Directing the documentary /
Rabiger, Michael,
Directing the documentary / Michael Rabiger. - Sixth edition. - xxxv, 535 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 a short documentary -- The crew -- Production : -- Capturing sound -- Lighting -- Camera -- Directing -- Postproduction : -- Creating the first assembly -- Editing for refinement -- Editing from fine cut to festival -- Documentary aesthetics : -- 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 preproduction : -- 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. Part 1. 1. 2. Part 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 3. 6. 7. 8. 9. Part 4. 10. 11. 12. 13. Part 5. 14. 15. 16. Part 6. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Part 7. Part 7a. 22. 23. 24. 25. Part 7b. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Part 7c. 32. 33. 34. 35. Part 8. 36. 37.
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 question, 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.
0415719305 9780415719308
2014011982
Documentary films--Production and direction.
PN1995.9.D6 / R33 2015
070.18
Directing the documentary / Michael Rabiger. - Sixth edition. - xxxv, 535 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 a short documentary -- The crew -- Production : -- Capturing sound -- Lighting -- Camera -- Directing -- Postproduction : -- Creating the first assembly -- Editing for refinement -- Editing from fine cut to festival -- Documentary aesthetics : -- 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 preproduction : -- 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. Part 1. 1. 2. Part 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 3. 6. 7. 8. 9. Part 4. 10. 11. 12. 13. Part 5. 14. 15. 16. Part 6. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Part 7. Part 7a. 22. 23. 24. 25. Part 7b. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Part 7c. 32. 33. 34. 35. Part 8. 36. 37.
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 question, 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.
0415719305 9780415719308
2014011982
Documentary films--Production and direction.
PN1995.9.D6 / R33 2015
070.18