LORENTZ, PARE ; MAYSLES, ALBERT & DAVID ; MURROW, EDWARD R. ; LUMIERE, AUGUSTE & LOUIS ; VERTOV, DZIGA ; WRIGHT, BASIL ; SUCKSDORFF, ARNE ; MOANA (US, Robert Flaherty, 1926) ; CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929) ; BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953) ; AMERICAN DREAM (US, Barbara Kopple, 1990) ; NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922) ; NIGHT MAIL (UK, Basil Wright & Harry Watt, 1936) ; PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS, THE (US, Pare Lorentz, 1936) ; SALESMAN (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969) ; SONG OF CEYLON (UK, Basil Wright, 1934) ; TRIUMPH DES WILLENS (G, Leni Riefenstahl, 1935) ; WHY WE FIGHT SERIES (US, 1942-44) Summary: This is the second revised edition of Documentary: A History of the Non-fiction Film. Barnouw traces the documentary from its beginning at the dawn of film history - the work of the Lumiere brothers - to the remarkable group of films that have portrayed the Vietnam war. Films are placed within their broader social perspective, and Barnouw traces filmmaking developments in a single country to global uptake. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence of governments and large corporations on the content of films. The book covers television documentary, direct cinema, cinema verite as well as film-makers dealing with exploration, animals, aspects of war, human behaviour, social problems and propaganda. Such diverse film-makers as Flaherty, Vertov, Grierson, Ivens, Lorentz, Jennings, Sucksdorff, Rouch, Leacock, and the Maysles are included.Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-375) and indexISBN: 0195078985 (pbk. : acid-free paper) : $10.95LON: 9430204
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The Flaherty : Four Decades in the Cause of Independent Cinema in Wide Angle (1995) vol.17 iss.1-4 p.[whole issue]
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The Image Empire : a history of broadcasting in the United States, volume 3 - from 1953 / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford Univesity Press, 1970.
Call No: 70(04) BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford Univesity PressPubDate: 1970PhysDes: 396 p. ; ill., ports. ; 24 cm.Subject: BROADCASTING. US ; HISTORY AND TV Notes: Includes bibliographies and indexes.Donation: donated by Senses of Cinema, 2010Contents: --introduction 3 -- 1: Enterprise, 5 -- McCarthy and the General, 8 -- TV dinner, 13 -- Five sets, one murder, 21 -- anthology, 25 -- this is the news, 40 -- the fault, dear brutus, 46 -- pay-off, 56 -- Pat, bob, and bob, 58 -- Warner Brothers presents 61 -- Boom 1956-57, 65 -- Telefilms, 80 -- 2: Empire, 85 -- Dulles duo, 92 -- through the curtain, 103 -- bonanza world, 108 -- Enter Mr. k, 117 -- kitchen talk, 119 -- "say it aint so", 122 -- but not in disneyland, 129 -- voice of jazz, 133 -- floating spectacular, 135 -- complex, 143 -- 3: Fission, 147 -- untouchable, 148 -- primary, 155 -- I assume you two gentlemen know each other, 160 --forbidden fruits, 170 -- high priority, 173 -- golden dragon, 175 -- camelot, 177 -- attention, Havana!, 185 -- wasteland, 196 -- in orbit, 207 -- Tv ultimatum, 211 -- news 1962-63, 217 -- Dallas to Arlington, 227 -- 4: Juggernaut, 239 -- Adversary system, 243 -- girl with a daisy, 252 -- paranoid pictures presents, 260 -- revolt in the newsroom, 271 -- image control, 281 -- subculture, 287 -- meanwhile back in prime time ..., 303 -- shoot-out, 314 -- moonscape, 326, milestone, 331 -- 5: Reckoning, 355 -- Appendix A: chronology, 345 -- appendix B: laws, 349, bibliogrpahy, 355 -- index, 375 --
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Indian film / Erik Barnouw and S. Krishnaswamy New York: Columbia University Press, 1963.
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Indian film / Erik Barnouw and S. Krishnaswamy New York: Oxford University Press, 1980.
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The magician and the cinema / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.
Call No: 70"00" BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik, 1908 Place: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1981PhysDes: 128 p. : ill. ; 24 cmNotes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 117-122ISBN: 0195029186 : $12.95LON: 1842738
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The sponsor : notes on a modern potentate / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.
Call No: 411.2.009 BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1978PhysDes: 220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmSubject: ADVERTISING. TV ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA ; SOCIETY AND TV. USA Summary: "Erik Barnouw, leading historian of broadcasting in the United States, in The Sponsor confronts the touchy, far-reaching issue of how the television industry has gradually meshed itself into the needs and wishes of sponsors - influencing programming, news and documentaries, and shaping American culture, mores and politics." -Book blurbNotes: Name "M.S. Counihan" written in top right corner of first page.; "$4" sticker on front cover, "5.95" sticker on back coverISBN: 0195026144Contents: But first, this message... -- Part one Rise -- On the eve of the sponsor -- The first 400 -- New system -- Monopoly games -- National -- The dispossessed -- Uprising -- Two worlds -- Senator Truman -- Transition -- Qualms -- Changing the guard -- Going public -- Demographics -- Do you agree or disagree...? -- Part two Domain -- The inner fortress - the "commerical" -- The outer defences - "entertainment" -- The satrapies - "public service" -- Sphere of influence - "culture" -- Part three Prospect -- Problem: success -- The medium and the biosphere -- The new liberation -- Genie from the tube -- Jobs wanted -- The circuses -- Empires -- Fringe medium -- Notes -- Index
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Tube of plenty : the evolution of American television / Erik Barnouw Oxford New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.
Call No: 71(73) BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik, 1908 Edition: Rev. edPlace: Oxford New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1982PhysDes: viii, 552 p. : ill. ; 21 cmSubject: BROADCASTING. US ; HISTORY OF TV. US Notes: Based on the author's: A tower in Babel, the golden web, and The image empire; Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 0195030923 (pbk.) : $9.95 (est.)LON: 81022588; 2167209
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