Directing the Documentary

Name: Directing the Documentary
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ISBN: 9780240810898

ISBN-10: 0240810899

ISBN-13: 9780240810898

Edition: 5th 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Rabiger

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Directing the Documentary is a comprehensive manual that has inspired over 100,000 readers worldwide. If you are interested in making documentary films, everything you need technically and conceptually is here. Filled with practical advice on every stage of production, this is the book you will return to throughout your career. Directing covers the methods, technologies, thought processes, and judgments that a director must use throughout the fascinating process of making a film. It emphasizes low-cost digital technology, which allows cutting-edge creativity and professionalism on shoestring budgets. And, recognizing that you learn best by doing, the book includes dozens of practical…

Book details

List price: $52.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/13/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 672
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.190




Fundamentals



You and Your Ideas



The Director's Role



Recognizing Your Artistic Identity



Developing Your Story Ideas



Proposing and Pitching a Short Documentary



Documentaries and Film Language



Documentary Language



Elements and Grammar



Preproduction



Research



Developing a Crew



Production



Camera Equipment



Lighting



Location Sound



Directing



Postproduction



Editing: From Start to Viewing the First Assembly



Editing: The Process of Refinement



Editing: From Fine Cut To Sound Mix



Titles and Acknowledgments



Advanced Issues



Documentary Aesthetics



Point of View



Time, Development, And Structure



Form, Control, and Style



Reenactment, Reconstruction, and Docudrama



Advanced Production Issues 7a Preproduction



Advanced Research



Values, Ethics, And Choices



The Advanced Documentary Proposal



Preparing To Direct 7b Production



Optics



Cameras and Camera Equipment



Location Sound



Organization, Crew, and Procedures



Advanced Directing



Conducting and Shooting Interviews 7c Postproduction



From Transcript To Film Script



Creating Narration



Using Music and Working with a Composer



Editing: Refinements and Structural Problems



Education and Starting Your Career



Education



From Film School To Film Industry


Glossary


Index