Lente: TV documentary on the reality behind TV documentary-making in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Jabola, Margarita Hernandez, Piedra, Maria Elenita, Sales, Samantha Anne Buenaventura
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2011
• Subjects: Documentary films; Documentary television programs > Production and direction; Communication
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11088
• Institution: De La Salle University

John Grierson, the father of documentary, describes the process as creative treatment of reality. This statement exposes the nature of documentaries, belong both grounded on empirical facts and influenced by individual/collective biases. It is therefore essential to recognize the limitations that co...