Docudrama
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Emerging between Documentary film and Fiction film, “Hybrid” film attempts to bridge the divide that has long separated the two. Mixing reality with fiction, noticeably or sometimes less so, these hybrid narratives use filmic techniques... more
This entry provides an outline of the historical development of documentary, the theoretical debates regarding its generic identity as the art of the real, as well as future directions for research. In tracing the major traditions and... more
History of cinema started with documentary and fiction films developed lately. Within years, documentary films also divided into different genres. One of the most important genres of documentary films is docudrama. Docudrama, which can be... more
Documentary dramas meet the audience as a hybrid production type between documentary productions and fictional productions. These productions are produced for both television and cinema and take their subjects from the actual events. As... more
The article discusses the reasons for the growth in television docudrama in Britain since 1990. These stimulating factors include regulatory frameworks, especially the Broadcasting Act of 1990 that affected existing television... more
This essay is a reflection on a new play of mine entitled, "Death / Play, or the Mad Jester of the Warsaw Ghetto." The piece includes excerpts from scene 1, which centers on a duel between Rubinstein and the corrupt collaborator, Abraham... more
Özet Belgesel drama filmler ele aldıkları konulara göre çeşitli kategorilere ayrılabilmektedirler. Bunların içerisinde tarihte yer almış kişilerin, olayların, güncel haberlerin ve figürlerin ele alındığı filmlerin yanı sıra gelecekte... more
Featuring new research from the Archives, Kubrick's self-questioning of the absence of Vietnamese voices in his own script for "Full Metal Jacket" uncovers a post-colonial critique of American intervention in Vietnam. The chapter features... more
Bloody Sunday and Sunday (both 2002) and Omagh (2004) achieved critical acclaim for their portrayal of the events of 30 January 1972 and 15 August 1998. Both productions contained casts drawn from across Ireland and Northern Ireland,... more
"From an article to be published in "Cine Tectonica: Film on the Faultline," a collection of essays on earthquakes and cinema edited by Alan Wright (University of Canterbury) and due out from Intellect Ltd. in 2013. This paper... more
The hybrid television form of docudrama, blending documentary and drama conventions and modes of address, poses interesting methodological problems for an analysis of performance. Its topics, mise-en-scène and performers invite a... more
Nella sua cospicua produzione televisiva, David Simon si è sempre impegnato a rappresentare i problemi politici e sociali degli Stati Uniti contemporanei. Allo scopo, ha più volte scelto la formula del docudrama, cioè la resa in forma... more
Edwin G. Bowen’s White Death (1936) is an Australian–American film about shark fishing that stars the American novelist and fisherman Zane Grey as himself. Set mainly at the Great Barrier Reef, it has a semi-fictional plot about Grey’s... more
A discussion of Arvo Pärt's Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten and its use in the films Fahrenheit 9/11 and Hiroshima.
History of cinema started with documentary and fiction films developed lately. Within years, documentary films also divided into different genres. One of the most important genres of documentary films is docudrama. Docudrama, which can be... more
This study investigates the docudrama hypothesis—the idea that fiction based on real stories can influence audience members’ perception of political reality—in the context of current debates on partisan selective exposure and... more
Belgesel sinema sinemanın kurmaca ve kurmaca olmayan ayrımını yaptığı tarihten itibaren kurmaca filmin hikâye anlatma tekniklerinden ve öğelerinden yararlanmaya başlamıştır. Günümüzde belgesel sinemada bu anlatım öğelerinin... more
The three-part German television drama Generation War (2013) created a national and subsequently international debate about the past and present of wartime memories. While these discussions were framed nationally as intergenerational... more
<http://cstonline.tv/the-return-of-the-surgeon> This short piece looks at how cultural ideas about technologization, subversive practices and policy-making in early 20th century medicine are circulated on television. 'The Knick' offers... more
Acclaimed British director Michael Winterbottom is renowned for the abundance and diversity of his output. His films span a wide range of genres in art house and mainstream cinema alike, from the heritage film to neo-noir. Working with... more