ISBN : 9782296139831
IS THERE A TRADE OFF BETWEEN TRUTH AND ETHICAL TREATMENT IN FILMMAKING?
My answer to this question is "yes", but I want you to question with me, "Does this matter?" And I pose this challenge to you because, first, I no longer believe that there is one, cardinal truth which is the same from whichever point of view one looks at it - no, I am clear now, based on my experience of life, that'the point of view of the observer or reporter' makes all the difference to what we reveal to be the truth - and, second, we here in this room are in the business of providing information, education and entertainment. Even in the least value-laden of these three words, 'information', I believe there is a pact between interlocutors about 'context' or point of view. I'm talking about the difference between watching BBC, ITV,...