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Fifth Edition
By
Michael Rabiger, Professor emeritus at Columbia College, founder of the Michael Rabiger Center for Documentary Film at Columbia College, recipient of the
Preservation and Scholarship Award from the International Documentary Association
Description
Directing the Documentary
is a comprehensive manual that has inspired over 100,000 readers worldwide. If you
are interested in making documentary films, everything you need technically and conceptually is here. Filled with practical advice on
every stage of production, this is the book you will return to throughout your career.
Directing the Documentary
covers the methods, technologies, thought processes, and judgments that a director must use throughout the fascinating
process of making a film. It emphasizes low-cost digital technology, which allows cutting-edge creativity and professionalism on shoestring
budgets. And, recognizing that you learn best by doing, the book includes dozens of practical hands-on projects and activities to help
you master technical and conceptual skills.
Just as important as surmounting technological hurdles is the conceptual and authorial
side of filmmaking. This book offers eminently practical tools and exercises to help you develop credible and compelling stories. It
shows you how to surpass mere technical proficiency and become a storyteller with a distinctive voice and style.
Audience
Documentary filmmakers and film students
Contents
BOOK ONE: FUNDAMENTALS
PART I You and Your Ideas
Chapter 1 The Director?s Role
Chapter 2 Recognizing Your Artistic
Identity
Chapter 3 Developing Your Story Ideas
Chapter 4 Proposing and Pitching a Short Documentary
PART II: Documentaries
and Film Language
Chapter 5 Documentary Language
Chapter 6 Elements and Grammar
PART III: Preproduction
Chapter
7 Research
Chapter 8 Developing a Crew
PART IV: Production
Chapter 9 Camera Equipment
Chapter 10 Lighting
Chapter
11 Location Sound
Chapter 12 Directing
PART V: Postproduction
Chapter 13 Editing: From Start to Viewing
the First Assembly
Chapter 14 Editing: The Process of Refinement
Chapter 15 Editing: From Fine Cut To Sound Mix
Chapter 16 Titles
and Acknowledgments
BOOK TWO: ADVANCED ISSUES
Part VI: Documentary Aesthetics
Chapter
17 Point of View
Chapter 18 Time, Development, And Structure
Chapter 19 Form, Control, and Style
Chapter 20 Reenactment, Reconstruction,
and Docudrama
PART VII: Advanced Production Issues
7A: Preproduction
Chapter 21 Advanced Research
Chapter
22 Values, Ethics, And Choices
Chapter 23 The Advanced Documentary Proposal
Chapter 24 Preparing To Direct
7B: Production
Chapter
25 Optics
Chapter 26 Cameras and Camera Equipment
Chapter 27 Location Sound
Chapter 28 Organization, Crew, and Procedures
Chapter
29 Advanced Directing
Chapter 30 Conducting and Shooting Interviews
7C: Postproduction
Chapter 31 From Transcript
To Film Script
Chapter 32 Creating Narration
Chapter 33 Using Music and Working with a Composer
Chapter 34 Editing: Refinements
and Structural Problems
PART VIII Education and Starting Your Career
Chapter 35 Education
Chapter 36 From
Film School To Film Industry
Glossary
Index
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Paperback, 672 pages, publication date: FEB-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81089-8
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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