Collecting Visible Evidence

by Jane M. Gaines

Book Overview

A redefinition of the nature of documentary film.

In documentary studies, the old distinctions between fiction and nonfiction no longer apply, as contemporary film and video artists produce works that defy classification. Coming together to make sense of these developments, the contributors to this book effectively redefine documentary studies. They trace the documentary impulse in the early detective camera, in the reenactment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816631360
• ISBN13: 9780816631360
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.9"