The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker
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"The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker" is a collection of essays and meditations in which documentary filmmaker and anthropologist Robert Gardner reflects on the art, ethics, and practice of nonfiction cinema.
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| The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker Context triple: [Robert Gardner, hasPublication, The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker]
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A Life on Film
A Life on Film is the autobiography of classic Hollywood actress Mary Astor, recounting her long career and personal life in the film industry.
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The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
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C.
My Life in Film
My Life in Film is a British comedy television series that parodies classic movies through the misadventures of an aspiring filmmaker and his friends.
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“Discovering Cinema”
“Discovering Cinema” is a musical piece or movement from Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed score for the film *Cinema Paradiso*, reflecting the movie’s nostalgic and emotional themes.
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The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
*The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film* is a book-length dialogue that explores acclaimed editor and sound designer Walter Murch’s philosophies, techniques, and creative process in film editing and sound.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker Target entity description: "The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker" is a collection of essays and meditations in which documentary filmmaker and anthropologist Robert Gardner reflects on the art, ethics, and practice of nonfiction cinema.
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A.
A Life on Film
A Life on Film is the autobiography of classic Hollywood actress Mary Astor, recounting her long career and personal life in the film industry.
-
B.
The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
-
C.
My Life in Film
My Life in Film is a British comedy television series that parodies classic movies through the misadventures of an aspiring filmmaker and his friends.
-
D.
“Discovering Cinema”
“Discovering Cinema” is a musical piece or movement from Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed score for the film *Cinema Paradiso*, reflecting the movie’s nostalgic and emotional themes.
-
E.
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
*The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film* is a book-length dialogue that explores acclaimed editor and sound designer Walter Murch’s philosophies, techniques, and creative process in film editing and sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| about |
art of filmmaking
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ethics of representation ⓘ ethnographic film ⓘ filmmaker–subject relationship ⓘ memory and film ⓘ practice of documentary ⓘ preservation of experience through cinema ⓘ representation of reality in film ⓘ |
| author | Robert Gardner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
documentary theory
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film criticism ⓘ visual anthropology ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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film studies literature ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
anthropologist
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
film scholars
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filmmakers ⓘ students of documentary film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essays ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetics of film
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anthropological filmmaking ⓘ documentary film ⓘ ethics of filmmaking ⓘ nonfiction cinema ⓘ |
| title | The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker ⓘ |
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