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Hong Kong Documentary Film
Ian Aitken
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Description for Hong Kong Documentary Film
Hardcover. Under-researched and often forgotten, documentary film-making in Hong Kong includes a thriving independent documentary film movement, a large archive of documentaries made by the colonial film units, and a number of classic British Official Films. In this book, case studies from all three categories are examined, including The Battle of Shanghai. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
This is a comprehensive study of the lost genre of Hong Kong documentary film. Does Hong Kong have a significant tradition in documentary filmmaking? Until recently, many film scholars believed not. Yet, when Ian Aitken and Michael Ingham challenged this assumption, they discovered a rich cinematic tradition, dating back to the 1890s. Under-researched and often forgotten, documentary film-making in Hong Kong includes a thriving independent documentary film movement, a large archive of documentaries made by the colonial film units, and a number of classic British Official Films. Case studies from all three categories are examined in this book, including The ... Read more
This is a comprehensive study of the lost genre of Hong Kong documentary film. Does Hong Kong have a significant tradition in documentary filmmaking? Until recently, many film scholars believed not. Yet, when Ian Aitken and Michael Ingham challenged this assumption, they discovered a rich cinematic tradition, dating back to the 1890s. Under-researched and often forgotten, documentary film-making in Hong Kong includes a thriving independent documentary film movement, a large archive of documentaries made by the colonial film units, and a number of classic British Official Films. Case studies from all three categories are examined in this book, including The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748664696
SKU
V9780748664696
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About Ian Aitken
Ian Aitken is Professor in the Department of Cinema and TV at Hong Kong Baptist University. Michael Ingham is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.
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