ARCHIVAL STORYTELLING: A FILMMAKER'S GUIDE TO FINDING, USING, AND LICENSING THIRD-PARTY VISUALS AND MUSIC
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By Sheila Bernard, Sheila Curran Bernard is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and the author of Documentary Storytelling, a best selling guide
to story and structure in nonfiction filmmaking. Her archival film credits include the series Eyes on the Prize, I'll Make Me a World,
This Far By Faith, America's War on Poverty, and School, for which she also co-wrote the companion book. Kenn Rabin, Kenn Rabin is an internationally recognized expert on the use of archival materials in film storytelling. His credits include the dramatic
features Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant; Good Night, and Good Luck, directed by George Clooney; and The Good German, directed by Steven
Soderbergh, in addition to a number of acclaimed archival television series, including the 13-hour Vietnam: A Television History and
the 14-hour Eyes on the Prize, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.
Reviews
"This is it. The book that will save you thousands of dollars and untold hours of frustration. It will be the single best purchase your
production company will make."-Ann Petrone, Archival Supervisor, The Fog of War
"One of the best?and most needed?texts I have seen
in a while?.The challenge is to keep what is a fairly technical aspect of filmmaking interesting without compromising the quality and
depth of information. The authors have done an exceptional job in this regard by the careful interweaving of interviews with researchers,
filmmakers and legal experts through the factual material?There is the strong sense of being in the presence of experienced filmmakers
and researchers who accept that while there are standard practices, archival use and intellectual property laws etc. are contingent fields
in which each case must be assessed and dealt with on its merits." ?Bruce Sheridan, Chair, Film & Video Department, Columbia College
Praise for Archival Storytelling
"One of the best?and most needed?texts I have seen in a while....The challenge is
to keep what is a fairly technical aspect of filmmaking interesting without compromising the quality and depth of information. The authors
have done an exceptional job in this regard by the careful interweaving of interviews with researchers, filmmakers and legal experts
through the factual material?There is the strong sense of being in the presence of experienced filmmakers and researchers who accept
that while there are standard practices, archival use and intellectual property laws etc. are contingent fields in which each case must
be assessed and dealt with on its merits." ?Bruce Sheridan, Chair, Film & Video Department, Columbia College
"Here we have what I believe
will swiftly become an essential guide for documentary filmmakers with an archive bias, and anyone thinking of becoming a film researcher."
- James Smith, Archive Zones
"I've been making historical documentaries for many years, yet I learned new things from this book. This
is the definitive guide for archival research for documentary filmmakers. An invaluable resource." ?Mark Jonathan Harris, Distinguished
Professor, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, and writer/director, The Long Way Home and Into the Arms of Strangers
"It's hard to imagine a more organized, comprehensive dissection of Byzantine material. The authors have produced a tremendous guide
for all who use archival resources. Best of all, because of their effort, I believe more individuals will be able to access and properly
utilize such material. This book will serve filmmakers and, in turn, the public for years to come." ?Thomas Speicher, Producer, Pennsylvania
College of Technology
"Not simply a 'how-to' manual, it is also a discussion of ideas, issues and history that creates an enjoyable
text even when the subject matter becomes complicated?The real world examples, the roundtable discussions, and the exploration of ideas
and issues surrounding the technical aspects are very welcome and well done." ?Dustin Ogdin, Filmmaker, Spoke Digital Films
"I've been
making historical documentaries for many years, yet I learned new things from this book. This is the definitive guide for archival research
for documentary filmmakers. An invaluable resource." ?Mark Jonathan Harris, Distinguished Professor, School of Cinematic Arts, University
of Southern California, and writer/director, The Long Way Home and Into the Arms of Strangers
"It's hard to imagine a more organized,
comprehensive dissection of Byzantine material. The authors have produced a tremendous guide for all who use archival resources. Best
of all, because of their effort, I believe more individuals will be able to access and properly utilize such material. This book will
serve filmmakers and, in turn, the public for years to come." ?Thomas Speicher, Producer, Pennsylvania College of Technology
"Not simply
a 'how-to' manual, it is also a discussion of ideas, issues and history that creates an enjoyable text even when the subject matter becomes
complicated?The real world examples, the roundtable discussions, and the exploration of ideas and issues surrounding the technical aspects
are very welcome and well done." ?Dustin Ogdin, Filmmaker, Spoke Digital Films
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