Writing, directing, and producing documentary films and videos / Alan Rosenthal.

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An internationally renowned documentary filmmaker with more than sixty films to his credit, including the Peabody Award-winning Out of the Ashes, Rosenthal has written the first book to address the realities involved in the making of a documentary. Rather than dealing with theory or hardware. Rosent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-
Corporate Author:	NetLibrary, Inc
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [1996], ©1996.
Edition:	Revised edition.
Subjects:	Electronic books. Documentary films > Production and direction. Documentary films > Authorship. Video recordings > Production and direction. Filmes documentarios. Cinema (producao e direcao)
Genre:	Electronic books.
Online Access:	(EBSCOhost) (EBSCO) An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information (Bibliographic record display) (EBSCO) Read this eBook – MSU authorized users <br /> MSU single-user access only (EBSCO) (EBSCO)
Local Note:	MSU: License agreement restricts access to one user at a time.
Physical Description:	xii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

From Idea to First Draft
Clearing the Decks
Getting to Work
Writing the Proposal
Research
Shaping the Film
Beginning the First Draft
Completing the First Draft
Preproduction
Budget and Contract
Preproduction Survey
Production
The Director Prepares
Directing the Interview
On Location
Postproduction
Editing
Writing the Final Narration
Finishing the Film
Special Cases
Cinema Verite
Documentary Drama
The History Documentary
Family Films
Industrial and Public Relations Films
Staying Alive
Problems and Challenges
Budget for a One-Hour Documentary, Peace Process.