TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rabiger,Michael
TI  - Directing the documentary
SN  - 0415719305
AV  - PN1995.9.D6 R33 2015
U1  - 070.18 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Burlington, MA
PB  - Focal Press
KW  - Documentary films
KW  - Production and direction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1; You and Your Ideas : --; 1; You and Film Authorship --; 2; The Nature of Documentary --; Part 2; Documentaries and Film Language : --; 3; Documentary History --; 4; Constructing Reality --; 5; Story Elements and Film Grammar --; Part 3; Preproduction : --; 6; Developing story ideas --; 7; Research --; 8; Developing and pitching a short documentary --; 9; The crew --; Part 4; Production : --; 10; Capturing sound --; 11; Lighting --; 12; Camera --; 13; Directing --; Part 5; Postproduction : --; 14; Creating the first assembly --; 15; Editing for refinement --; 16; Editing from fine cut to festival --; Part 6; Documentary aesthetics : --; 17; Point of view and storytelling --; 18; Dramatic development, time and story structure --; 19; Form, control, and style --; 20; Re-enactment, reconstruction, and docudrama --; 21; Values, ethics, and choices --; Part 7; Advanced production issues : --; Part 7a; Advanced preproduction : --; 22; Advanced research --; 23; Advanced story development and proposal --; 24; Advanced technology and budgeting --; 25; Preparations before directing --; Part 7b; Advanced production : --; 26; Optics --; 27; Advanced cameras and equipment --; 28; Advanced location sound --; 29; Organization, crew, and procedures for the larger production --; 30; Advanced directing --; 31; Conducting and shooting interviews --; Part 7c; Advanced postproduction : --; 32; From transcript to assembly --; 33; Creating narration --; 34; Using music and working with a composer --; 35; Editing refinements and structural solutions --; Part 8; Work : --; 36; Developing a career --; 37; Starting up on your own
N2  - 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
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