To the documentary director the appearance of things and people is only superficial. It is the meaning behind the thing and the significance underlying the person that occupy his attention... Documentary approach to cinema differs from that of story-film not in its disregard for craftsman-ship, but in the purpose to which that craftsmanship is put. Documentary is a trade just as carpentry or pot-making. The pot-maker makes pots, and the documentarian documentaries.
To the documentary director the appearance of things and people is only superficial. It is the meaning behind the thing and the significance underlyi… - Paul Rotha
To the documentary director the appearance of things and people is only superficial. It is the meaning behind the thing and the significance underlyi…
- Paul Rotha
A film in which the speech and sound effects are perfectly synchronized and coincide with their visual image on the screen is absolutely contrary to … - Paul Rotha
A film in which the speech and sound effects are perfectly synchronized and coincide with their visual image on the screen is absolutely contrary to …
Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy the future. It … - Paul Rotha
Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy the future. It …
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