Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries
The classic guide to making documentaries, now revised and expanded for today's filmmaker\ The second edition of Making Documentary Films and Videos fully updates the popular guidebook that has given readers around the world the knowledge and confidence to produce their first documentary film. It traces two main approaches--recording behavior and re-creating past events--and shows you how to be successful at each. Covering all the steps from concept to completion, with chapters on visual...
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The classic guide to making documentaries, now revised and expanded for today's filmmakerThe second edition of Making Documentary Films and Videos fully updates the popular guidebook that has given readers around the world the knowledge and confidence to produce their first documentary film. It traces two main approaches—recording behavior and re-creating past events—and shows you how to be successful at each. Covering all the steps from concept to completion, with chapters on visual evidence; documentary ethics; writing for documentaries; budgeting; assembling a crew; film and sound recording; casting and directing actors and nonactors; and editing for the audience, this book can help you successfully bring to life the documentary you want to make.The second edition includes• a discussion of truth, "reality," and honesty in the current filmmaking environment• new advice on how to get started in documentary filmmaking• an expanded section on researching and writing the proposal, treatment, and script• an exhaustive list of resources School Library Journal YAA comprehensive and well-written introduction for aspiring filmmakers. Every aspect of production is covered, from conceptualizing an idea to seeking distributors for the final product. Technical aspects of video and film equipment are touched upon, but are not covered to such a degree that they become laborious. For instance, the subject of lighting, which could easily be a book unto itself, is addressed in a few pages. A filmography of classic documentaries and an appendix describing how to join the International Documentary Association are included. An invaluable tool for future producers and an excellent title to supplement videography and film-production classes.John Kiefman, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
1It Looks So Easy32How Things Got This Way153Reality Is Not Enough304Recording Human Behavior365Visual Evidence496Verisimilitude in Documentary697Ethics in Making a Documentary778Steps in Producing a Documentary939The Documentary Idea10310Writing a Documentary11911Scouting14212The Documentary Crew15113Equipment16414Scheduling17315How Much Will It Cost?18516Recording Picture and Sound19917Working on Location21818Building an Invisible Wall22219Directing People Who Are Not Actors23520When You Must Work with Actors24721The Documentary Interview26322Some Other Production Considerations27223Preparation for Post27924Editing the Documentary28725Finishing the Production309Appendix315Filmography319Bibliography326Index329
\ School Library JournalYAA comprehensive and well-written introduction for aspiring filmmakers. Every aspect of production is covered, from conceptualizing an idea to seeking distributors for the final product. Technical aspects of video and film equipment are touched upon, but are not covered to such a degree that they become laborious. For instance, the subject of lighting, which could easily be a book unto itself, is addressed in a few pages. A filmography of classic documentaries and an appendix describing how to join the International Documentary Association are included. An invaluable tool for future producers and an excellent title to supplement videography and film-production classes.John Kiefman, Fairfax County Public Library, VA\ \
