Faking it : mock-documentary and the subversion of factuality / Jane Roscoe and Craig Hight.
"This exceptional book offers the first major study of mock-documentary. The authors examine the relatively new media form along with the association between factual codes and conventions, and the discourses which underpin the genre. The analysis includes detailed explorations of Woody Allen�...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press,
2001.
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| Summary: | "This exceptional book offers the first major study of mock-documentary. The authors examine the relatively new media form along with the association between factual codes and conventions, and the discourses which underpin the genre. The analysis includes detailed explorations of Woody Allen's Zelig, Peter Greenaway's The Falls, the Beatles' spoof The Rutles as well as Bob Roberts, This is Spinal Tap, and Man Bites Dog."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-216) and index. Filmography: p. [190]-205. |
| ISBN: | 0719056403 9780719056406 0719056411 9780719056413 |