Baker, Maxine,

Documentary in the digital age / Maxine Baker. - xii, 308 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Includes index.

Introduction : life on the run -- Errol Morris : American iconoclast -- Nicolas Philibert : French sensibility -- Paul Watson : influential innovator -- Pawel Pawlikowski : Eastern European analysis -- Kevin Macdonald : Oscar-winning polymath -- Norma Percy : popular television history -- Brian Hill : the musical documentary -- Victor Kossakovsky : the Dogme from St. Petersburg -- Sean Langan : journalist with a camera -- Clive Gordon : the Berlin aesthetic -- Sean McAllister : director/cameraman with attitude -- Maxine Baker : lessons for life - some of the things I have learned about making documentaries. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

"If you want to learn from leading lights in today's revolution in documentary filmmaking Maxine Baker has written the guide you need to own. You will discover many different and innovative approaches to documentary form and style arising from the use of new digital technology. A tribute to the mavericks of creativity, inside you will find interviews and advice from ground-breaking documentary makers from the UK, USA and Europe, as well as extensive listings of useful worldwide contacts and organizations. Any and every fan of the documentary will experience anew the passion and wonder of the factual film."--BOOK JACKET.

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Documentary films--Production and direction
Documentary television programs--Production and direction
Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews
Digital video

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