Buy new:
-42% $17.34
FREE delivery Thursday, May 16 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon
Sold by: Epistêmê
$17.34 with 42 percent savings
List Price: $29.95

The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price.
Learn more
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Thursday, May 16 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35. Order within 17 hrs 13 mins
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$17.34 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$17.34
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon
Ships from
Amazon
Sold by
Epistêmê
Sold by
Epistêmê
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$6.77
Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less See less
FREE delivery May 16 - 17. Details
Or fastest delivery May 10 - 14. Details
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$17.34 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$17.34
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Ships from and sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta.
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Betsy A. McLane
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

A New History of Documentary Film Paperback – August 1, 2005

by Jack C. Ellis (Author), Betsy A. McLane (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 84 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$17.34","priceAmount":17.34,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"17","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"34","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"8xEEQX8lbt5ClnReRMyxUrKGq3u8gY6abMH%2FLArw5t61BGswBb5zpjtZsOI1tAK%2FpPdkn%2BAV%2FNDpsnejoBrEwimxA%2FouthWCIFN1zX6HVYZ2yhrYOic6AN8DhDt2hgBsz2BJaVWPruwUc66DJH%2Fk2p%2FFhijtKO08Pff%2BT5IMU85TJ9hI%2FZq8K3f%2FbkMGS1vd","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$6.77","priceAmount":6.77,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"6","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"77","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"8xEEQX8lbt5ClnReRMyxUrKGq3u8gY6a0%2F3%2BR3y3zuqP4lgejMuXWEvlCmj%2FkjpR9FvSOff%2FMgDZUoPplyccxzD09oHzbt62ywWo3ylLMumcyyJz6Vh4uSu0tfFLKz86wwn4TKVbpyfjSSjNCnS%2FM%2FrPzfScIf%2BgehcJoHUD0E4%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

A thorough and definitive survey/history of documentary films. Concentrating mainly on the output of the US, the UK, and Canada, the authors outline the origins of the form and then show its development over the next several decades. The book is completely up-to-date in discussing films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.<br/><br/>Written in a simple, chronological format, the text is straightforward and full of content, information, and historical perspective. Each chapter concludes with a list of the key documentaries in that particular time period or genre, and there are helpful appendices listing all the winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary, as well as the winners of the Grierson Award.<br/> >
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    400 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Bloomsbury Academic
  4. Publication date
    August 1, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0826417515
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0826417510
  8. See all details
Next page
Amazon First Reads | Editors' picks at exclusive prices

Frequently bought together

A New History of Documentary Film
$17.34
Get it as soon as Friday, May 17
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Sold by Epistêmê and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.
+
Introduction to Documentary, Third Edition
$25.00
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video, New and Expanded Edition (Contemporary Approaches
$8.00
Get it May 17 - 20
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Ships from and sold by 10 Points Media.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Some of these items ship sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jack C. Ellis is Professor Emeritus of Northwestern University, where he taught film from 1956-91. He has also taught, over that period, at the University of Texas, NYU, and UCLA. He was a founding member of the Society for Cinema Studies, and was awarded Honorary Life Membership in 1998. His textbook A History of Film (co-authored with Virginia Wright Wexman) is currently in its fifth edition, published in the US by Allyn &Bacon.Betsy A. McLane is the Project Director of "The American Documentary Showcase" a presentation of the U.S. Department of State Bureau and Education and Cultural Affairs. Director Emerita of the International Documentary Association. She has taught courses on film and documentary at Loyola Marymount University, the University of Vermont, Emerson College and the University of Southern California. She is a Past President of the University Film and Video Association.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Academic; 1st edition (August 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0826417515
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0826417510
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 84 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Betsy A. McLane

Betsy A. McLane

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Betsy McLane is the author of the book A NEW HISTORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM: SECOND EDITION. She served as the Project Director for The American Documentary Showcase, a cooperative project of the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State. For eight years Dr. McLane was the Executive Director the International Documentary Association. She holds an MA and Ph.D. from the University Of Southern California School Of Cinematic Arts, and a BA in Cinema and Photography from Ithaca College. She has taught many areas of film and television studies at The University of Vermont, Loyola Marymount, U.C. San Bernadino Palm Desert Campus, National University and The University of Southern California. Dr. McLane has served on festival juries including Its All True (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Sundance, The Dallas Video Festival, and The IDA Awards among others. She is the Chair of the IDA/Pare Lorentz Award Panel, a Board Member of Living Earth Television, The LA Harbor International Film Festival. She writes regularly about cinema, most recently contributing “ 21st Century American Political Documentary” to the ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO FILM AND POLITICS.

