Overview

Updated and improved, with new case studies and conversations with award-winning filmmakers including Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side), James Marsh (Man on Wire), and Deborah Scranton (The War Tapes). Documentary Storytelling has reached filmmakers and filmgoers worldwide with its unique focus on the single most important aspect of documentary media-making: storytelling. Drawing on the narrative tools of the creative writer, the unique strengths of a visual and aural media, and the power of real-world content truthfully presented, Documentary Storytelling offers advice for producers, directors, editors, and cinematographers seeking to make ethical and effective nonfiction films, and for those who use these films to educate, inform, and inspire. Special interview chapters explore storytelling as practiced by renowned producers, directors, and editors. This third edition has been updated and expanded, with discussion of newer films including Waltz with Bashir and Why We Fight.

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Author:   Sheila Curran Bernard (Award-Winning Filmmaker, Professor at University at Albany, State University of New York) ,  Sheila Curran Bernard (Award-Winning Filmmaker, Professor at University at Albany, State University of New York)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Focal Press
Edition:   3rd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780240812410

ISBN 10:   0240812417
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   07 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780415843300
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Language:   Portuguese

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Part I Understanding Story Chapter 2 Story Basics Chapter 3 Finding the Story Chapter 4 Story Structure Chapter 5 Time on Screen Chapter 6 Creative Approach Chapter 7 Case Studies Part II Working with Story Chapter 8 Research Chapter 9 Planning Chapter 10 Selling Chapter 11 Shooting Chapter 12 Editing Chapter 13 Narration and Voice Over Chapter 14 Storytelling: A Checklist Part III Talking about Story Chapter 15 Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan Chapter 16 Victoria Bruce and Karin Hayes Chapter 17 Ric Burns Chapter 19 Brett Culp Chapter 20 Alex Gibney Chapter 21 Susan Kim Chapter 22 James Marsh Chapter 23 Sam Pollard Chapter 24 Deborah Scranton Part IV Additional Material Sources and Notes Films About the Author Index

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With all the buzz over blockbuster docs, Focal Press serves up a perfectly timed winner in a much-neglected area. True to the nature of the beast, the book is more about filmmaking as a whole, and how and where storytelling weaves into the overall process. <br>--Canadian Screenwriter (Writers Guild of Canada <br> Bernard demonstrates to documentarians how story can be more effectively incorporated into every level of nonfiction filmmaking, from conception to development and pre-production, in the field and in the editing room. Her discussions incorporate many examples from contemporary documentaries to illustrate a variety of salient points. <br>-- Documentary (International Documentary Association)

Author Information

Sheila Curran Bernard is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and the author of Documentary Storytelling, a best selling guide to story and structure in nonfiction filmmaking, and

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