New Challenges for Documentary: Second Edition

by Alan Rosenthal and John Corner

Book Overview

The first edition of New challenges for documentary provided a major stimulus for teaching about documentary film and television and fresh encouragement for critical thinking about practice. This second edition brings together many new contributions both from academics and filmmakers, reflecting shifts both in documentary production itself, and in ways of discussing it.Once again, the emphasis has been on clear and provocative writing, sympathetic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719068991
• ISBN13: 9780719068997
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A great collection of viepoints

Although this is not the single best book on documentary film, it is arguably the best collection of essays gathered on the subject. A wide range of viewpoints are represented, and the organization is logical and easily understood. This was a text in a documentary production course I took as a graduate student, and now that I will be teaching such a course, I plan to use it as well.

Still relevant for today's documentarist.

The articles Rosenthal collected are the best in the field. The documentary needs more theoretical input like this to give the new film makers a better understanding of the art of documentary film making.