Paul Rotha Professions : Film-maker Born : June 3, 1907 Died : March 7, 1984 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Paul Rotha Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy the future. It can, and does, draw on the past in its use of existing heritages but it only does so to give point to a modern argument. In no sense is documentary a historical reconstruction and attempts to make it so are destined to failure. Rather it is contemporary fact and event expressed in relation to human associations. Paul Rotha regret reality past A film in which the speech and sound effects are perfectly synchronized and coincide with their visual image on the screen is absolutely contrary to the aims of cinema. It is a degenerate and misguided attempt to destroy the real use of the film and cannot be accepted as coming within the true boundaries of the cinema. Paul Rotha cinema real sound To the documentary director the appearance of things and people is only superficial. It is the meaning behind the thing and the significance underlying the person that occupy his attention... Documentary approach to cinema differs from that of story-film not in its disregard for craftsman-ship, but in the purpose to which that craftsmanship is put. Documentary is a trade just as carpentry or pot-making. The pot-maker makes pots, and the documentarian documentaries. Paul Rotha cinema directors people Similar Authors Gregory Colbert film-maker Gaylene Preston film-maker Matt Dickinson film-maker Malcolm Douglas film-maker Kim Longinotto film-maker Kalle Lasn film-maker All Authors
