John Ormond's Organic Mosaic : Poetry, Documentary, Nation Paperback / softback
by Kieron Smith
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John Ormond was a poet and documentary filmmaker from Swansea, south Wales.
His early poetry was published while he was a student in the 1940s and, upon graduation, Ormond moved to work as a journalist in London where he soon secured a job at the celebrated photojournalist magazine Picture Post.
Having learned there to `think like a camera', he was employed by the BBC in Cardiff during the early days of television, and went on to become a pioneer of the documentary film form.
In a uniquely dualistic creative career spanning five decades, Ormond made major contributions both to English-language poetry and documentary filmmaking.
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, in inter-artistic creativity, and in the cultural history of Wales.
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- Pages:224 pages, No
- Publisher:University of Wales Press
- Publication Date:15/11/2019
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- ISBN:9781786834881
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages, No
- Publisher:University of Wales Press
- Publication Date:15/11/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781786834881