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Considering John Grierson

by Brent Leavitt on 28 July 2011 with No Comments

“Advocate” is the chapter title in Erik Barnouw’s book Documentary discussing the era between the 1920’s and 1940’s in documentary filmmaking. John Grierson pioneered a completely different use for documentary film making, turning from observational to propaganda. (The distinction between … Read More

BYU Studies: Mormons and Film

by Brent Leavitt on 23 July 2009 with No Comments

This special edition of BYU Studies was published in 2007 and features Randy Astle’s comprehensive history of the film and its relation to the LDS Church. This well thought out history categorizes LDS Cinema into five distinct phases over the … Read More