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Taking the long view : a study of longitudinal documentary / Richard Kilborn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.Description: 201 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0719078652 (pbk.)
  • 9780719078651 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.435 KIL
Summary: This is a study of documentary series that set out to trace the life-journeys of individuals from their earliest schooldays until they are fully grown adults. It provides extended accounts of Michael Apted\'s \'Seven Up\' and two other longitudinal series which have been produced in the last three or four decades.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Taking the Long View is a study of documentary series such as Michael Apted's world-famous Seven Up films that set out to trace the life-journeys of individuals from their earliest schooldays till they are fully grown adults, often with children of their own. In addition to Seven Up, the book provides extended accounts of the two other best known longitudinal series to have been produced in the last three or four decades: Winifred and Barbara Junge's The Children of Golzow and Swedish director Rainer Hartleb's The Children of Jordbrö. Long docs have been an especially popular form of documentary with TV and cinema audiences and the book seeks to throw light on the nature of their appeal.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-197) and index.

This is a study of documentary series that set out to trace the life-journeys of individuals from their earliest schooldays until they are fully grown adults. It provides extended accounts of Michael Apted\'s \'Seven Up\' and two other longitudinal series which have been produced in the last three or four decades.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgements (p. ix)
  • Note on availability of recordings|x
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 Reflections on longitudinal documentary: form and function (p. 9)
  • 2 Short histories (p. 32)
  • Seven Up (p. 32)
  • The Children of Golzow (p. 37)
  • The Children of Jordbrö (p. 42)
  • 3 Getting Started (p. 47)
  • Seven Up (p. 49)
  • The Children of Golzow (p. 54)
  • The Children of Hordbrö (p. 60)
  • 4 Gaining and maintaining momentum (p. 70)
  • Seven Up (p. 73)
  • The Children of Golzow (p. 90)
  • The Children of Jordbrö (p. 106)
  • 5 Never-ending stories? (p. 125)
  • 6 Towards an ending (p. 137)
  • Seven Up (p. 141)
  • The Children of Golzow (p. 158)
  • The Children of Jordbrö (p. 174)
  • Concluding remarks (p. 190)
  • Bibliography (p. 194)
  • Index (p. 198)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Richard Kilborn is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Film, Media Journalism at the University of Stirling

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