Re: [ACAT] documentary films vs. documentary video

Adam L. Schiff wrote:
> Yes, that is how we use the headings.  A documentary video was made 
> directly for sale as a video (DVD or cassette), not as a motion picture 
> intended to be projected.  Documentary films are generally shot on FILM 
> and then transferred to a video format for sale (I realize that there 
> are digital films now muddying up this definition).  Documentary 
> television programs were originally broadcast on TV rather than released 
> direct to video.

But, a further question: is this a useful distinction (films vs. video) 
to users?  And doesn't the use of these terms conflate medium (moving 
image) with carrier (transparent vs. electronic -- digital or analog)? 
(Oughtn't we also distinguish technical attributes, digital or analog?)

Hal Cain
Dalton McCaughey Library
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
hal@...

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