ENG 1A (Robinson) - Photography Research: Documentaries

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Category: Art & Architecture / Photography

The Adventure of Photography: 150 Years of the Photographic Image. Kultur, 1998. DVD TR15.A3 1998 PT. 1-2. Conceived as an introspective journey that takes you from the first daguerreotypes to war photojournalism, from fashion spreads to the greatest contemporary artists, this program includes 1700 pictures, 300 artists, and will appeal to all photographers-amateur and professional alike. This is not only the history of an amazing art form, it is also the adventure of one century and a half during which photography has captured the image of the collective conscience.

Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye. DVD. Fox Lorber Centre Stage 2001. DVD TR140.S7 A44 2001. Examines the achievements and legacy of photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Includes an interview with Georgia O'Keeffe as well as film footage of other artists he inspired including Edward Steichen and John Marin.

American Photography: A Century of Images. DVD. PBS DVD Video, 1999. DVD TR23.G65 1999. "The story of the pictures we have taken and where they have taken us. The series traces the profound effect photographs have had on American life--influencing what we buy, how we dress, how we get the news, and in the matters of life and death, medicine, science, and war."

Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film. DVD. PBS Home Video, 2002. DVD TR653.A3 A6 2002 “Portrait of a great artist and ardent environmentalist--for whom life and art, photography and wilderness, creativity and communication, love and expression, were inextricably connected.

The Color of War. DVD. A&E Home Video, 2006. DVD D811.A2 C6567 2006 Pt. 1-5. World War II was a black-and-white between good and evil. A dramatic commentary from the cameramen and photographers who captured the moments for posterity and memories of the soldiers who were there.

Contacts : 1, 2, 3. DVD. Facets Video, 2004. DVD TR139. C668 2004. World' best photgrpahers reveal the secrets behind their images. Films divulge the artistic processes of the greatest contemporary photographers.

Decoding Photographic Images. DVD. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. DVD TR183.M34 1999. This program focuses on how the basic components of photography -- line, shape, form, texture, balance, volume duality, point of view, depth of field and perspective – contribute to an image’s impact on the subconscious mind.

Henri-Cartier Bresson: The Impassioned Eye. DVD. Palm Pictures, 2006. DVD TR140.C295 H46 2006. This documentary takes a look at the innovative man that shifts his work from simple to astonishingly complex. He has an eye for geometry, and the convoluted aestheticism of architecture.

Magic of the Image: Photography Revealed. DVD. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. DVD TR287.M34 1999. This elegant program artistically unfolds the history of photography, including the contributions of Joseph Niepce, Louis Daguerre, Fox Talbot, and the Lumieres, with an emphasis on the processes involved in creating photographs.

Masters of Photography. Diane Arbus. DVD. Kultur, 2006. DVD TR140.A73 M37 2006. The work of photographer Diane Arbus as explained by her daughter, friends, critics, and her own words as recorded in her journals.

The Photographers. DVD. Warner Home Video, 2000. DVD TR790.P46 2000. Photographers who have worked for National Geographic reflect on their art.

Vietnam's Unseen War: Pictures from the Other Side. DVD. National Geographic Video, 2001. DS559.5.V537 2002. Journey deep behind battle lines to experience a different side of the Vietnam War -- the side seen only through the lenses of North Vietnam photographers. Renowned British photojournalist Tim Page travels back to the land where he nearly lost his life to meet with North Vietnamese war photographers, revealing remarkable, never-before-seen photos and personal stories long hidden by time and tragedy.

War Photographer. DVD. First Run Features, [2003]. DVD TR820.6.W37 2003. James Nachtwey has been very close to the subjects he photographs and has been that way for over 20 years -- a time period in which he has not missed a single war. Follow as James goes from Kosovo to the West Bank to Indonesia as he searches for pictures he can publish. This committed, shy man is considered one of the bravest and most important war photographers of our time.