Writing Directing and Producing Documentary Films and Videos Third Edition - Softcover

Alan Rosenthal (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809324482 ISBN 13: 9780809324484

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 2002

Synopsis

A comprehensive guide for documentary filmmakers at all stages. In this third edition, in response to technological advances and the demands of cable television stations, Alan Rosenthal reconsiders how one approaches documentary filmmaking in the 21st century. Foregoing theory and hardware, Rosenthal tackles the day-to-day problems from initial concept through distribution, emphasizing the research and writing approach. He offers examples of interviewing, narration writing, and the complexities of editing. The text explains how to write, direct and produce the documentary, whether film or video. This third edition also covers nonlinear editing techniques, a complex budget example and its analysis, and a chapter on "staying alive", which details how European and US stations approach documentary and how the Internet can help filmmakers find new markets. A new chapter has been added to stress the growing genre of family films.

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About the Author

Alan Rosenthal was born in England, studied law at Oxford, and has made over sixty films for television. His books include New Challenges for Documentary, Why Docudrama? Fact-Fiction on Film and TV, andJerusalem: Take One! Memoirs of a Jewish Filmmaker. He received a Peabody Award for Journalism and the International Documentary Association's award for scholarship. Currently he divides his time among projects in Jerusalem, London, and New York. His most recent film is Adolf Eichmann: The Secret Memoirs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809324482
• ISBN 13: 9780809324484
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 416