HST 119 Lecture : Primary and Secondary Sources
13 Dec 2013
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Primary: documentation of actual event (diaries, ship logs, letters, paintings etc. ) Secondary: generated after the analysis of an event. (directors love to make reference to paintings in order to attain likeness and mood. ) Frequently historical events in film are sensationalized, the prerogative of film to entertain can hinder the final product. Strict time frames in films can also hinder truth. Actors, at the end of the day, are not actual historical figures. Frequently, multiple historical persons will be combined into a single character for the sake of simplicity and clarity. Conversations are usually invented which hinders the truth. The director will always have a vision and a bias.