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
84 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Doc Man
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Modern History of an Important and Influential Style of Film-making.
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2016
Verified Purchase
Not since Eric Barnouw's landmark survey, "Documentary, a History of the Non-Fiction Film" in 1993 has there been a better, more complete and up-to-date history of documentary film making. Betsy McLane not only covers the evolution of the form and craft from the first images that flickered with movement, she offers valuable information and insights to help readers enrich their understanding and appreciation of important non fiction films and understand changing styles and the issues they raise, as well as adding very human portraits of the passionate and committed men and women who devoted their careers to capturing the quicksilver of the real word and framing it on film. Including a short bibliography and filmography with each chapter, McLane organizes her material in a clear and usable fashion for both educators and the curious general public. As a veteran documentarian, I'm grateful for the invaluable contribution she's made to a greater appreciation of the importance of documentary film making, past, present, and especially the future.
5 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Jennifer Rojas
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2014
Verified Purchase
I love how I relieve the book in less then a week. One thing I loved that I was so surprise was that even though the book was use the book was in great condition. I love it!
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Robin
5.0 out of 5 stars Used in Good condition
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2021
Verified Purchase
College course
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
MizzNay
4.0 out of 5 stars This book gives people like me an opportunity to journey into the history of ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2014
Verified Purchase
This book gives people like me an opportunity to journey into the history of the forefathers of documentaries. It's interesting to learn about the early documentaries but also about the propaganda behind some documentary's. I was amazed at how gullible we as an audience can be when accepting documentaries for what we believe the definition is supposed to be ... "Truth". I recommend this book to everyone, whether interested in film, documentary books, or anything that has to do documentaries at all (past, present or future). For some it will be amazing at how many styles exist and how many different ways the word "documentary" is viewed.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Jimmy Kovsky
3.0 out of 5 stars Bored me to tears
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020
Verified Purchase
If you like reading about the early age of documentary, this book is for you, however, i was not interested by the material.
Helpful
 Report
Ira Kristel Caro
5.0 out of 5 stars It was pretty useful and informative
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2017
Verified Purchase
I used this for one of my film classes in college! It was pretty useful and informative.
Helpful
 Report
Don Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough and well-researched history of mainly western english-language documentary production
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2013
Verified Purchase
A thorough and well-researched history of mainly western english-language documentary production. The book leaves some gaps, however, given the scope of the work and its usefulness, an excellent intro textbook.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
F
1.0 out of 5 stars I’ve been ripped off
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019
Verified Purchase
I can not use or read this book because of tumor in my head.
I thought this Book was a AUDIO BOOK.
NOW IM OUT OF MONEY AS A STUDENT
THANKS FOR RIPPING MR OFF
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

A. Norris
3.0 out of 5 stars For sure there is a wealth of information and each chapter has a helpful list of a few recommended films and bibliography
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2015
Verified Purchase
While there are not too many histories of documentary this one will probably be the first you will pick in order to expand your knowledge. For sure there is a wealth of information and each chapter has a helpful list of a few recommended films and bibliography. My disappointment, however, was the unimaginative way it was written. I can forgive the repeated notices every few pages that such and such a film/subject will be discussed in such and such a chapter, I can even forgive the inaccuracies with the spelling of at least two films but what seems really sloppy is claiming that Yuichiro Miura who tried to ski down Everest was killed in his attempt. Betsy A. McLane continues 'a finale that has been called by some the most exciting six minutes of film ever shot'. Charming! If you watch to the end you will see him get up and walk away. Nevertheless, the book is an interesting read but I would recommend that after this one that you pick up 'Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film Paperback' by Erik Barnouw (Author), that one I read twice!
Unfortunately, it only goes up to 1993 but it is beautifully written and inventively divided up into different chapters.
Report