Documentary and truth on television: The crisis of 1999

Ellis, John

(2005)

Ellis, John (2005) Documentary and truth on television: The crisis of 1999
In: New challenges for documentary. .

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Abstract

Documentary is a slippery genre to define; classifications can be out of date before the printers’ ink has dried. Acceptable documentary practice depends on a subtle three-sided process of negotiation. On one side are the habits and beliefs of audiences, what viewers will put up with or believe in. On another are the demands of cinema and television as media, how the film or programme will fit with current practices and expectations. On the third are the aspirations of film-makers and participants, cynical or idealistic, motivated to show, but also to hide.

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This version's date is: 10/2/2005
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Item TypeBook Item
TitleDocumentary and truth on television: The crisis of 1999
AuthorsEllis, John
DepartmentsFaculty of Arts\Media Arts

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Deposited by Research Information System (atira) on 18-Nov-2014 in Royal Holloway Research Online.Last modified on 18-Nov-2014

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(C) 2005 University of Manchester Press, whose permission to mount this version for private study and research is acknowledged. The repository version is the author's final draft.

This was also presented at a conference, August 2003.


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