The Cropping of the Spectacle (2010)
In this live cinema essay, Ross Lipman investigates the birth of the Television Spectacle. Based loosely on the classic anarchist documentary POINT OF ORDER! (a film which at once deconstructed the hearings and re-invented documentary form), the performance integrates archival movie and audio clips in chronicling the strange evolution of our understanding of McCarthy's America. The original film and its many revisions ultimately reveal an odd continuation of a hegemonic framing process begun with the original Army hearings which continues to the present day.
Director: Ross Lipman
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 25 min
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Cropping of the Spectacle about?
- In this live cinema essay, Ross Lipman investigates the birth of the Television Spectacle. Based loosely on the classic anarchist documentary POINT OF ORDER! (a film which at once deconstructed the hearings and re-invented documentary form), the performance integrates archival movie and audio clips in chronicling the strange evolution of our understanding of McCarthy's America. The original film and its many revisions ultimately reveal an odd continuation of a hegemonic framing process begun with the original Army hearings which continues to the present day.
- Who directed The Cropping of the Spectacle?
- The Cropping of the Spectacle was directed by Ross Lipman.
- How long is The Cropping of the Spectacle?
- The Cropping of the Spectacle has a runtime of 25m (25 minutes).
- What genre is The Cropping of the Spectacle?
- The Cropping of the Spectacle is a Documentary film.