D.A. Pennebaker

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments I would like to thank James Naremore, director of the Contemporary Film Directors series, for his support of this book; Joan Catapano, Daniel Nassett, Tad Ringo, and Mary M. Hill at the University of Illinois Press for their attention to the manuscript; and Jonathan Marlow for permission to reprint his interview with D.A. Pennebaker. While writing part of this book during 2008, I was Visiting Research Fellow in Film and Visual Culture within the School of Humanities, College of Arts and Social Sciences, at the Australian National University, Canberra. I would like to thank the school and the college for this position. The phrase “performing the real” was first used by John Corner in relation to contemporary televisual documentary practices. In my use of the phrase, I acknowledge Corner’s groundbreaking research on documentary representation even as I apply the concept of “performing the real” to areas different from those studied by Corner. The contributions by Dr. Adrian Martin of Monash University, Melbourne, to building and promoting a vibrant film culture and his insights into all aspects of cinema are a model for all researchers engaged in the study of film. Without the constant support and encouragement of Dr. Julie Ann Smith this book would not have been written. i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 11 7/14/11 10:38 AM i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 12 7/14/11 10:38 AM ...