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John Grierson |
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1972 |
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John Grierson is considered to be the father of the documentary movement. He worked for the Empire Marketing Board in Britain and set up its film unit, where he worked both as a producer and director. The purpose of the film unit was to bring to life some of the essential phases of modern life.
In 1935 Grierson founded the Film Centre in London, an organisation which financed and directed documentary films. Under its auspices and many other government and commercial bodies, Grierson was involved in many films.
In 1939, he turned his attentions to Canada, where he was appointed head of the National Film Board and encouraged many Canadian filmakers. After his stint in Canada, Grierson turned to television in 1957, and later to teaching at university. He will mostly be remembered for his committment to 'social documentaries' which portray the trials of everyday life. Grierson's visit to Australia inspired a Commonwealth Film Unit.
Director filmography:
The Drifters (1929)
Industrial Britain (1933)
Song of Ceylon (1934)
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| book - Claiming the Real . 00-00-1995 |
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Brian Winston
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| A critique of the principkes underpinning the dominant tradition of documentary filmaking, ie. the Grierson tradition. Takes a look at cinema verite, direct ...[full record]
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| book - Deadly Parallels . 00-00-1986 |
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Bert Hogenkamp
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| A histircal look at film and the left in Britain, between 1929-1939. Looks at particularly the labor film societies and relationship between socialist filmak...[full record]
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| book - Grierson on Documentary . 00-00-1966 |
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Forsyth Hardy
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| web - Mike & Stefani Supporting Documents 2002 : The production and distribution of Mike and Stefani: putting the letters into context. . 00-00-2002 |
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Deane Williams,
Ina Bertrand
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| As 'Mike and Stefani'was shot in post war Germany, Maslyn Williams writes to Hawes and Murphy about his plans for making the film. Bertrand puts the corresp...[full record]
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| book - Projecting Australia: Government film since 1945 . 00-00-1991 |
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Albert Moran
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| The book charts how the Australian government's film making Unit (known as Film Australia since 1973) has reflected Australian society through film. It expl...[full record]
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| web - Screening the Past : Theory into Practice: Stanley Hawes and the Commonwealth Film Unit . 01-07-1999 |
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Ina Bertrand
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| An in-depth look at Stanley Hawes: his concept of the goals of documentary film and his role as a producer and director in the Unit, which later became known...[full record]
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| book - The British Documentary Film Movement, 1926-1946 . 00-00-1989 |
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Paul Swann
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| journal - The Commonwealth Film Unit: Predecessors and Precursors Metro 104. . pp.52-57 |
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Deane Williams
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| Deane Williams profiles three film-makers - Maslyn Williams, Colin Dean and John Heyer and contextualises their documentary work within the film culture of t...[full record]
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