Unconventional story-weavers and their "Ecstatic Truth": An analysis of voice-overs in documentary film

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorVan Vuuren, Laurenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDrummer, Auroraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-26T14:18:08Z
dc.date.available2015-05-26T14:18:08Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation takes theories of voice-over narration that are typically applied to fiction film and applies them to documentary film. It looks at issues of representation and truth values in the documentary films of Werner Herzog, John Marshall, Luis Buñuel and Karin Jurshcick. It argues that the choices filmmakers make regarding types of voice-over affect these issues and are therefore worthy of study. It argues that the unconventional story-weavers in documentaries like those of Marshall and Herzog‘s can inadvertently marginalise their subjects. It looks at Buñuel‘s Land Without Bread as an extreme example of an (intentionally) manipulative narrator. It suggests that a voice-over narrator that follows Chion‘s conceptualisation of the complete acousmêtre encourages audiences to engage on a more critical level. Finally, it argues that even a seemingly traditional narrator as seen in Jurshick‘sIt Should Have Been Nice After That can be unconventional and reveal an - ecstatic truth.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDrummer, A. (2014). <i>Unconventional story-weavers and their "Ecstatic Truth": An analysis of voice-overs in documentary film</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12877en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDrummer, Aurora. <i>"Unconventional story-weavers and their "Ecstatic Truth": An analysis of voice-overs in documentary film."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12877en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDrummer, A. 2014. Unconventional story-weavers and their "Ecstatic Truth": An analysis of voice-overs in documentary film. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Drummer, Aurora AB - This dissertation takes theories of voice-over narration that are typically applied to fiction film and applies them to documentary film. It looks at issues of representation and truth values in the documentary films of Werner Herzog, John Marshall, Luis Buñuel and Karin Jurshcick. It argues that the choices filmmakers make regarding types of voice-over affect these issues and are therefore worthy of study. It argues that the unconventional story-weavers in documentaries like those of Marshall and Herzog‘s can inadvertently marginalise their subjects. It looks at Buñuel‘s Land Without Bread as an extreme example of an (intentionally) manipulative narrator. It suggests that a voice-over narrator that follows Chion‘s conceptualisation of the complete acousmêtre encourages audiences to engage on a more critical level. Finally, it argues that even a seemingly traditional narrator as seen in Jurshick‘sIt Should Have Been Nice After That can be unconventional and reveal an - ecstatic truth. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Unconventional story-weavers and their "Ecstatic Truth": An analysis of voice-overs in documentary film TI - Unconventional story-weavers and their "Ecstatic Truth": An analysis of voice-overs in documentary film UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12877 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12877
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDrummer A. Unconventional story-weavers and their "Ecstatic Truth": An analysis of voice-overs in documentary film. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12877en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFilm Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleUnconventional story-weavers and their "Ecstatic Truth": An analysis of voice-overs in documentary filmen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_hum_2014_drummer_a.pdf
Size:
1.39 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Masters