Observational Cinema

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
documentary filmmaking style
gptkbp:aimsTo objectivity
authenticity
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Direct_Cinema
fly-on-the-wall documentary
gptkbp:characterizedBy long takes
handheld camera work
minimal filmmaker intervention
natural sound
absence of voice-over narration
gptkbp:contrastsWith participatory documentary
expository documentary
gptkbp:emergedIn 1960s
gptkbp:emphasizes spontaneity
unobtrusive observation
gptkbp:focusesOn everyday life
real-life events
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Observational Cinema
gptkbp:influenced modern documentary filmmaking
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:cinéma_vérité
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Albert_Maysles
gptkb:D._A._Pennebaker
gptkb:Jean_Rouch
gptkb:Frederick_Wiseman
gptkb:David_MacDougall
gptkbp:relatedTo anthropology
ethnographic film
gptkbp:theorizedBy gptkb:Lucien_Castaing-Taylor
gptkb:David_MacDougall
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dr._Anna_Grimshaw
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6