Author: GRIERSON, JOHN & FORSYTH HARDY [EDITOR]
Title: Grierson on Documentary. Edited wth an introduciton by Forsyth Hardy
Description: London, Collins. 1946, 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Book, John Grierson CBE (26 April 1898 - 19 February 1972) was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. "Grierson argued that the principles of documentary were that cinema's potential for observing life could be exploited in a new art form; that the "original" actor and "original" scene are better guides than their fiction counterparts to interpreting the modern world; and that materials "thus taken from the raw" can be more real than the acted article.This book contains "A selection from the vast volume of film writing Grierson produced between 1930 and 1945" with 92 illustratiions.n 256p.+plates, index. Crisp tight text. Ffep missing, half title repaired, else, else near fine. Very Good +/Near Fine - Price Clipped.

Keywords: Movies Documentary Film Making Directling