Drawing on interviews with leading industry sources and containing discussion of over 200 documentaries, Australian Documentary: History, Practices and Genres brings to life over a century of documentary making and connects it to international debates in criticism, theory and history. Documentary is the oldest continuous form of screen production in Australia, and today plays a pivotal part in our creative industries. This incisive book covers the development of documentary in Australia from the early days of cinema to the coming of television and to the digital environment. Addressing the issues facing today's documentary makers, the authors explore the role of the documentary in shaping the nation and forming the 'imagined community'.

Australian Documentary brings to life over a century of documentary making.

About the Author
Trish FitzSimons is Associate Professor, Griffith Film School, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. Pat Laughren is Associate Professor, Griffith Film School, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. Dugald Williamson is Associate Professor, School of Arts, University of New England, New South Wales.

Reviews
'This is an important book - the intellectual framing is innovative, the thoroughness is exceptional and the insight is illuminating. And those who don't know their way around the Australian documentary will surely find its passion infectious.' Dr Jane Mills, Charles Sturt University



Book Information
ISBN 9780521167994
Author Trish FitzSimons
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 560g
Dimensions(mm) 248mm * 172mm * 18mm