John Ormond’s Organic Mosaic : Poetry, Documentary, Nation
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| Title: | John Ormond’s Organic Mosaic : Poetry, Documentary, Nation |
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| Description: | In a uniquely dualistic creative career spanning five decades, John Ormond made major contributions to both English-language poetry and documentary filmmaking. Born in Swansea, he learned to ‘think in terms of pictures'while working as a journalist in London, where he secured a job at the celebrated photojournalist magazine Picture Post. Employed later by the BBC in Cardiff during the early days of television, Ormond went on to become a pioneer in documentary film. This book is the first in-depth examination of the fascinating correspondences between Ormond's twin creative channels; viewing his work against the backdrop of a changing Wales, it constitutes an important case study in the history of documentary filmmaking, in the history of British television, and in the cultural history of Wales. |
| Authors: | Kieron Smith |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Documentary films--Authorship, Documentary films--History, English literature--Welsh authors--History and criticism, Poets, Welsh--History and criticism |
| Categories: | PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | In a uniquely dualistic creative career spanning five decades, John Ormond made major contributions to both English-language poetry and documentary filmmaking. Born in Swansea, he learned to ‘think in terms of pictures'while working as a journalist in London, where he secured a job at the celebrated photojournalist magazine Picture Post. Employed later by the BBC in Cardiff during the early days of television, Ormond went on to become a pioneer in documentary film. This book is the first in-depth examination of the fascinating correspondences between Ormond's twin creative channels; viewing his work against the backdrop of a changing Wales, it constitutes an important case study in the history of documentary filmmaking, in the history of British television, and in the cultural history of Wales. |
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| ISBN: | 9781786834898 9781786834904 |
