This new edition of Bill Nichols’s bestselling text provides an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history and criticism. Designed for students in any field that makes use of visual evidence and persuasive strategies, Introduction to Documentary identifies the distinguishing qualities of documentary and teaches the viewer how to read documentary film. Each chapter takes up a discrete question, from "How did documentary filmmaking get started?" to "Why are ethical issues central to documentary filmmaking?" Carefully revised to take account of new work and trends, this volume includes information on more than 100 documentaries released since the first edition, an expanded treatment of the six documentary modes, new still images, and a greatly expanded list of distributors.
- ISBN10 0253222605
- ISBN13 9780253222602
- Publish Date 7 December 2010
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 April 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Indiana University Press
- Edition 2nd New edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 368
- Language English