‘This is not Hollywood!’: Peter Watkins and the challenge of amateurism to the professional

John Cook

‘This is not Hollywood!’: Peter Watkins and the challenge of amateurism to the professional

Media and Journalism

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Abstract

Book abstract: Across a range of settings, this book offers an introduction to the amateur maker of film comedies, thrillers, adaptations and sci-fi. It records the ambitions and achievements of enthusiasts struggling to emulate the mainstream and tell their own stories, armed with limited resources and endless initiative.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Small-Gauge Storytelling: Discovering the Amateur Fiction Film
Editors	R. Shand, I. Craven
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Pages	183-200
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9780748656370
ISBN (Print)	9780748656349
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

film studies
cultural media
Peter Watkins

Documents and Links

http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748656349

1 Book/Film/Article review

Book Review: Utopian television: Rossellini, Watkins, and Godard beyond cinema edited by Michael Cramer Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2017
Cook, J. R., 15 Aug 2019, In: Visual Studies. p. 1-2 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review

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Research output

Book Review: Utopian television: Rossellini, Watkins, and Godard beyond cinema edited by Michael Cramer Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2017

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