Directing the Documentary, Sixth Edition is the definitive book on the form, offering time-tested principles to help you master the craft. Ideal for documentary courses as well as aspiring and established documentary filmmakers, this book has it all, with in-depth lessons and insider perspectives on every aspect of preproduction, production, and postproduction. Focusing on the hands-on work needed to make your concept a reality, this new edition covers it all, from the fundamental to advanced elements of directing and more. It includes dozens of projects, practical exercises, and thought-provoking questions, and provides best practices for researching and honing your documentary idea, developing a crew, guiding your team, maintaining control throughout the shoot, and much more.
This new edition features:
A two-stage cinematic learning process: camera observation skills, then advanced storytelling
Dozens of real-world exercises and case studies to demystify production processes and enhance your skills
Easy-to-comprehend guidance in the creative, technical, and artistic aspects of directing
Fresh coverage of the latest filmmaking technology
Expanded sections on grant writing and fundraising, emphasizing proposal and pitching skills
A self-assessment of your interviewing skills and expanded coverage of narration-writing
A companion website (www.directingthedocumentary.com) that includes handy production checklists and forms, updated projects, exercises, and video examples
In Directing the Documentary, Sixth Edition Michael Rabiger combines expert advice on the storytelling process and technical aspects of documentary filmmaking with sound commentary on the philosophical underpinnings of the art, providing the practical and holistic understanding you need to become a highly-regarded, original, and ethical contributor to the genre.
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Michael Rabiger
Jahr:
2015
Verlag:
Burlington MA, Focal Press
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KT.FR, FS.E
ISBN:
978-0-415-71930-8
2. ISBN:
0-415-71930-5
Beschreibung:
sixth edition, XXV, 535 Seiten : Illustrationen
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Sprache:
Englisch
Fußnote:
Observing
You and your ideas:
You and film authorship
The nature of documentary
Documentaries and film language:
Documentary history
Constructing reality
Story elements and film grammar
Preproduction:
Developing story ideas
Research
Developing and pitching short documentary
The crew
Production:
Capturing sound
Lighting
Camera
Directing
Postproduction:
Creating the first assembly
Editing for refinement
Editing from fine cut to festival
Storytelling
Documentary Aestethics:
Point of view and storytelling
Dramatic development, time and story structure
Form, control and style
Re-enactment, reconstruction and docudrama
Values, ethics and choices
Advanced production issues:
Advanced research
Advanced story development and proposal
Advanced technology and budgeting
Preparations before directing
Advanced production:
Optics
Advanced cameras and equipment
Advanced location sound
Organization, crew and procedures for the larger production
Advanced directing
Conducting and shooting interviews
Advanced Postproduction:
From transcript to assembly
Creating narration
Using music and working with a composer
Editing refinements and structural solutions
Work:
Developing a career
Starting up on your own
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