Documentary Superstars How Today's Filmmakers Are Reinventing the Form

Name: Documentary Superstars How Today's Filmmakers Are Reinventing the Form
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ISBN: 9781581155082

ISBN-10: 1581155085

ISBN-13: 9781581155082

Edition: 2008

Authors: Marsha McCreadie, Marsha Mccreadie

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The first book to trace the rise of documentaries as mainstream entertainment * Newfound box-office clout makes documentaries big business * Interviews with Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, Al Gore, Sacha Baron Cohen, more * Includes career advice for new documentary filmmakers When did documentaries get glamorous?Documentary Superstarslooks at the history of documentaries and traces their transition from hands-off to in your face. Exclusive interviews with Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, Errol Morris, George Clooney, Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgan Freeman, Al Gore, and more of the biggest names in the field show the impact of the documentary style on mainstream movies and on our…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Transforming the Image of Truth



The Purist and the Peekaboo Documentarian




The Professor and the Rabble-Rouser




The Practitioner and the Visionary




The Charismatic Commenter




The Documentarian Gets to Star




The Documentary Filmmaker in the Role of Spoofmeister




Happy Hybrids




The New Breed Selects and Mixes Forms




It's a Wrap


Tips and Tricks of the Trade


Brief List of Film Festivals


Selected Bibliography


Index