The art of the observer : a personal view of documentary / David MacDougall.

"The art of the observer is a personal guide to documentary filmmaking, based on the author's years of pioneering work in the fields of ethnographic and documentary cinema. It stands in sharp contrast to books of academic film criticism and handbooks on visual research methods, being based extensive...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Anthropology, creative practice and ethnography.
Main Author: MacDougall, David (Author)
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2022]
Series:Anthropology, creative practice and ethnography.
Subjects:
MacDougall, David.
Documentary films > Production and direction.
Physical Description:xii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I: 1. The practice of documentary
  • 2. How the visual makes sense
  • 3. Observational filmmaking : a unique practice
  • 4. Ethnographic film : evolution of a concept
  • Part II: 5. Structuring nonfiction films
  • 6. Filming in a closed community
  • 7. Seven types of collaboration
  • 8. Microstructures of film editing
  • Part III: 9. Films and feelings
  • 10. The life of others
  • 11. The strangers within us
  • 12. How children see
  • Part IV: 13. An encounter with Robert Gardner
  • 14. The percentage of disaster
  • 15. Clearing customs.