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100 1 _aAustin, Thomas.
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245 1 0 _aWatching the World
_bScreen documentary and audiences.
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260 _aManchester :
_bManchester University Press,
_c(c)2012.
300 _a1 online resource (225 pages)
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505 0 0 _aCopyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Continuity and change:the documentary 'boom'; 2. Seeing, feeling, knowing: Etre et avoir; 3. 'Suspense, fright, emotion, happyending': documentary form and audience response to Touching the Void; 4. 'The most confusing tears': home video, sex crime and indeterminacy in Capturing the Friedmans; 5. Approaching the invisible centre:middle-class identity and documentary film; 6. 'Our planet reveals its secrets': wildlife documentaries on television; 7. Conclusion: documentary world views; Methodological appendix; Select bibliography; Index.
520 0 _aScreen documentary has experienced a marked rise in visibility and popularity in recent years. What are the reasons for the so-called 'boom' in documentaries at the cinema? How has television documentary met the challenge of new formats? And how do audiences engage with documentaries on screen? Watching the world extends the reach of documentary studies by investigating recent instances of screen documentary and the uses made of them by audiences. The book focuses on the interfaces between textual mechanisms, promotional tactics, and audiences' viewing strategies. Key topics of inquiry are: fi.
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650 4 _aDocumentary films
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory and criticism.
650 4 _aDocumentary films
_zUnited States
_xHistory and criticism.
650 4 _aDocumentary television programs
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory and criticism.
650 4 _aDocumentary television programs
_zUnited States
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aDocumentary films.
650 0 _aDocumentary television programs.
650 0 _aAudiences.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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