Regional British History - London, 20th Century British History - World War II, Historic Preservation, Great Britain - World War II

Fires Were Started

Name: Fires Were Started
Author: Brian Winston
ISBN: 9780851707730

by Brian Winston

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Overview

This work suggests that Humphrey Jennings' re-enacted documentary about the London Blitz, Fires Were Started, is an understated propaganda masterpiece. The book provides an account of how Jennings recaptured the reality of the Blitz for his cumbersome camera through a process of meticulous research.

About the Author, Brian Winston

Brian Winston won an Emmy for documentary scriptwriting and is the author of Claiming the Real (1995) Technologies of Seeing (1996), Media Technology and Society (1998) and Lies, Damn Lies and Documentaries (2000). He is Head of the School of Communications at the University of Westminster.