Direct Cinema

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:aimsTo capture reality
gptkbp:characterizedBy observational style
gptkbp:competesWith traditional documentary
gptkbp:developedBy 1960s
gptkbp:emphasizes natural sound
gptkbp:focusesOn real-life events
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn reality television
modern documentary styles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Direct Cinema
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Cinema_Verité
gptkbp:is_used_in interviews
fly-on-the-wall approach
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:American_New_Wave
gptkbp:isConsidered a form of realism
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor lack of narrative structure
subjectivity in observation
gptkbp:isNotedFor its authenticity
its immediacy
its intimacy
its spontaneity
its engagement with subjects
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith cinema vérité
fly-on-the-wall documentaries
observational cinema
gptkbp:isPopularIn film schools
gptkbp:isRelatedTo ethnographic film
social documentary
gptkbp:isStudiedIn media studies
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Robert_Drew
gptkb:Albert_Maysles
gptkb:Richard_Leacock
D.A. Pennebaker
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:Grey_Gardens
Gimme Shelter
Salesman
Primary
Don't Look Back
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:technique natural lighting
long takes
direct sound recording
minimal editing
gptkbp:uses handheld cameras