1. TV Documentary and Official Culture

2. TV Documentary > Ken Burns Example of traditional documentary filmmaking Makes quality, high-budget films for U.S. public TV channel - PBS Popularized his signature style of documentary filmmaking - he uses cinematic techniques that animate photographs (zoom, pan, etc.) and letters (pan, voiceover) to create a historical narrative Traditional narrative style Films explore historical topics that are already popular - Civil War, Jazz, etc. Does not challenge the prevailing historical interpretations

3. TV Documentary > Ken Burns, The Civil War (1990)

4. TV Documentary > On his website,Burns teaches the audience how to combine photographs and voiceover in a film

5. TV Documentary > The Valor and the Horror Filmmakers use actors to “perform” letters and autobiographical accounts Filmmakers chose to portray both the Canadian/Allied and the German point of view of the war The “Bomber Command” episode was the most controversial because it emphasized participation of Canadian fighter pilots in the bombing of German civilians during the war.

6. TV Documentary > Graham Carr, “Rules of Engagement” Veterans - eyewitness authority Professional historians - expert authority The general public - civic authority? Each group claimed to have access to the “truth” What kind of lessons public historians can learn from this debate?