Kevin macdonald is the oscarwinning director of one day in september, into the void, the last king of scotland, state of play and eagle of the ninth. The faber book of documentary kevin macdonald and mark. Editor kevin macdonald and mark cousins isbn 0 571 17723 9. Imagining reality kindle edition by macdonald, kevin. Imagining reality ebook by kevin macdonald rakuten kobo. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy a kindle kindle unlimited prime reading. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read imagining reality. A documentary film is a nonfictional, motion picture intended to document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record. With the critical and boxoffice success in the nineties of microcosmos, when. The documentary follows four salesmen as they travel across new england and southeast florida trying to sell expensive bibles doortodoor in low. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on wednesday, january. Imagining reality by kevin macdonald overdrive rakuten. Imagining reality the faber book of documentary kevin macdonald and mark cousins ff faber and faber london boston. John griersons first principles as origin and beginning.
Examining the foundations of documentary film through the. Oscarwinning documentarymaker kevin macdonald one day in september, touching the void and leading broadcasterhistorian mark cousins the story of film offer an expanded, revised edition of their definitive, inspirational the independent compendium on the roots and history of the documentary film. This past weekend i was flipping through the book imagining reality. You can view the film in the pierson or on your own laptop but you must return the dvd on the day of the loan information about how to access the films will be sent round via email in the week preceding the class.
Macdonald, kevin and cousins, mark, imagining reality. Imagining reality ebook written by kevin macdonald, mark cousins. Exploring the documentary film, this book traces its development f. Salesman is a 1969 direct cinema documentary film about doortodoor bible salesmen, directed by brothers albert and david maysles, and charlotte zwerin. All dvds are available for a short term loan 1 day. Type book authors mark cousins, kevin macdonald date 2006 publisher faber pub place london edition rev. These are the sources and citations used to research the reality of documentary. When documentary is not documentary by lizzie francke 338. The faber book of documentary mark cousins, kevin macdonald eds. Imagining reality celebrates documentary as a vibrant, polemical, experimental and entertaining form, by gathering a wideranging collection of writings by and about such groundbreaking documentary makers as vertov, flaherty, marcel ophuls, chris marker, kieslowski, claude lanzmann and nick broomfield.
His films include one day in september 1999, a documentary about the 1972 murder of 11 israeli athletes, the climbing documentary touching the void 2003, the drama the last king of scotland 2006, the political thriller state of play 2009, the bob marley documentary marley 2012, the postapocalyptic drama how i live now. Imagining reality by kevin macdonald, mark cousins books. A documentary about the filmmaker who coined documentary why reality is a better storytelling tool than fiction and how film can be a conduit of democracy. He has written a biography of his grandfather, emeric pressburger, and is the coeditor with mark cousins of imagining reality. Imagining reality celebrates documentary as a vibrant, polemical, experimental and. Kevin macdonald born 28 october 1967 is a scottish director. The dvd library for flms1212 truth, reality and the documentary film is held in my office bb191. Information on john griersons first principles of documentary from macdonald and cousins, imagining reality. This book traces the development of the genre of the documentary films from the very first film shot by louis lumiere in 1895 to the very last shaggy dog story, nick broomfields tv film, tracking read more. Imagining reality kevin macdonald and mark cousins.
The faber book of documentary up to now in regards to the publication weve got imagining reality. A wide net setting out the history while searching for common ground among its practitioners. Documentary makers who want work keep their opinions to themselves. Imagining reality takes the reader on a tour of the evolution of documentary film as an increasingly vibrant, polemical, experimental and. Documentary has been described as a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.
The faber book of documentary, oscarwinning documentarymaker kevin macdonald one day in september, touching the void and leading broadcasterhistorian mark cousins the story of film offer an expanded, revised edition of their definitive, inspirational independent compendium on the roots and history of the documentary film. Faber and faber, 1996 2 interestingly, in the print ive been watching, there is no shower of rain in the afternoon, although the streets of the city are certainly wet with rain in the final, evening shots of. Contents list ol illustrations, ix introduction xi part i i the kingdom of shadows. The faber book of documentary responses customers never have however remaining their particular overview of the overall game, you arent make out the print but. Only between the lines do you sense the editors view of the state of documentary making. Imagining reality by kevin macdonald used very good. The faber book of documentary, faber and faber, 1996.