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Films Beget Films is a 1964 book written by Jay Leyda. It traces the history of compilation films constructed using found newsreel footage. He argues that documentary film is linked at an early stage to this newsreel footage.

Leyda's timeline

Early 20th century

Newsreel footage of various events are complied into showreels.

1920s

Esfir Shub re-edits newsreel stock footage according to the principles of Soviet montage theory.
Hans Richter makes his 'film essays'.

World war II

Enemy footage is re-edited to make propaganda films, for example Frank Capra's Why We Fight.
Len Lye and Alberto Cavalcanti make technical innovations.

Post-war

Footage of the Holocaust is made into compilation films shown at the Nuremberg Trials.
Resnais's Night and Fog also uses Holocaust footage.

References

Films Beget Films, Jay Leyda, London, George Allen & Unwin 1964.

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	'''''Films Beget Films''''' is a 1964 book written by [[Jay Leyda]]. It traces the history of 'compilation' films constructed using [[found footage\|found]] [[newsreel]] footage. He argues that [[documentary film]] is linked at an early stage to this newsreel footage.		'''''Films Beget Films''''' is a 1964 book written by [[Jay Leyda]]. It traces the history of [[compilation film\|compilation films]] constructed using [[found footage\|found]] [[newsreel]] footage. He argues that [[documentary film]] is linked at an early stage to this newsreel footage.

	==Leyda's timeline==		==Leyda's timeline==